Sky Bet Ebor Festival Insights and Predictions
Mark Howard shares insights on five horses to watch at the Sky Bet Ebor Festival, hinting at potential outcomes.
With the Sky Bet Ebor Festival at York approaching, Racing TV pundit Mark Howard gives the pros five horses to side within the event which could hint towards the shape of things to come at the prestigious meeting. While several of the selections might be paradoxical, it is not surprising to find Howard giving out favourites that could make an impact for the horse racing action at York since that is the goal of the festival. Such was the case in the Jonny or Rhys Clipper Logisti c Handicap Stakes as New Image was the selection prepared to be the favourite entering the scheduled race. While the performance was stellar, with everything pointing in its favour, one could only expect good things from New Image. If it has ever been a decent thing to trust a horse with a few races under its belt, this was probably the most important take for the avid racing fan.
Another no-brainer occurred in the Listed British Stallion Studs EBF Galtres Stakes, with the speculation being that we could include such a strong field so Newmarket fans could have a better show. Sea Just In Time was the selection – a lovely three-year-old prepared by William Haggas holding all the statistical measures of pedigree and the two wins on its side could presumably remain unbeaten at the course and distance set. Another exciting entry in the fillies handicap could well be Elim who reportedly had a nightmare in the yard last November but was resilient and had a sharp stretch of speed. Similarly, there was Believing who already took the spoils in the Listed and Group 2 races and it is now heading in the Nunthorpe Stakes exceeding previous expectations for a magnificent horse. It seems that the future of racing may slightly change as how many times have the spectators seen younger horses winning every single stake category there is? As the festival is attracting horses and personnel from the top trainers throughout the world, it is going to happen all over again.