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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.

Among the oldest sporting trophies in existence, the Silver Bell is contested at Hamilton Park as a competitive handicap steeped in centuries of Scottish racing tradition. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Fillies and mares contest a Listed race over a mile and a quarter at Killarney, a scenic Kerry track whose particular demands reward horses travelling strongly throughout. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

The World Snooker Tour will play seven tournaments in China this year but who are the players who seem to thrive when playing in Asia?

Mark Selby picked up the China Open trophy for the fourth time in 2026 when defeating Noppon Saengkham 10-6 in the final.