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Ebor Handicap: Past Winners, Stats & History

York Ebor Festival
Course:
York
Grade:
Class 2
Length:
1m 6f
Last Winner:
Trawlerman @ 9/1
Prize Money:
£500,000 (2022)

The Ebor Festival reaches its conclusion on the Saturday, with the headline act on the seven-race card being the contest which gives the meeting its name. A marathon handicap affair, this truly historic event has been with us since back in 1843 and remains one of the most eagerly anticipated races at the track each year.

In 2019, prize money for the Ebor reached £1 million, joining the Grand National as Britain’s most valuable handicap horse race. That year, the York winner Mustajeer actually took home £100,000 more for his win than Aintree hero Tiger Roll. The prize fund currently stands at £500,000 (2022), still a significant purse by any standard however.

Ebor Handicap Course Map

York Racecourse Map

Ebor Handicap Past Winners

Year Winner SP Trainer Jockey
2022 Trawlerman 9/1 John & Thady Gosden Frankie Dettori
2021 Sonnyboyliston 10/1 Johnny Murtagh Ben Coen
2020 Fujaira Prince 11/2 Roger Varian Andrea Atzeni
2019 Mustajeer 16/1 Ger Lyons Colin Keane
2018 Muntahaa 11/1 John Gosden Jim Crowley
2017 Nakeeta 12/1 Iain Jardine Callum Rodriguez
2016 Heartbreak City 15/2 Tony Martin Adam McNamara
2015 Litigant 33/1 Joseph Tuite Oisin Murphy
2014 Mutual Regard 20/1 Johnny Murtagh Louis Steward
2013 Tiger Cliff 5/1 Lady Cecil Tom Queally
2012 Willing Foe 12/1 Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori
2011 Moyenne Corniche 25/1 Brian Ellison Dale Swift
2010 Dirar 14/1 Gordon Elliott Jamie Spencer
2009 Sesenta 25/1 Willie Mullins Gary Carroll
2008 All the Good 25/1 Saeed bin Suroor Dane O'Neill
2007 Purple Moon 7/2 Luca Cumani Jamie Spencer
2006 Mudawin 100/1 Jane Chapple-Hyam John Egan
2005 Sergeant Cecil 11/1 Rod Millman Alan Munro
2004 Mephisto 6/1 Luca Cumani Darryll Holland
2003 Saint Alebe 20/1 David Elsworth Richard Quinn

About The Ebor Handicap

Map of the Roman Empire

The showpiece event on the final day of the Ebor Festival is the race that inspires the name of the four-day meeting itself. The Ebor Handicap ensures a climactic finale at York with there never a dull moment in the keenly contested event. Typically a large field of around 20 runners, they are put to the test over a distance of one mile and six furlongs, two furlongs shorter than its original distance.

Created by former Clerk of the Course, John Orton, in 1943, the race acquires its name from the Roman name for York, Eboracum. Initially it began as the Great Ebor Handicap but later the “great” was dropped, not that this thrilling handicap isn’t great though. It holds the position as being the richest race of its kind on the continent with a prize fund that hit the £500,000 mark in 2018, doubling to £1 million in 2019 before returning to £500,000 in 2021.

BIG PRICES AVAILABLE

Any punters trading at a loss during the Ebor Festival are presented with a real opportunity to turn around their fortunes in this race. Although picking a winner is a tricky task, doing so regularly provides some generous returns. The average starting price of winners since the turn of the century is just over 18/1, making this a big occasion for the betters and bookies alike. Even backing a horse that sneaks into the places can reap some decent rewards given the big odds readily available. Each year between 2017 and 2022, at least one horse at odds of 25/1 or greater secured a top 4 place.

Focussing back on the winners, there’s been no shortage of real outsiders triumphing in the Ebor, recent examples are shown in the table below.

LONGEST PRICED EBOR WINNERS: 1978 – 2022

Year Horse Age Weight Trainer Jockey Start Price
2006 Mudawin 5 8-4 J Chapple-Hyam John Egan 100/1
2015 Litigant 7 9-1 Joseph Tuite Oisin Murphy 33/1
1997 Far Ahead 5 8-0 Les Eyre Tyrone Wiliams 33/1
2011 Moyenne Corniche 6 8-10 Brian Ellison Dale Swift 25/1
2009 Sesenta 5 8-8 Willie Mullins Gary Carroll 25/1
2008* All The Good 5 9-0 Saeed bin Suroor Dane O’Neill 25/1
2002 Hugs Dancer 5 8-5 James Given Dean McKeown 25/1
2014 Mutual Regard 5 9-4 Johnny Murtagh Louis Steward 20/1
2003 Sainte Alebe 4 8-8 David Elsworth Richard Quinn 20/1
1985 Western Dancer 4 8-6 Con Horgan Paul Cook 20/1
1978 Totowah 4 8-1 Michael Jarvis Paul Cook 20/1

*The 2008 Ebor was ran at Newbury due to a waterlogged track.

Mudawin’s victory remains the most surprising of the lot. The five-year-old had no market support following a terrible showing at Ascot a month prior where he finished dead last in two-mile handicap. A reduced trip brought the best out of the bay gelding though who ran patiently before surging forward into the lead. Jockey John Egan appeared to launch the attack a touch too soon as Glistening and Young Mick closed in but Mudawin just held on to win by a matter of inches.

FAVOURITES FINDING LIFE TOUGH

In a race featuring so many contenders, favourites will always struggle to win this race on a regular basis. Even bearing this in mind however, the shortest priced horses have underperformed in this race, handing punters a £15.00 loss on a £1 level stakes plan this side of the new millennium.

Chart Showing the Finishing Positions of the Ebor Handicap Favourites Between 2000 and 2022

Purple Moon (2007) and Fujaira Prince (2020) stand as the only winning favourites since 1998 and only two others have really come close in more recent renewals. A head’s length denied both Flymetothestars and Changingoftheguard in 2017 and 2009 respectively.

WATCH THE DRAW

There are many trends present for the Ebor Handicap but one of the most intriguing is the apparent amount of draw bias. Horses starting from double-digit stalls have fared far better than those closer to the rail. Out of the last 22 Ebor Handicaps ran at York, just three winners began from a gate between one and nine inclusive.

The extent of the bias is quite overwhelming and it’s strong enough to make you think it’s more than just a statistical anomaly. Given that there’s been a fairly even split between single and double digit gates with 19-22 declared runners the norm, this is a trend definitely worth paying attention to.

Chart Showing the Drawn Starting Stall of the Ebor Handicap Winners at York Between 2000 and 2022

Other Races of Note at York

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