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

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2027 Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap Preview

Known as the 'Finale Handicap', it is therefore no surprise that this is the closing race of the York Ebor Festival. It is a heritage handicap contested over one mile, two and a half furlongs for runners who are aged three or older.

Straight out of the Chesterfield Cup

The Ebor Finale draws heavily on Glorious Goodwood, and the Chesterfield Cup is the trail to follow. Seven of the last twenty winners came here directly from that competitive mile-and-a-quarter handicap, part of ten who had their final run at Goodwood. Most arrived without having won that day, held in those big summer fields, so a respectable but unplaced effort in the Chesterfield Cup is no barrier at all. Look for well-treated types dropping in off the Sussex Downs ahead of the next renewal.

Andy Powell - Horse Racing Betting Expert - OLBG.com

Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap Information:

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

To see which runners the OLBG racing tipsters are tipping throughout the card that includes this race, head over to the York tips on the day of the race. Do they agree with the runners on the trend shortlist, or are they predicting other runners? 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 Finale Heritage Handicap market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 20 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021, when the race had an over-round of 118%. The race in 2026 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 139%, whilst on average over the last 20 renewals of the Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap, the over-round has been 127%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £127 which is bet.

Below you will find the 2027 Ebor Finale 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 Finale Heritage Handicap Trend Analysis.

These are the top three quickest-run Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap races over the last 20 renewals:

Pivoine (2:06.01) in 2018
Forest Of Dean (2:06.06) in 2019
Phantom Flight (2:07.10) in 2022

Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? Over the past 20 renewals, if you had followed the winner of the Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap next time out, then you would have backed a total of 3 winners. Backing all 19 runners who have been out since their win at SP next time out would have returned an LSP of +8.24. Remember to use the racing predictions along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2027 Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap.

Over the last 20 renewals, it was Pivoine, trained by Andrew Balding and ridden by Jason Watson, who set the fastest winning time in the Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap. That runner won the race in a time of 2:06.01 in 2018. At the other end of the scale, it was the combination of trainer Richard Fahey and jockey Paul Hanagan with Our Joe Mac who set the slowest winning time; the race-winning time was 2:13.84 in the 2011 renewal.

Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap Past Winners

Here are the Ebor Finale 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 Finale Heritage Handicap are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.

Year	Horse (Drawn)	Info
2026 2:11.08	Raammee (GB) 4yo 9-12 (5 of 20) 13/8F	Ray Dawson Roger Varian (GB)
2025 2:10.71	Dain Ma Nut In (IRE) 4yo 9-0 (8 of 15) 11/1	Daniel Tudhope Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore (GB)
2024 2:10.21	Sir Busker (IRE) 8yo 9-7 (8 of 17) 14/1	Brandon Wilkie (5lbs) William Knight (GB)
2023 2:07.74	Astro King (IRE) 6yo 9-12 (1 of 14) 100/30	William Buick Daniel & Claire Kubler (GB)
2022 2:07.10	Phantom Flight (GB) 3yo 8-12 (5 of 12) 3/1F	P J McDonald James Horton (GB)
2021 2:11.35	Migration (IRE) 5yo 9-8 (9 of 13) 3/1F	William Buick David Menuisier (GB)
2020 2:13.84	Lucander (IRE) 3yo 8-7 (2 of 15) 10/1	Harry Bentley Ralph Beckett (GB)
2019 2:06.06	Forest Of Dean (GB) 3yo 9-3 (1 of 14) 6/4F	Frankie Dettori John Gosden (GB)
2018 2:06.01	Pivoine (IRE) 4yo 9-4 (12 of 15) 6/1	Jason Watson (3lbs) Andrew Balding (GB)
2017 2:07.28	Eddystone Rock (IRE) 5yo 9-2 (6 of 20) 20/1	Pat Dobbs John Best (GB)

Where have the winning runners come from?

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

GB: 20 winners with an additional 51 placings from 312 runners
IRE: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 3 runners

2026 Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap Replay

Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap Trainer Statistics

One trainer has not had the best of times in the Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap; Tim Easterby has sent a total of 12 runners to the race without recording a win.

Here are some of the top Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap trainer statistics over the last 20 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
Richard Fahey	29-1-7	-20.00	-8.40
Sir Michael Stoute	11-1-1	-2.00	-5.00
Andrew Balding	7-1-3	+0.00	+1.38
Ian Williams	6-1-4	+9.00	+12.53
Ralph Beckett	5-1-1	+6.00	+2.25
Michael Dods	4-1-1	+11.00	+5.75
William Haggas	4-1-2	+5.00	+3.06
Saeed bin Suroor	4-1-1	+4.50	+1.69
Roger Varian	4-1-2	-1.37	-0.85
William Knight	3-1-2	+12.00	+8.19

Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap Jockey Statistics

The leading jockey in the Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap over the last 20 renewals is William Buick, who has won the race twice, with those two winners coming from Migration (2021) and Astro King (2023).

