Ebor Festival Day 1 Tips - ITV Racing tips on Juddmonte International Stakes day
- Tips for all five ITV races on Wednesday 17th August
- Five races will be shown live from day one of the Ebor Festival
- The Juddmonte International Stakes is the Group One feature at York on Wednesday
- Sunday Sovereign, Local Dynasty and Red Verdon feature in our ITV tips
The 2022 Ebor Festival kicks off on Wednesday and viewers can look forward to five thrilling races on day one at York. The Acomb and Great Voltigeur Stakes lead perfectly into the Juddmonte International Stakes, where Baaeed will square off against Mishriff and Native Trail for the first time.
Let's dive straight into our ITV Racing tips on day one of the Ebor Festival.
Wednesday's ITV Racing Schedule
Time | Title |
---|---|
1:50pm | Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) 5½f |
2:25pm | Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3) 7f |
3:00pm | Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2) 1m4f |
3:35pm | Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1) 1m2½f |
4:10pm | Stayers Handicap (Heritage Handicap) 2m½f |
Ebor Festival Day One Tips - Wednesday 17th August
Race 1 - Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap Tips
What better way to kick off another fantastic card at York than with a wide-open sprint handicap. A decent case can be made for the majority of the 22 runners and the bookies are finding it difficult to split them.
SUNDAY SOVEREIGN looked to have claimed his first victory of the season here at York in May, only for Illusionist to swoop past him in the dying strides. Tim Easterby's five-year-old returned after a short break with a solid effort at Musselburgh three weeks ago and the handicapper has dropped his mark back down to 94, the same mark Sunday Sovereign carried into his last outing in the Knavesmire.
Race 2 - Acomb Stakes Tips
LOCAL DYNASTY made a lasting impression when winning on debut at Newmarket 12 days ago. Charlie Appleby's colt got loose before the race and travelled keenly in the early stages. Once James Doyle's mount hit the front, however, Local Dynasty put that race to bed in a matter of strides and coasted home a three-and-a-half-length winner.
Local Dynasty is by Dubawi and out of a Shamardal mare who reached a mark of 103 during her short career. Appleby and William Buick will be the partnership to follow at York this week and Local Dynasty could be very hard to beat in the Acomb.
Race 3 - Great Voltigeur Stakes Tips
Appleby, once again, plays a strong hand in this Group Two, with Secret State and Walk Of Stars both boasting winning claims. Aikhal is greatly respected for Ryan Moore and Aidan O'Brien. The ultra-consistent Deauville Legend cannot be ruled out either.
Consistent isn't the word you'd use to describe GRAND ALLIANCE, who's run stinkers in both the Epsom Derby and the Gordon Stakes last time out. Charlie Fellowes' colt did run well in the Blue Riband Trial at Epsom in April and would have beaten Changingoftheguard at Royal Ascot, had he not hung violently left late on.
Fellowes has added cheek-pieces for the first time today and, if they have the desired effect, then Grand Alliance could look wildly overpriced.
Race 4 - Juddmonte International Stakes Tips
Read our full guide to the 2022 Juddmonte International Stakes to find out if we're siding against Baaeed in the main event at York.
If you plan on watching any of Wednesday's races via a mobile or tablet, take a look at our Juddmonte International Stakes Live Stream page.
Race 5 - Stayers Handicap Tips
The presence of 109-rated Thunderous leaves plenty of classy stayers carrying appealing weights into this handicap. One of those is the old boy RED VERDON, who's dropped seven pounds down the handicap since the start of the season.
Ed Dunlop's stalwart, who won a Group Three here at York in 2020, has run very well under welter burdens on his last two handicap starts. Red Verdon will only have 9-00 to carry on Wednesday and I wouldn't be surprised to see Tom Marquand's mount involved in the business end of things.
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