🐎 2027 Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap: Preview, Tips & Trends

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2027 Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Preview

Scheduled for Thursday at the York Ebor Festival, this Heritage Handicap is restricted to fillies only. The race is contested over seven furlongs for fillies aged three or older.

Side with the three-year-olds

The Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap strongly favours the Classic generation. Despite being open to older rivals, the race has gone to a three-year-old twelve times in the last sixteen renewals, with no winner older than four. The younger fillies, typically progressive types still ahead of the handicapper, clearly hold the edge over their elders. The market, by contrast, is no reliable guide here, with favourites rarely obliging and some big-priced winners landing the prize, so focus on a well-treated three-year-old rather than the head of the betting ahead of the next renewal.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Information:

Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Past Winners
Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Trainer Statistics
Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Jockey Statistics

We also have a dedicated York tips page that will cover this race, as well as all the other races on the day. See which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are predicting to win this race and the others on the cards. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information. Head down to the Other Principal Races at York Racecourse section for links to these.

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How competitive is the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 16 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2020, when the race had an over-round of 115%. The race in 2025 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 139%, whilst on average over the last 16 renewals of the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap, the over-round has been 126%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £126 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2027 Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Trends. See which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal. We also have a section that looks at the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap races over the last 16 renewals:

Excellent Times (1:21.95) in 2019
Nigiri (1:22.19) in 2023
Bragging (1:22.20) in 2014

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 16 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap next time out, then you would have backed a total of 4 winners. Backing all 14 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +9.25. Before placing your bet on the 2027 Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap, see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.

When looking over the past 16 renewals, a time of 1:21.95 was set by Excellent Times in 2019, trained by Tim Easterby and ridden by Phil Dennis, which is the quickest time over that period. The slowest winning time was set in 2026 when Machadadorp won in a time of 1:27.55 for trainer Andrew Balding, who booked Oisin Murphy in the saddle.

Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Past Winners

Here are the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the race year, the winning horse, and the horse's age & weight. Also detailed are the stall from which the horse came and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

Year	Horse (Drawn)	Info
2026 1:27.55	Machadadorp (GB) 3yo 8-9 (9 of 19) 9/1	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding (GB)
2025 1:23.46	Royal Velvet (GB) 4yo 9-8 (2 of 18) 12/1	William Buick William Knight (GB)
2024 1:22.76	Alfa Kellenic (GB) 3yo 8-9 (9 of 17) 17/2	Tom Eaves Craig Lidster (GB)
2023 1:22.19	Nigiri (IRE) 3yo 8-9 (6 of 18) 5/1	Hector Crouch Ralph Beckett (GB)
2022 1:23.06	Adaay In Asia (GB) 3yo 9-1 (10 of 14) 11/1	Dylan Hogan Harry Dunlop (GB)
2021 1:23.44	Sweet Enough (GB) 3yo 8-5 (5 of 12) 5/1	Andrea Atzeni John & Thady Gosden (GB)
2020 1:23.40	Amber Storm (IRE) 3yo 8-0 (1 of 11) 11/2	Joe Fanning Keith Dalgleish (GB)
2019 1:21.95	Excellent Times (GB) 4yo 8-6 (16 of 19) 66/1	Phil Dennis Tim Easterby (GB)
2018 1:23.35	Crossing The Line (GB) 3yo 8-12 (15 of 15) 14/1	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding (GB)
2017 1:26.51	Lincoln Rocks (GB) 4yo 9-10 (10 of 14) 8/1	Daniel Tudhope David O'Meara (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap have been based:

GB: 16 winners with an additional 39 placings from 241 runners
IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 5 runners

2026 Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Replay

Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Trainer Statistics

The leading trainer in the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap over the last 16 renewals is David O'Meara, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Dutch Rose (2012 & 2013) and Lincoln Rocks (2017). The only other trainer to have recorded multiple wins in the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap is Andrew Balding (2 wins). Two trainers have not had the best of times over the last 16 renewals in the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap. Richard Fahey has sent a total of 18 runners to the race without recording any wins, whilst William Haggas has sent out 15 without a winner.

Here are some of the top Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap trainer statistics over the last 16 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Trainer	R-W-P	Win	EW
David O'Meara	13-3-5	+12.50	+6.82
Andrew Balding	7-2-5	+18.00	+12.85
Tim Easterby	11-1-2	+56.00	+33.00
Ralph Beckett	10-1-5	-4.00	+1.69
David Barron	7-1-1	-1.00	-2.87
Sir Michael Stoute	5-1-1	-0.67	-1.92
John & Thady Gosden	3-1-1	+3.00	+1.13
Charlie Appleby	3-1-1	+0.50	-0.44
William Knight	1-1-1	+12.00	+7.50
Harry Dunlop	1-1-1	+11.00	+6.88

Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap over the last 16 renewals is Oisin Murphy, who has won the race three times, with those three winners coming from Opal Tiara (2016), Crossing The Line (2018) and Machadadorp (2026). Other jockeys who have recorded multiple wins in the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap are Daniel Tudhope (2 wins) and William Buick (2 wins).

