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. [...]
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 [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 44: Great St Wilfrid Day at Ripon, Newbury and King Of Stars August 12, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile preview the week’s big races from Ascot’s Shergar Cup, as well as Saturday’s action at Haydock and Newmarket, and Bill has a pair of ante-post angles for the York Ebor Festival in a fortnight’s time. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a [...]
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 [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 43: Shergar Cup, Haydock and Newmarket August 5, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile preview the week’s big races from Ascot’s Shergar Cup, as well as Saturday’s action at Haydock and Newmarket, and Bill has a pair of ante-post angles for the York Ebor Festival in a fortnight’s time. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a [...]
Meet the 60-year-old jockey riding at Glorious Goodwood July 31, 2025 At the age of 60, Entain’s chief marketing officer Charlotte Emery is making a high-profile horse racing debut today at Glorious Goodwood. She has spent the last few months preparing for the race, all while recovering from a serious injury she suffered late last year. Charlotte is the oldest rider in the Magnolia Cup, Goodwood’s [...]
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 [...]