40/1 Chipotle can get in grill of Nunthorpe big guns August 19, 2021 ALTHOUGH the now retired Battaash has won the last two runnings of the Nunthorpe Stakes (3.35pm), this Group One contest has seen some big-priced winners in recent times. Jwala in 2013 and Alpha Delphini in 2018 both won at 40/1 and I’m hoping lightning can strike for a third time in quick succession in this year’s renewal. That’s because [...]
No Mission impossible for Spanish in Lonsdale Cup August 19, 2021 TRAINER John Gosden has won the last three renewals of the Lonsdale Cup (2.25pm) – twice with Stradivarius – and now sharing his licence with son Thady, he will be hoping to maintain that record. With conditions set fair at York and times from earlier this week indicating the going to be on the fast [...]
Twilight Jet will Gis you a run in the Gimcrack August 19, 2021 LUSAIL and Berkshire Shadow set a high bar in the Gimcrack Stakes (3.00pm) as Group Two winners who should have more progression to come and they may have this race between them. Richard Hannon’s Lusail last won a competitive July Stakes at Newmarket, a race that has thrown up several Group race winners since and [...]
EP: 82 York Ebor Festival – Friday August 19, 2021 Sprinting is the main attraction on Day 3 of the York Ebor Festival when the 5-furlong Nunthorpe Stakes sees the long-awaited match-up between the very best of the current crop of international sprinters. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the action alongside Jamie Benson from the Tote as we look at [...]
Abstinence can Star in Galtres August 18, 2021 IT MIGHT be the penultimate race on the card, but the Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes (4.45pm) looks a race worth waiting for. That’s because it’s full of fillies who look to have plenty more to give and the one I like the look of is Ralph Beckett’s ABSTINENCE. The three-year-old daughter of Lope De Vega [...]
Claudette can serve it up to Sandrine August 18, 2021 JOCKEY David Probert could hardly be coming into York in better form and the Welshman has a fine chance of beginning Thursday’s card on a high when he rides Lowther Stakes (1.50pm) favourite Sandrine. Andrew Balding’s two-year-olds have been holding all before them this season, and this filly has looked high-class in three starts so [...]
Maglev to follow Snowfall procession August 18, 2021 HEADLINING day two of the Ebor Festival is Snowfall. Three months ago on the Knavesmire she was 14/1 to land the Group Three Musidora Stakes, now Aidan O’Brien’s star three-year-old filly lines up as a 2/5 shot for the Group One Yorkshire Oaks. That fluctuation in price is thanks to a record-breaking 16-length win in [...]
EP: 81 York Ebor Festival – Thursday August 18, 2021 The York Ebor Festival continues on Thursday with the Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks taking centre stage on the Knavesmire. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the action alongside Jamie Hart from the Tote as we look to find some unique betting opportunities in the WorldPool markets on Ladies Day at York. [...]
EP: 80 York Ebor Festival – Wednesday August 17, 2021 Day 1 of the York Ebor Festival sees the Group 1 Juddmonte International as the highlight on the card. We speak to York racecourse Chief Executive & Clerk of the course William Derby ahead of this year’s meeting. City A.M. racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the action alongside Jamie Hart from the [...]
Mishriff to leave Love behind August 16, 2021 AFTER the withdrawal of St Mark’s Basilica, the Juddmonte International (3.35pm) looks a far more open contest, and it is MISHRIFF who may be the one best placed to strike after his return to form last time. Back from a break in the Eclipse at Sandown, John and Thady Gosden’s colt shaped as though needing the run and [...]