2025 Ebor Handicap Tips - Odds, trends and two selections for York
The 2025 Ebor Handicap at York's Ebor Festival features 22 talented stayers in one of Europe's biggest handicap races. Hipop De Loire leads the odds, while Ethical Diamond promises a strong challenge. However, Majestic Warrior, at 16/1, stands out as an enticing choice due to his performance history and strategic preparation. James Tate's star could surprise, given his lineage and stake-quality potential. Meanwhile, Fleetfoot also holds intrigue, having shown recent form improvements. Both horses offer promising possibilities for betting enthusiasts, with wider stalls potentially beneficial.
- Free preview of the 2025 Ebor Handicap
- This lucrative contest takes place on day four of the Ebor Festival at York on Saturday 23rd August
- Majestic Warrior and Fleetfoot feature in our selections
One of the biggest handicap races staged in Europe takes place on day four of York's Ebor Festival, as 22 talented stayers take part in the Ebor Handicap. This contest was first run on the Knavesmire in the 1840s and legendary names like Lily Agnes, Brown Jack, Sea Pigeon and Further Flight feature on the glittering roll of honour.
I've taken a look through the betting for the Ebor Handicap, listed some key recurring trends and picked out my best betting tips.
2025 Ebor Handicap Odds
| Name | Odds |
|---|---|
| Hipop De Loire | 3/1 |
| Ethical Diamond | 6/1 |
| Shadow Dance | 9/1 |
| London City | 10/1 |
| Ascending | 12/1 |
| French Master | 12/1 |
| Bar | 14/1 |
Ebor Handicap Trends
- 17 of the last 18 winners were four, five or six-years-old
- 16 of the last 18 winners carried 9-00 or more
- 16 of the last 18 winners had all run over the Ebor trip or further
- 14 of the last 18 winners had run no more than 4 times that year
- 14 of the last 18 winners won or placed on their last handicap start
- 13 of the last 18 winners were drawn in stall 14 or wider
- 12 of the last 18 winners went off at a double-figure price
- 11 of the last 18 winners had been off the track for at least 30 days
- 11 of the last 13 winners were rated 101 or more
Willie Mullins looks odds-on to win this year's Ebor, as he'll saddle the first two in the betting, plus one of the outsiders. Hipop De Loire is a worthy favourite, but far too short in the betting for my liking. Ethical Diamond is a more attractive betting proposition, but he seems like a speed horse to me and 14-furlongs might just stretch his stamina.
French Master has drifted since James Doyle was ruled out of the ride. The other 21 runners are all rated within 13 pounds off the top-weight, meaning no-one in the field will be carrying less than 9-00 - before you bring claimers into the equation.
2025 Ebor Handicap Tip 1 - Majestic Warrior
As none of the leading contenders in this year's Ebor really float my boat, I'm happy to roll the dice with the most lightly-raced runner in the field. MAJESTIC WARRIOR (16/1) won two of his three starts in novice company in early 2023, but spent the next two years off the track after meeting with a setback.
James Tate's star made his only appearance of the season in a handicap at Thirsk in April. Majestic Warrior was backed into 2/1 favouritism and went on to secure an emphatic victory off a mark of 89, beating a subsequent two-time winner in Knightswood by an easy four lengths.
Majestic Warrior has clearly had problems, but it seems to have been the plan to keep him off the track until the Ebor. Tate's five-year-old is fantastically well-bred - he's a half-brother to 2020 Ebor winner Fujaira Prince, and a multiple Grade One-winning hurdler in Nichols Canyon. An entry in the Irish St Leger shows that connections hold this gelding in high regard. If he is a stakes-quality stayer, then Majestic Warrior is chucked in off a mark of 98.
2025 Ebor Handicap Tip 2 - Fleetfoot
The least fancied of the ten Irish raiders in Saturday's Ebor is FLEETFOOT (50/1). Jim Bolger's raider won just two of his first 13 career starts, but travels to York in excellent form, having struck twice in the last seven weeks.
Fleetfoot returned to the flat with a hard-fought handicap win at the Curragh in June, before a narrow defeat when getting struck in traffic at the Galway Festival. On his most recent outing at Gowran Park, Bolger's four-year-old produced a career-best performance to win the McEnery Cup, powering clear of some talented rivals to claim a convincing two-length success.
On Saturday, this Teofilo gelding will be partnered by Ross Coakley - who rode 150 winners over three seasons in Britain, before moving back to Ireland at the start of the year. There are significant questions to answer regarding his stamina, but Bolger's raider is effectively three pounds well-in at the weights, and a wide drawn in stall 15 could prove to be advantageous. Of the outsiders, he's the one who interests me most.
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Verdict
Majestic Warrior and Fleetfoot are our two tips for the 2025 Ebor.
Majestic Warrior E/W
2025 Ebor Handicap Tip 1
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Fleetfoot E/W
2025 Ebor Handicap Tip 2
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