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Daily Mail
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- Daily Mail
Sky Bet betting guide for Day 1 of the York Ebor Festival today - as thousands flock to the Knavesmire for a blockbuster seven-race card
More than 70,000 fans are expected to descend upon the York Racecourse for the highly-anticipated York Ebor Festival this week. For those who will be following the action closely - let's take a look at each of the races on Day 1 of the Festival today There are seven races scheduled to take place on the opening day - with the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes the feature fixture. Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap (13:50) The opening fixture of the day is shaping up to be a highly competitive sprint - with 20 thoroughbreds lining up over a five-and-a-half-furlong dash that is sure to whet the appetite of horse racing fans. Richard Spencer's The Man is the favourite to come away with the win in the first race of the meeting - with the Irish horse priced at 6/1. The Man looked strong at York in May, winning by more than two lengths from Loom. Meanwhile, for those anticipating the three-year-old to be upset - Jordan Electrics, Trefor and Air Force One are joint second-favourites at 15/2. Trefor has finished third or higher in each of his last four starts, including two wins. Meanwhile, Air Force One was victorious at York in late July, finishing first past the post in a five-furlong contest. Acomb Stakes (14:25) The Charlie Appleby-trained Distant Storm is an 5/4 favourite to win this Group 1 seven-furlong affair. Distant Storm impressed on debut at Newmarket in July - with the talented colt winning by a short-head from Aidan O'Brien's Constitution River. His victory at Newmarket bodes well - with the July maiden meeting throwing up six next-time-out winners. Therefore, if you're anticipating Distant Storm to win and win well - there are enhanced odds of 5/2 for the two-year-old to win by one or more lengths courtesy of a Sky Bet Price Boost. Meanwhile, O'Brien's Italy is considered the biggest threat when looking at the betting lines - with the Irish thoroughbred valued at 2/1. Italy has looked strong in two appearances in his career to date, winning on debut at Leopardstown before securing a second-place finish at Newmarket last time out. Lastly, Gewan rounds out the three favourites in the market with Sky Bet at 15/2 odds. Great Voltigeur Stakes (15:00) Heavy favourite Lambour is a BOOSTED 6/4 to win the Great Voltigeur Stakes. The three-year-old has looked extremely impressive in seven starts - winning five and claiming a second-place finish in another. He has particularly been in great form of late, with the thoroughbred finishing first past the post in each of his last three races - of which includes a win in the Irish Derby in June. Additionally, he won by more than three lengths in a Group One contest at Epsom a little over two months ago. Carmers, Arabian Force, Stay True and Mount Kilimanjaro are next in the market at 9/2, 8/1, 8/1 and 10/1 respectively. Meanwhile, if you're after a considerable outsider in the market - Pride of Arras is 11/1, while Thrice is the widest at 14/1. Juddmonte International Stakes (15:35) In what is the feature race of the day - six elite horses will compete over one mile and two furlongs in the Juddmonte International Stakes. John and Thady Gosden's Ombudsman is the best-backed with Sky Bet at 2/1 to reign supreme. If successful - it will mark the colt's sixth career win in eight starts, including an impressive outing in a two-furlong victory in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot in June. Delacroix is a 9/4 second-favourite, while Danon Decile is third in the market at 4/1 odds. Both Delacroix and Danon Decile enter Wednesday's race in fine form, with the former winning three of his last four, while the latter has been victorious in each of his last two starts. See The Fire, Daryz and Birr Castle round out the remainder of the field at 6/1, 10/1 and 80/1. Stayers Handicap (16:10) The Stayers' Handicap is one of the most highly-anticipated fixtures on Day One of the York Ebor Festival - with the gruelling two-mile contest oftentimes one of the most open fields of the meeting. That is tipped to be the case once again this year, with the three best-backed thoroughbreds barely separated in the betting lines. At the time of writing, Santorini Star is the shortest-priced at 9/2, closely followed by Dancing in Paris, Alphonse Le Grande and Terrorise - all of whom are 5/1. Alphonse Le Grande's most recent win came at Newmarket last October, while Dancing in Paris finished second last time out. Meanwhile, it is Dancing in Paris who has arguably been in the best form - winning back-to-back fixtures at Brighton and Goodwood in April and May. Heritage Handicap (16:45) Luna A Inbhir Nis is a 13/2 favourite with Sky Bet to win the Heritage Handicap, while Fluorescence is next at 7/1. Luna A Inbhir Nis has had an exceptional calendar year to date, winning six of eight starts. Additionally, the three-year-old boasts recent course form after securing a victory at York last month. Meanwhile, Fluorescence won at Redcar in a handicap in Redcar earlier this month. Nursery Handicap (17:20) Sky Bet are offering a Price Boost valued at EVENS (1/1) for this six-furlong contest - which requires Temple of Athena to secure a top six finish. For those interested in the above bet - Temple of Athenaa is the third-favourite in the market at 13/2 odds. Additionally, the two-year-old has had solid performances across her first two career starts - with the filly winning on debut before finishing third most recently. She is behind that of Utmost Respect and Dublin Bay in the market - with the duo the best-backed at 7/2 and 11/2 respectively. Utmost Respect won at Hamilton last time out, while Dublin Bay has won each of his last two fixtures.
