Do Not desert Wonder and Blaze at York August 21, 2025 FRIDAY’s feature at York is the Group One Nunthorpe Stakes (3.35pm), where a field of 17 are set to blaze a trail over the flying five furlongs. There’s a murky picture to the sprint ranks this season with nothing really stamping their authority on the division. With two progressive two-year-olds in Lady Iman and Spicy [...]
Asgard’s turn to deliver Captain’s performance on the Knavesmire August 21, 2025 FINDING the winner of the opener (1:50pm) on day three of York’s Ebor Festival looks a tricky task, and I think it might pay to think a bit laterally in our quest for success. You don’t need to think particularly laterally to see that MOUNT ATLAS will be hard to keep out of the frame, [...]
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. [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 45: York Ebor Festival August 19, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile preview this week’s York Ebor Festival, with selections and analysis across the four days from the Knavesmire. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on horseracing.
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. [...]