Here are some of the top Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap jockey statistics over the last 16 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):

Jockey	R-W-P	Win	EW
Oisin Murphy	7-3-6	+27.00	+18.60
Daniel Tudhope	9-2-3	+7.50	+3.69
William Buick	9-2-3	+7.50	+3.56
Andrea Atzeni	5-1-3	+1.00	+4.00
James Doyle	5-1-2	-0.67	-1.17
Jamie Spencer	3-1-1	+3.00	+1.13
Phil Dennis	2-1-1	+65.00	+40.25
Tom Eaves	2-1-1	+7.50	+4.31
Hector Crouch	2-1-2	+4.00	+4.13
Dylan Hogan	1-1-1	+11.00	+6.88

2027 Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 1, 9, 3, 1, 1, (2, 12), 8, 2, 4, 3, 8, 9, 10, 3, 3, 14

The percentage shown is the proportion of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones, as you would expect them to do well.

16 / 16 (70%) - Achieved a TS of 70+ (Season)
16 / 16 (75%) - Highest Run is not G2-3/Cl5
16 / 16 (77%) - Ran in 1 - 15 races (Hcps)
16 / 16 (78%) - Won within last 6 starts
16 / 16 (79%) - Beaten no more than -6½l (LTO)
16 / 16 (80%) - Carried 118 - 133lbs (Last Win)
16 / 16 (80%) - Not on SFT/FM/STD-SLW/STD/FS (Last Win)
16 / 16 (81%) - Achieved an RPR of 86+ (Season)
16 / 16 (82%) - Fewer than 8 races (Trip)
16 / 16 (83%) - Not on HY/GS/FS (Debut)
16 / 16 (83%) - Achieved an RPR of 77+ (LTO)
16 / 16 (84%) - Sex is not Mare
16 / 16 (84%) - No older than a 4yo
16 / 16 (84%) - Achieved a TS of 44+ (LTO)
16 / 16 (84%) - Ran in 3 - 21 races (Career)

Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the York racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.

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2027 Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Runners & Shortlist

The runners and the final trends shortlist for the 2027 renewal of the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap will be added once the final declarations are confirmed, which are usually 48 hours before the race.

Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Trend Analysis

✅ The trend factor, which has produced 8+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +48.33, is when runners ran on Good To Firm ground when last winning.

❌ The worst-performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a race restricted to 2yo when last winning; when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-53.

Here are the most recent winning draws, along with the further placings in brackets:

2026: Winner in 9 (2,7,5) [19 Runners]
2025: Winner in 2 (3,16,8) [18 Runners]
2024: Winner in 9 (15,6,10) [17 Runners]
2023: Winner in 6 (9,10,11) [18 Runners]
2022: Winner in 10 (14,12) [14 Runners]

The courses that have produced the most winners of the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap are Goodwood, Newmarket (July) and Haydock; there have been a total of 3 winners from each of those courses.

Looking over the past renewals, these are the stallions whose offspring have produced multiple winners of the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap:

Dutch Art (2 Wins)
Lope De Vega (2 Wins)

These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap despite multiple attempts:

Dark Angel (0 Wins from 12 runners)
Oasis Dream (0 Wins from 9 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 16 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Excellent Times in 2019, winning for Tim Easterby at odds of 66/1 under the guidance of Phil Dennis. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 16 renewals, there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Ahead of the 2027 Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap, why not head over to the best racing tipster page to see what the tipsters are backing today?

Route to the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap

Many trainers target races as preparation for the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap. These are the races which the recent winners ran in before coming here:

Info	Last Race
2026 - Machadadorp Goodwood - 6th of 20 (5/1)	World Pool Bet With The tote EBF Fillies Handicap
2025 - Royal Velvet Newmarket (July) - 8th of 8 (13/8)	Moatwood Gin Handicap
2024 - Alfa Kellenic Ayr - 1st of 11 (4/1)	Fergie & Myra Happel Ayr Gold Cup Trial Handicap
2023 - Nigiri Haydock - 1st of 6 (11/8)	Sky Bet Sunday Series Fillies Handicap
2022 - Adaay In Asia Ascot - 1st of 9 (4/1)	Shergar Cup Sprint
2021 - Sweet Enough Yarmouth - 1st of 6 (5/6)	Aeropak Fillies Handicap
2020 - Amber Storm Haydock - 2nd of 10 (9/2)	Get Daily Tips At racingtv.com Fillies Handicap
2019 - Excellent Times York - 7th of 10 (7/1)	British EBF Premier Fillies Handicap
2018 - Crossing The Line Chester - 1st of 4 (2/1)	Matthew Clark Handicap
2017 - Lincoln Rocks Haydock - 2nd of 6 (15/2)	Betfred TV/EBF Stallions Dick Hern Stakes

Other Principal races during the York Ebor Festival

Remember to head over to the York predictions page to see which runner the racing tipsters support in the Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap. Below are the other principal races that we cover during the Ebor Festival, with links to each race blog and information for last year's winners.

