A likely trio who can keep you in profits for the weeks ahead

There can be few more compelling handicaps in Flat racing than the Ebor. However, over the last 20 years the race has changed considerably. Between 1988 and 2001 over half the runnings were won by three-year-olds, but the Classic generation hasn't struck since, largely because they can't get into the race.

Things don't look like changing this year, and if the older horses, as expected, stand their ground then it is only sensible to start looking more towards the head of the weights.

In days of old such a policy would be foolhardy, but not now, and in the last three runnings there has been no more than 9lb separating top weight from bottom and the classier ones are likely to be nearer to top.