York Placepot picks: Paul Kealy with his perm for day three of the Ebor festival

You can obviously make a case for loads in York's opener (1.50) so it makes sense to go with at least three in the Placepot.

I like my outsiders and on York form and will add , who has been progressing under both codes for a while and has won here too.

With Stradivarius out, the standout in the Lonsdale Cup (2.25) is Trueshan.

At least one of and should gets us through the next (3.00), but I'll be opposing the front two in the Nunthorpe (3.35).

is the main pick, while the recent Goodwood 1-2 of and complete the trio.

In the fifth (4.10) Roger Varian's unexposed is preferred to Amanzoe at the head of the market. She relished the step up to just short of this trip last time and gets a fair amount of weight on her handicap debut.

, who won with plenty in hand at Goodwood, is the other pick in a race which should be dominated by the Classic generation.

We've got a maiden to finish (4.45), and goes in with obvious form pick .

York Placepot perm

1.50
14 Cormier
15 Kihavah
16 Ravenscraig Castle

2.25
7 Trueshan

3.00
1 Royal Scotsman
11 Noble Style

3.35
6 Khaadem
8 Raasel
13 Flotus

4.10
2 State Occasion
11 Shampion

4.45
4 Desert Order
8 Lahab

3x1x2x3x2x2 = 72 lines

Today is a World Pool day and the Tote Betting Tournament is on at York where punters can increase their winnings on the Tote bets they’ve already had by entering the opt-in ‘Beat Benson’ tournament.

The additional Daily Prize Pool is shared between the players who make a bigger profit than the Tote’s Jamie Benson on the day. To enter you need to place three £10 bets of any type with the Tote, and if 1,000 people opt-in then the pool will stand at £10,000.

With the World Pool at York, the Swinger pool on most races will likely be around the £1,000,000 mark and would give a good chance of hiking up the tournament rankings.

Our pick for the Swinger comes in the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes (3.35). Emaraaty Ana was second in the race last year before going on to land the Sprint Cup at Haydock and shaped like he is on his way back to form when sixth in the July Cup.

Put him in alongside the consistent Highfield Princess, who scorched the Knavesmire turf when landing the Duke of York over 6f earlier in the season and might have the speed to cope with 5f.
Paul Kealy

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