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What's on this week: all roads lead to York and Enable's British swansong

Enable: brilliant filly poised to contest the Yorkshire Oaks
Enable: brilliant filly poised to contest the Yorkshire OaksCredit: Mark Cranham

Monday

A low-key start to the week in Britain features four meetings from Catterick, Lingfield, Windsor and Bangor, while Roscommon is the sole offering from Ireland.

Elsewhere the declarations for the first day of the Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor meeting will be confirmed, including the final field for the £1 million Juddmonte International.

Tuesday

The build-up to York continues with Thursday's declarations as we discover who will take on Enable in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks as the queen of the turf readies for her final start in Britain.

The day's racing is split equally between afternoon and evening with three day-time cards from Brighton, Hamilton and Kempton before action from Yarmouth, Sligo and Newton Abbot.

Wednesday

All eyes turn to the Knavesmire for the first day of the Ebor festival. The Group 3 Tattersalls Acomb Stakes and the Group 2 Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes serve as the appetizers for the Juddmonte International, where Crystal Ocean looks set to clash with the likes of Japan and King Of Comedy.

Crystal Ocean (nearside): heads to the Juddmonte International
Crystal Ocean (nearside): heads to the Juddmonte InternationalCredit: Edward Whitaker

Other meetings come from Bath, Carlisle, Killarney, Worcester and Kempton while the declarations for the day three of the Ebor will be set in stone.

Thursday

It's Enable day at York as Khalid Abdullah's star filly could make her final start on British soil in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks. The next-best race on the six-race card is the Group 2 Lowther Stakes, where Liberty Beach puts her growing reputation on the line.

Jumps action from Stratford and Fontwell is supplmented by Flat cards from Chepstow, York and Leicester. In Ireland Killarney hosts an eight-race mixed meeting.

Friday

Day three of the Ebor meeting sees two of the most exciting races of the week, starting with Stradivarius and his defence of the Group 2 Wetherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup. The 5f Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes is arguably the race of the week and sees the enigmatic Battaash takes on July Cup winner Ten Sovereigns.

Decent action from Newmarket and Ffos Las will keep racing fans occupied throughout the afternoon, before a pair of Group 2s – the Debutante Stakes and the Futurity Stakes – headline a good evening card from the Curragh.

Goodwood, Salisbury and Chelmsford also host evening action.

Saturday

The £1m Sky Bet Ebor looks set to be a fiercely competitive contest with several high-profile names bidding to claim the first prize of £600,000. The City of York Stakes and the Strensall Stakes are the two Group races on the final day of the Ebor festival.

Muntahaa wins the 2018 Sky Bet Ebor at York
Muntahaa: winner of the 2018 EborCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

The Celebration Mile, the Prestige Stakes and the March Stakes headline a good card at Goodwood, while Newmarket, Chlemsford and Cartmel complete a typically busy Saturday afternoon lineup.

Dessert for those who can't their fill in the afternoon comes in the form of evening action from Cartmel and Redcar.

Sunday

Goodwood complete its three-day meeting with eight races from the South Downs including the Group 3 Supreme Stakes – won last year by the talented Anna Nerium – the pick of the action.

Beverley and Yarmouth complete the day's action.


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Published on 19 August 2019inNews

Last updated 10:27, 19 August 2019

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