Keep the Faayth as Lowther fillies go to Wor August 20, 2025 DAY TWO of York’s Ebor Festival kicks off with the Group Two Lowther Stakes (1.50pm), where punters are faced with a tricky proposition. Royal Fixation tops the betting and possibly has the best form on offer after she finished second to Venetian Sun at Newmarket, who’s one of the top juvenile fillies in training. However, [...]
Electric The Man can be the One in York opener August 19, 2025 HIGHLY competitive sprints are something of a feature of the four days of York’s Ebor Festival, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap (1.50pm) that opens Day One is a typical example. A field of 20 line up and will fan out across the Knavesmire, with the five-and-a-half-furlong dash for home set to [...]
Danon and Delacroix to outrun Ombudsman in the Juddmonte August 19, 2025 YORK’s Ebor Festival is upon us, with the opening day headlined by the Group One Juddmonte International Stakes (3.35pm). The feature is a highly competitive looking affair but a bit of a landmine on the punting front at this stage. Current favourite Ombudsman is solid, however, he must give weight away to the field and [...]
Good Carmers on the horizon for Twomey in the Voltigeur August 19, 2025 AIDAN O’Brien has won the last two renewals of the Great Voltigeur (3.00pm) and looks to have a fine chance of making it a hat-trick with Lambourn. However, while the dual Derby winner is the most likely winner, I can’t support him at his current short price and I’m keen to take him on instead. [...]
Angellica a big price is Stars go elsewhere August 12, 2025 THIS is often a tricky weekend for ante-post betting, with it coming just before four big days at York next week, meaning many horses hold multiple entries. Newbury’s card does look to provide a few opportunities though, and there’s value to be had if we can predict what will turn up as fields are likely [...]
No Secret to Folio’s chances in Great St Wilfrid at Ripon August 12, 2025 SATURDAY also sees action taking place at Ripon, which plays host to the competitive Great St Wilfrid Handicap (3.20pm) over six furlongs. With several proven performers in here, often the best place to start in these types of races is to look at those who have ran well at Ripon before, as well as in [...]
Order to hit Heights and bloom in Rose Of Lancaster August 5, 2025 THERE is plenty of different action for racing fans this weekend with Ascot hosting its annual Shergar Cup fixture and Group contests from Haydock and Newmarket. The Shergar Cup always attracts some of the best jockeys from around the world to Ascot to compete in four teams – Great Britain and Ireland, Europe, Rest of [...]
Japanese raider Danon can Blaze a trail on the Knavesmire August 5, 2025 A QUIETER weekend of racing allows us to take a further look ahead to some races at the York Ebor Festival, in this case two of the Group One contests on the Knavesmire. Glorious Goodwood further muddled the picture in the sprint division, and we are yet to see a standout sprinter this season. The [...]
Whirl looks ready to leave her Nassau rivals in a spin July 30, 2025 DAY THREE of Glorious Goodwood is headlined by the Group One Nassau Stakes (3.05pm) for the fillies and mares. If the forecast is to be believed, the weather might not be quite so glorious on Thursday, with the chance of some heavy thunderstorms hitting the track in the afternoon. It only takes one heavy shower [...]
Bro and Nad can have final Say in trappy Goodwood sprint July 30, 2025 FINDING the winner of the three-year-old-only five-furlong sprint handicap (3.45pm) looks a tall order, especially if the forecast rain arrives. With that in mind, it’s probably worth having a few on our side against the field. Mick Appleby’s NAD ALSHIBA GREEN looks like a sprinter progressing at a rate of knots. She arrives here off [...]
