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A huge field thunders five furlongs down York's straight in the Sky Bet Dash, one of the most competitive and chaotic sprint handicaps of the season, where the draw looms large. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Ascot's midsummer championship sends the classic generation against Europe's best older horses over a mile and a half, one of the flat season's defining all-aged clashes. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

A big field of well-handicapped types contests seven furlongs on York's wide Knavesmire, where a favourable draw and a clear run through traffic frequently separate a closely matched line-up. Our trends guide covers the profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Newbury's Weatherbys Super Sprint is a hugely valuable five-furlong contest for two-year-olds, with weights linked to sales price and a big field of speedy juveniles. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Market Rasen's Summer Plate is a valuable handicap chase over an extended two and a half miles, drawing a competitive summer jumping field to the Lincolnshire track. Our trends guide covers the winning profile and the shortlist.

Market Rasen's Summer Hurdle is the highlight of the jumps calendar's warmer months, a competitive handicap over an extended two and a half miles. Our trends guide covers the winning profile and the shortlist.

Musselburgh hosts the Scottish Stewards' Cup, a big-field six-furlong sprint handicap where a well-judged mark, the draw and a clear run can decide everything. Our trends guide covers the winning profile and the shortlist.

Hamilton Park stages the Glasgow Stakes, a Listed contest for three-year-olds over a mile and a quarter on an undulating track that asks plenty of questions. Our trends guide covers the winning profile, the draw and the shortlist.

Ahead of the 2030 finals in Morocco, Portugal and Spain, we crunch the last five tournaments to see how reliable the bookies' favourites really are. Which nations deliver, who struggles under pressure, and does the knock-out stage change everything?

Former TOWIE star Bobby Norris, from Essex, is one of the most recognisable faces from the show's golden era. Joining the ITV hit in its early days at just 24, Bobby spent over a decade on the programme that paved the way for the likes of Geordie Shore and Made in Chelsea, back when, in his words, reality TV was "just a group of mates with a microphone" pulling in two to three million viewers an episode.