Alice can leave punters in wonderland August 20, 2025 THURSDAY’s feature at the York Ebor Festival is the G1 Yorkshire Oaks (3.35pm). That said, this year’s renewal doesn’t exactly offer an outstanding betting angle. Aidan O’Brien’s Minnie Hauk looks very hard to oppose, and from a punting perspective there’s not a great deal of juice in the market. The value may lie elsewhere on [...]
Apiarist bound for sweet Northern success August 20, 2025 WHEN William Haggas has an unexposed handicapper heading to a big York handicap it often pays to take notice. His Bullet Point looks to hold obvious claims in Thursday’s Clipper Handicap (3.00pm), having already won two valuable handicaps at Newmarket and Ascot this season, either side of just being touched off in the Royal Hunt [...]
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. [...]
Tories: Reeves gambling tax hike raises risk of black market betting August 18, 2025 The Conservatives have warned of a rise in black market betting if Labour levies a tax on gamblers to fill Treasury coffers. The Government is increasingly looking like it will need to find tax rises to announce at Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn Budget, with punters on the front line to be hit hard by No11. [...]
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 [...]