The Independent
5 minutes ago
- The Independent
Super League: Rhyse Martin hands Hull KR team-mates warning ahead of Leeds clash
Former Leeds star Rhyse Martin has warned his Hull KR team-mates to beware the revitalised Rhinos as the two clubs prepare for a high-profile Betfred Super League clash at Headingley on Thursday. Martin spent five years at Leeds, including the first few months of current head coach Brad Arthur's reign at the end of last season, and saw at first hand the start of his former side's dramatic improvement. Leeds' crushing win at Castleford last Sunday moved them within two points of second-placed Wigan and they are shaping into one of the biggest post-season threats to Rovers' hopes of going on to clinch their first Grand Final. Martin said: 'He (Arthur) brought the accountability the team was asking for. They wanted to have that challenge put upon them by the coach and the hard-working mentality everybody is seeing from them. 'They're willing to grind teams down and have the skills on top of that. With Brad, it's the hard-nosed work ethic and the skill-based rugby on top of that.' Rovers all but wrapped up this season's League Leaders' Shield with an intense 10-6 win at Wigan last weekend, but victory came at a price as prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves picked up a two-match ban for striking Tyler Dupree. And Martin, set to return to Headingley for the first time since his move, is under no illusions about the size of the task the Robins face if they are to maintain their momentum and finally confirm their second piece of silverware this season. 'The Leeds game is going to be just as hard, if not harder,' added Martin. 'Playing them at Headingley, you know you're in for a tough game. We'll have to have our best game against them.' Arthur has galvanised the Rhinos since replacing Rohan Smith midway through last season, and they head into the run-in effectively assured of a first play-off place in two years. But results last weekend have also raised realistic hopes of a top-two finish which would send them straight into the play-off semi-finals and bring post-season rugby league back to Headingley for the first time since 2017. 'I didn't realise that (but) it certainly gives us extra motivation,' said Arthur, who will resist the temptation to blood new boy Joe Shorrocks, who arrived on loan from ailing Salford this week. 'I think the club and our fans, supporters and sponsors deserve a home final. That's a long time, but there's a lot of hard work between now and then. 'We've been very good at just focusing on us and how to get better. If we continue to do that we might, just maybe, give ourselves a chance to get to that end result. But there's a fair bit of work to be done yet, and a lot of twists and turns left in this competition.'
The Independent
5 minutes ago
- The Independent
Leon Bailey joins Roma on season-long loan deal from Aston Villa
Aston Villa have confirmed winger Leon Bailey has joined Roma on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy. The 28-year-old will join up with the Serie A side who finished fifth in the league last season. Bailey has made 144 appearance for Villa since he signed for the club from Bayer Leverkusen in 2021. The Jamaica international was a regular starter for Unai Emery's side over his first couple of seasons with the club but saw game time limited in the latter half of last season after suffering an injury. Bailey helped Villa to the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season where he scored and assisted in the last-16 tie against Club Brugge. Bailey becomes the second player from the Premier League to sign for Roma after Brighton striker Evan Ferguson made the move earlier in the window.
