Blogs: Horse Racing

Stayers contest a valuable heritage handicap at York's Ebor Festival, where relentless galloping over a searching trip and a kind handicap assessment both count for a great deal. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Three-year-olds fill a big-field mile heritage handicap at York, where early positioning, the draw and a clear run home frequently decide desperately tight finishes on the Knavesmire. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Middle-distance handicappers meet in a valuable Ebor Festival contest at York, where the handicapper's assessment, the draw and the stamina to see out the trip all carry real weight. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Five furlongs of Ebor Festival sprinting brings a big field to York's wide Knavesmire, where international betting interest and a fiercely competitive line-up combine to raise the stakes considerably. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Europe's richest flat handicap sends a huge field an extended mile and three-quarters at York, one of the season's great betting races and the centrepiece of the Ebor Festival. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

York's Ebor Festival signs off with a fiercely competitive heritage handicap, where a large, closely matched field means the draw and a smooth run home usually settle a tight finish. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Fillies and mares meet in a valuable heritage handicap on York's wide Knavesmire, where a favourable draw and a clear passage through a large field can both prove decisive. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

A mile of Ebor Festival handicapping draws a competitive, well-treated field to the Knavesmire, where the draw and a perfectly timed challenge into the straight often separate the closely matched runners. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Seven furlongs at Group 1 level brings top-class milers and sprinters together on the Knavesmire, an in-between trip that produces genuinely competitive and often surprising contests. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Two-year-olds face seven furlongs at Group 3 level on the Knavesmire, an Ebor Festival contest with a strong record of unearthing juveniles who progress into genuine classic company. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.