Wednesday at the Ebor Festival

The highlight of the opening day of the Ebor Festival is the Juddmonte International, a Group 1 race with a purse of £1.25 million, which is part of the British Champion Series.

Race	Last Winner	Info
13:50 York Ebor HKJC World Pool Handicap	Air Force One (IRE) 5yo - 13/2	Geoff Oldroyd P J McDonald
14:25 York Acomb Stakes	Haffner (USA) 2yo - 11/8	A P O'Brien Ryan Moore
15:00 York Great Voltigeur Stakes	Maltese Cross (FR) 3yo - 9/4	William Haggas Tom Marquand
15:35 York Juddmonte International Stakes	Item (GB) 3yo - 10/1	Andrew Balding Colin Keane
16:10 York Ebor Stayers Heritage Handicap	Small Fry (IRE) 5yo - 2/1	Joseph Patrick O'Brien Dylan Browne McMonagle

Thursday at the Ebor Festival

The fillies and mares take centre stage on Thursday at the festival in the Yorkshire Oaks, another Group 1 which is part of the British Champion Series.

Race	Last Winner	Info
13:50 York Lowther Stakes	Libertango (IRE) 2yo - 3/1	George Boughey Billy Loughnane
14:25 York Harrys Half Million By Goffs	Sun Goddess (IRE) 2yo - 1/1	A P O'Brien Ryan Moore
15:00 York Clipper Handicap	The Lost King (GB) 4yo - 7/1	Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy
15:35 York Yorkshire Oaks	Kalpana (GB) 5yo - 10/11	Andrew Balding Colin Keane
16:10 York Galtres Stakes	Prizeland (GB) 3yo - 11/1	Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy
17:20 York Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap	Machadadorp (GB) 3yo - 9/1	Andrew Balding Oisin Murphy

Friday at the Ebor Festival

The British Champion Series race for Friday at the Ebor Festival is the 500k Nunthorpe over the sprint distance of five furlongs. The Lonsdale Cup is also part of the British Champion Series on Friday.

Race	Last Winner	Info
13:50 York Ebor Mile Heritage Handicap	Blue Courvoisier (GB) 3yo - 13/2	Clive Cox Rossa Ryan
14:25 York Lonsdale Cup	Al Nayyir (GB) 8yo - 9/1	Tom Clover William Buick
15:00 York Gimcrack Stakes	Arapaho Gold (IRE) 2yo - 2/1	Michael Dods Connor Beasley
15:35 York Nunthorpe Stakes	Bacio (USA) 3yo - 3/1	Wesley A Ward Juan J Hernandez
16:10 York Ebor Middle Distance Heritage Handicap	Plage De Havre (GB) 5yo - 11/2	Andrew Balding P J McDonald

Saturday at the Ebor Festival

The highlight on the final day of the Ebor Festival is the Ebor Handicap itself, a stamina-testing class two handicap which carries a purse of 500k.

Race	Last Winner	Info
13:50 York Strensall Stakes	Archivist (GB) 4yo - 9/1	Hamad Al Jehani Callum Rodriguez
14:25 York Melrose Heritage Handicap	Infraad (IRE) 3yo - 100/30	William Haggas Tom Marquand
15:00 York City of York Stakes	Notable Speech (GB) 5yo - 9/4	Charlie Appleby William Buick
15:35 York Ebor Handicap	Daiquiri Bay (GB) 4yo - 10/1	Alan King Rossa Ryan
16:45 York Roses Stakes	Sale Shark (IRE) 2yo - 17/2	Hugo Palmer Oisin Murphy
17:20 York Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap	Raammee (GB) 4yo - 13/8	Roger Varian Ray Dawson

Article Contributor Information

We are fortunate to have an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to the creation and maintenance of this Ebor Fillies Heritage Handicap Preview are Andy and James. They both work on the Horse Racing Tips team, overseeing the tipsters and managing the tip settlement, while also creating and managing all the horse racing event previews for Flat racing.

James Banting

Content Editor

James Banting, a passionate horse racing enthusiast and aficionado, brings a wealth of experience to OLBG, having attended numerous race meetings over the years. His background working with the Jockey Association provides him with a unique insider's perspective on the industry.

Andy Powell