Blogs: Horse Racing

York's Ebor Festival closes with a fiercely competitive heritage handicap, where a large and 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 at York, where a favourable mark, the right draw and a smooth passage through the field can all prove decisive. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

A competitive mile handicap at York's Ebor Festival, where the draw and a perfectly timed challenge frequently separate a closely matched field of well-treated and progressive types. 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 classic company. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Windsor's Winter Hill is a Group 3 over an extended mile and a quarter, run on a distinctive figure-of-eight track that rewards horses with tactical speed. Our trends guide covers the profile, draw and shortlist.

Ripon's Silver Cup is a competitive middle-distance handicap on one of Yorkshire's most enjoyable summer cards, where a kind mark and a well-timed challenge tend to tell. Our trends guide covers the profile and shortlist.

Promising juveniles head to Yorkshire for Ripon's championship two-year-old contest, a valuable prize where natural speed and racecourse experience both count on the day. Our trends guide covers the profile, draw and shortlist.

Six furlongs at Ripon produces one of the north's fiercest sprint handicaps, a big-field charge where the draw and a clean getaway shape the outcome. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Seven furlongs at Newbury suits both sharp milers and strong sprinters, and the Hungerford regularly draws them together at Group 2 level in late summer. Our trends guide covers the profile and shortlist.