Moving on up: classier contenders and £1m pot gives Ebor a different complexion

Muntahaa (Jim Crowley) wins last year's Sky Bet Ebor from Weekender (pink cap)Credit: Edward Whitaker

Simply getting into the £1 million Sky Bet Ebor is tricky enough, never mind winning the richest handicap run in Europe.

It is harder than ever to get a run this year as a result of there being double the amount of prize-money on offer compared to 2018.

Three-year-olds have been excluded with concerns that connections may be tempted by the extraordinary riches on offer and it could lead to the quality of Pattern races being diluted.

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Bruce JacksonReporter

Published on 19 August 2019inNews

Last updated 20:09, 19 August 2019

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