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York Ebor Festival 2024 Day Four tips and race previews

Aug 23, 2024 | talksport.com | Nick Seddon

Punters are set for a bumper afternoon of racing action on Saturday, with the final day of the 2024 York Ebor Festival. The feature race is the Ebor Handicap over a mile and three quarters, which is one of the biggest betting races of the entire year. It is arguably behind only the Grand National and perhaps the Cheltenham Gold Cup in terms of popularity for punters and backing the Ebor winner is a real badge of honour each year.
York Ebor Festival 2024 Day Three tips and race previews

Aug 22, 2024 | talksport.com | Nick Seddon

We’re set for yet another stellar day of racing at York on Friday afternoon, with the third day of the 2024 Ebor Festival hitting our screens. Much like with the opening two days, the seven-race card is headlined by Group 1 action, courtesy of the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes. The five furlong contest is one of the most ferocious and competitive sprint races of the season and it is hugely popular with punters – with entry to the Breeders’ Cup on offer to the winner.
York Ebor Festival 2024 Day Two tips and race previews

Aug 21, 2024 | talksport.com | Nick Seddon

After a stunning opening day of the York Ebor Festival, punters aren’t given any time at all to recover, with another stellar line-up on Day Two. The seven-race card is a world-class one, with the feature being the Group 1 Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks at 3.35pm. The mile and a half contest has been won by some of the best fillies and mares around over the years, including the all-conquering Enable in 2017 and 2019.
York Ebor Festival 2024 Day One tips and race previews

Aug 20, 2024 | talksport.com | Nick Seddon

Having had a fortnight or so to rest and recuperate after Glorious Goodwood, punters are in for a feast of racing action this week, courtesy of the four-day-long York Ebor Festival. Beginning on Wednesday 21st August, the festival has wall-to-wall top-class racing planned, with no contest on the opening day falling below Class 2 level.
Glorious Goodwood 2024 day five tips and race previews

Aug 2, 2024 | talksport.com | Nick Seddon

After four days of top-class racing action, the fifth and final day of Glorious Goodwood is upon us on Saturday afternoon. There may not be a Group 1 race to head the bill but we’re still in for a treat, with a mixture of Group races and fiendishly difficult handicap puzzles to solve. The feature race is the Coral Stewards’ Cup over six furlongs, an historic handicap which is one of the most popular and difficult betting puzzles of the entire season for punters to get their teeth stuck into.
Glorious Goodwood 2024 day four tips and race previews

Aug 1, 2024 | talksport.com | Nick Seddon

With three days now behind us, attention turns to the fourth of five days at Glorious Goodwood on Friday afternoon. Punters would be forgiven for starting to tire in this punting marathon, though another top-class seven-race card ought to ease any fatigue. The feature race is the Group 2 King George Qatar Stakes, a fast and furious sprint which often proves to be a Group 1 in all but name.
Glorious Goodwood 2024 day three tips and race previews

Jul 31, 2024 | talksport.com | Nick Seddon

With the first two days now behind us, attention turns to day three of Glorious Goodwood, which features yet another stellar schedule. Headlining the eight-race card is the Group 1 Qatar Nassau Stakes, a middle-distance contest which offers the three-year-old fillies the chance to take on their older rivals. Six of the last ten winners have come from the Classic generation and the Aidan O’Brien-trained Opera Singer will be hoping to enhance that record on Thursday afternoon.
Glorious Goodwood 2024 day two tips and race previews

Jul 30, 2024 | talksport.com | Nick Seddon

Racing fans rarely have time to catch their breath in the summer, but things really do step up a notch during Glorious Goodwood. With the opening day now behind us, attention turns to the second day, which will also be headlined by Group 1 action. The big race is the Qatar Sussex Stakes, which is a traditional platform for the three-year-olds to face off against their older rivals, but this year is dominated by the Classic domination.
Irish Oaks 2024 tips and race previews

Jul 19, 2024 | talksport.com | Nick Seddon

It’s set to be a ‘Classic’ afternoon of racing over in Ireland on Saturday, with the Irish Oaks taking centre stage at the Curragh. The Group 1 contest is Ireland’s answer to the Epsom Oaks and gives the three-year-old fillies the chance to establish themselves as the best of their generation. There have been some top-class winners of the race in recent years, including the great Enable (2017) and you never know, we could see another superstar at the weekend.
Newmarket July Festival 2024: Day two tips and race previews

Jul 11, 2024 | talksport.com | Nick Seddon

With the opening day of the 2024 July Festival at Newmarket now behind us, attention turns to the second of the three days, known rather imaginatively as ‘Festival Friday’. The moniker may not dazzle but the action on the track certainly does, with the schedule headlined by the Group 1 Falmouth Stakes, which offers one of the first opportunities of the season for the three-year-old fillies to race against older rivals.