York's May Dante Festival is the meeting everyone bets on and almost nobody researches properly. We analysed all 315 races at York in the festival window across 11 years (2015–2026) — here are the trainers, jockeys and market patterns that actually repeat.
| Trainer | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Haggas | 79 | 17 | 21.5% |
| John Gosden | 38 | 15 | 39.5% |
| Richard Hannon | 89 | 15 | 16.9% |
| Richard Fahey | 224 | 13 | 5.8% |
| Mark Johnston | 82 | 12 | 14.6% |
| John & Thady Gosden | 45 | 12 | 26.7% |
| Andrew Balding | 83 | 12 | 14.5% |
| K R Burke | 111 | 12 | 10.8% |
| Kevin Ryan | 178 | 11 | 6.2% |
| David OMeara | 171 | 10 | 5.8% |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Buick | 108 | 20 | 18.5% |
| Frankie Dettori | 56 | 18 | 32.1% |
| Daniel Tudhope | 153 | 17 | 11.1% |
| Oisin Murphy | 89 | 14 | 15.7% |
| Tom Marquand | 74 | 14 | 18.9% |
| Andrea Atzeni | 84 | 13 | 15.5% |
| Ryan Moore | 127 | 11 | 8.7% |
| James Doyle | 68 | 11 | 16.2% |
| P J McDonald | 91 | 10 | 11.0% |
| Rossa Ryan | 50 | 8 | 16.0% |
| Year | Races | Favourite SR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28.6% |
| 2025 | 28 | 28.6% |
| 2024 | 28 | 39.3% |
| 2023 | 28 | 14.3% |
| 2022 | 35 | 40.0% |
| 2021 | 28 | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 28 | 28.6% |
| 2018 | 28 | 46.4% |
| 2017 | 28 | 35.7% |
| 2016 | 28 | 32.1% |
| 2015 | 28 | 25.0% |
We score every UK & Irish runner each morning. When the meeting comes round you get the model's pick for each race on Telegram before the off — the same engine behind these 315 races of data.
Verified 34.8% strike on our maximum-confidence bets — every result logged, win or lose.
Get free picks on Telegram →The meeting's largest-priced winners in our window: Glass Office (GB) (33/1, 2015), Fortification (GB) (33/1, 2026), Diligent Resdev (GB) (33/1, 2024), Vona (IRE) (33/1, 2016), Illusionist (GER) (33/1, 2022), Secret Hideaway (IRE) (33/1, 2025). Outsiders land every single year — which is exactly why our model rates every runner rather than following the market.
When the 2027 York's May Dante Festival arrives, our model publishes a rated pick for every race before the off — no race skipped, every result logged win or lose. Start here:
Data: all races at York in the festival month(s), 2015–2026, our settled-results database (315 races). Trends describe the past, not the future. 18+.
Data: official UK & Irish results, 2015–2026. Historical patterns are not a guarantee of future results. 18+ · BeGambleAware.