Here are some of the top Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap jockey statistics over the last 20 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
William Buick	10-2-3	-1.67	-2.54
Richard Kingscote	6-1-2	+9.00	+4.90
Daniel Tudhope	6-1-1	+6.00	+1.88
James Doyle	5-1-1	+3.50	+0.69
P J McDonald	4-1-1	+0.00	-1.12
Harry Bentley	3-1-1	+8.00	+4.25
Luke Morris	3-1-2	+3.50	+4.69
Pat Dobbs	2-1-1	+19.00	+11.50
Tom Eaves	2-1-1	+13.00	+7.75
Jason Watson	2-1-2	+5.00	+4.38

2027 Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap Trends

Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 7, 11, 1, 16, 15, 8, 2, 5, 4, 1, 12, (2, 4), 1, 15, 1, (1, 11), 3, 5, 3, 1

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.

20 / 20 (66%) - No bigger than 20/1
20 / 20 (69%) - Within the first 10 of the market
20 / 20 (71%) - Not in a G1/G3/LST/Cl3/Cl5 (LTO)
20 / 20 (77%) - No bigger than 15/2 (Last Win)
20 / 20 (77%) - Highest Run is not G2-3/Cl3
20 / 20 (78%) - Not on GS/FM/STD-SLW/STD (Last Win)
20 / 20 (79%) - Off a break of 14 - 61 days
20 / 20 (80%) - Had 1 - 10 placings (Hcps)
20 / 20 (81%) - Had 2 - 6 wins (Career)
20 / 20 (82%) - Ran in 2 - 7 races (180 Days)
20 / 20 (84%) - Ran in 1 - 25 races (Hcps)
20 / 20 (84%) - Highest Placed is not G2-3/LST/Cl5
20 / 20 (86%) - Achieved a TS of 70+ (Season)
20 / 20 (88%) - Beaten no more -12l (LTO)
20 / 20 (88%) - Not in IRL/SCO/ZAF/WAL (Debut)

Remember to use the trends listed above, along with the York racing predictions, to see if you can find the winner of the Ebor Finale 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 Finale Heritage Handicap Runners & Shortlist

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

Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap Trend Analysis

❌ The worst-performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners ran in a Class 3 last time out; when backing these, the trend shows a record of 0-74.

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

2026: Winner in 5 (13,19,6) [20 Runners]
2025: Winner in 8 (6,7,13) [15 Runners]
2024: Winner in 8 (6,4,3) [17 Runners]
2023: Winner in 1 (13,10) [14 Runners]
2022: Winner in 5 (3,4) [12 Runners]

The course which has produced the most winners of the Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap is Goodwood; there have been a total of 10 winners of this race who ran at Goodwood last time out. The next best course, which has produced the second most winners, is York; there have been a total of 4 winners of this race who ran at York last time out.

The race is open to both sexes, with male runners having produced a total of 19 winners from a total of 304 runners, while female runners have produced 1 winner from a total of 11 runners.

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

Cape Cross (0 Wins from 10 runners)
Lope De Vega (0 Wins from 9 runners)
Dark Angel (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Night Of Thunder (0 Wins from 6 runners)
Shamardal (0 Wins from 6 runners)

Looking at the winning odds over the last 20 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Eddystone Rock in 2017, winning for John Best at odds of 20/1 under the guidance of Pat Dobbs. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 20 renewals, there have been 6 winning favourites in the race. Remember to use the best racing tipsters along with the information on this page to find a bet on the 2027 Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap.

Route to the Ebor Finale Heritage Handicap

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

Info	Last Race
2026 - Raammee York - 1st of 22 (5/1)	John Smith's Cup
2025 - Dain Ma Nut In York - 1st of 9 (15/2)	Azets Handicap
2024 - Sir Busker Goodwood - 4th of 7 (29/1)	Regent Seven Seas Cruises Bentinck Conditions Stakes
2023 - Astro King York - 2nd of 18 (50/1)	John Smith's Cup
2022 - Phantom Flight Newmarket (July) - 3rd of 12 (14/1)	July Festival Handicap
2021 - Migration Goodwood - 1st of 11 (2/1)	Chesterfield Cup Handicap
2020 - Lucander Newmarket (July) - 9th of 11 (10/1)	July Festival Handicap
2019 - Forest Of Dean Goodwood - 1st of 11 (4/1)	Kincsem Handicap
2018 - Pivoine Goodwood - 6th of 15 (9/1)	Chesterfield Cup Handicap
2017 - Eddystone Rock Newmarket (July) - 4th of 7 (7/2)	German Young Owners And Breeders Handicap

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 Finale 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 Finale 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