Templegate's Tote Placepot tips for York Ebor Festival day 1 with huge £250,000 guaranteed
SunSport's Templegate is here with his Placepot tips, hoping to give you a lending hand towards a slice of the £250,OOO guaranteed pot!
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The Placepot is a bet where you select a horse to be placed in the FIRST SIX races of any meeting.
You can pick more than one horse in a race – you just multiply the number of selections in each race to calculate your stake. So for staking it's 2x2x2x2x2x2 which adds up to 64 lines.
You can stake what you want upwards from 5p a line which would cost a total of £3.20. 10p a line is £6.40 and so on.
Provided at least one in each race is placed, we get a payout!
York Ebor Festival placepot tips - day one
LEG 1: The Man, Trefor
THE MAN routed 21 rivals over course and distance in May. He looked a different beast after a wind op and being gelded – travelling strongly and putting the race to bed with authority. Back from another break and drawn nicely in stall 4, he has the look of a well-treated improver.
TREFOR has hit new heights this summer and ran a cracker at Windsor last time. He's consistent, handles the ground, and looks sure to give backers a run for their money at a price.
LEG 2: Italy, Distant Storm
ITALY can rule the roost in the Acomb Stakes. Aidan O'Brien's colt oozed class when unlucky not to land the Group 2 Superlative at Newmarket last time, staying on strongly after being squeezed up when it mattered. That was only his second start and he's bred to thrive over 7f on fast ground. With a smoother run, he's the one to beat.
DISTANT STORM looked the part when getting up late at Newmarket on debut and the form is working out superbly but he had to dig deep to win, and this will ask more.
LEG 3: Carmers
CARMERS can put himself in the St Leger picture by upsetting the dual Derby winner. Paddy Twomey's unbeaten colt has done nothing but improve, and his gritty success in the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot marks him out as a serious contender. That was over 1m6f and, while he drops in trip today, York's long straight suits strong stayers. He showed heart and gears at Ascot, kicking early and fending them all off.
LEG 4: Ombudsman
OMBUDSMAN can reverse Eclipse form with Delacroix. The Gosden colt was coming back just 17 days after winning the Prince Of Wales's at Royal Ascot and was sent for home a good way out at Sandown and was there to be shot at. A stronger gallop on York's galloping track will play more to his strengths.
LEG 5: Santorini Star, Dancing In Paris
SANTORINI STAR can shine for William Haggas. This Golden Horn filly has been brought along nicely this term, winning at Brighton and Goodwood before running with credit in a Group 3 over 1m6f. She finished off strongly there, suggesting this step up to 2m will unlock further improvement. Proven on quick ground, she's tactically versatile, and with her yard in flying form, she can progress again.
DANCING IN PARIS brings top-class staying handicap form into this, including a near-miss in the Northumberland Plate and a strong second at Goodwood.
LEG 6: Woolhampton, Fluoresence
WOOLHAMPTON hasn't been at his best this season but has come down the weights, likes this trip and has what should be a good draw.
FLUORESENCE got the job done nicely at Redcar last time and is right at home over this distance.
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