York Ebor: day-by-day guide to the key races, star horses and best tips

Staged on the famous Knavesmire in York, the Ebor festival is the north's premier race meeting and one of the highlights of the Flat calendar, featuring a host of top-class racing and stunning betting heats at one of Britain's best racecourses.

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Wednesday's York races

1.50 Sky Bet And Symphony Group Handicap (5½f, 3yo+) ITV/RTV

2.25 Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3, 7f, 2yo) ITV/RTV

3.00 Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes (Group 2, 1m4f, 3yo) ITV/RTV

3.35 Juddmonte International Stakes (Group 1, 1m2½f, 3yo+) ITV/RTV

4.10 Sky Bet Handicap (2m½f, 3yo+) RTV

4.45 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Fillies' Handicap (5f, 3yo+) RTV

5.20 Sky Bet Nursery Handicap (6f, 2yo) RTV

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Wednesday's big story

The star attraction on Wednesday is the Group 1 Juddmonte International (3.35), which last year was named as the world's best race. This year's build-up took a major twist on Monday when leading three-year-old St Mark's Basilica was ruled out through injury, but luckily his powerful owners Coolmore and trainer Aidan O'Brien have a wealth of talent at their disposal and have drafted in last year's leading filly Love to fly the flag. Love was a dominant winner of the Yorkshire Oaks here in 2020, but suffered a first defeat since her juvenile days when third to Derby winner Adayar at Ascot last time. In second that day was the John and Thady Gosden-trained Mishriff, who has long had the Juddmonte as a target and looks primed to make a major challenge for his first Group 1 on British soil.

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Mishriff: the globetrotting star has won Group 1s in France and DubaiCredit: Scoop Dyga / France Galop

Wednesday's best bet

3.35 York

Yet to win a Group 1 in Britain, but won't get many better chances now ante-post favourite St Mark's Basilica has been ruled out.

He had Aidan O'Brien's stand-in Love behind him when second to Adayar in the King George and a repeat ought to be good enough as Alcohol Free is a doubtful stayer at the trip and the rest don't look good enough.
Paul Kealy, Racing Post senior tipster

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Wednesday's best horses

The Juddmonte International (3.35) is not all about the top two in the market with Alcohol Free, a Group 1 winner at Royal Ascot and Glorious Goodwood, forming a strong supporting cast alongside Mohaafeth and Alenquer.

High Definition was long considered favourite for the Derby at Epsom, but has disappointed in his two starts this summer and bids to restore his reputation in the Group 2 Great Voltigeur Stakes (3.00).

Leading jockey William Buick rides Kemari in the same race, and also has a strong chance in the Group 3 Acomb Stakes (2.25) with exciting juvenile Noble Truth.

If you want more on the 2021 Ebor festival:

'One of our biggest losers of the week' – bookmakers share their big York fears

2021 Juddmonte International at York: the runners, the odds, the verdict

Ebor picks: eight experts pick out their dark horses to follow at York this week

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