The 2025 Ebor Festival continues on Thursday and Andy Newton is back with his York horse racing tips for the second day – including the Yorkshire Oaks and Lowther Stakes.
York Horse Racing Tips For ITV Racing: Ebor Festival Day Two
Five more ITV Racing contests to look forward to on day two of the 2025 York Ebor Festival and ANDY NEWTON returns with his York horse racing tips.
On Thursday, the Group One Yorkshire Oaks is the main event at 3:35pm, where Epsom Oaks winner Minnie Hauk is the red-hot favourite.
She’ll be looking to give trainer Aidan O’Brien a ninth success in the race as the horse eyes her fourth Oaks race this season.
Plus EVERY day here on SportsCasting we’ve got our best daily horse racing tips – that include NAP, NB and Lucky 15 picks.
York Betting Tips: Thursday 21st August 2025
1:50 York – Sky Bet Lowther Stakes (Group 2) (IRE Incentive Race) Cl1 (2yo) 6f ITV
ROYAL FIXATION brings the best form to the table here – after a close second in the G2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes at HQ last time (watch below).
She was a good winner on debut too and with William Buick (rode last time) in the saddle she’s the one to beat – with the Ed Walker team having also won this race last year.
The Karl Burke camp have their horses in good form and have won two of the last six runnings – they have Pearl Fortune, who also comes from stall 7, which has been responsible for four of the last seven winners. But needs to step forward on her last run, when a beaten jolly at Ripon.
Staya and Argentine Tango bring fair form and experience to the race too.
But the Richard Hughes runner America Queen, who bolted up by 12 lengths on debut, looks the one with the most improvement to come.
Ryan Moore, who rode the winner back in 2018, is also a plus in the saddle and can give the pick most to think about.
And also looks a good selection to include in your York Placepot tips on day two.
🥇ROYAL FIXATION (7/4)
🥈AMERICA QUEEN (7/2)
🥉PEARL FORTUNE (33/1)
2:25 York – Harry’s Half Million By Goffs (GBB Race) Cl2 (2yo) 6f ITV
A monster pot up for grabs for this 2 year-old race (£338k), with the 106-rated Tadej looking the likely favourite with the horse racing betting sites.
He’s already landed a Group 3 in France and was 6th in Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. That’s the best form on show but has a result does have to give weight away to all the others.
However, despite this is still well-treated at this level – with the next best rated Italica at 99, who gets 4lbs off the selection (now a non-runner).
Anthelia came with a late rattle to collar Havanna Hurricane in the Weatherbys Super Sprint over 5f – so even though this extra furlong looks to suit on that run. Her only carer loss came over this trip (6f).
The other of interest is RAAKEB for the Hannon team. After a quiet spell the yard are having a few more winners of late and should be better stepping back up in trip.
He was 6th in the Super Sprint but meets Anthelia on 11lbs better terms (3 3/4 lengths) and also has a 7lb pull with Tadej based on their Coventry Stakes run in June (watch below).
Of the rest, Rikki Tiki Tavi got off the mark at Thirsk last time (3rd run) and could be ready to kick on from that.
🥇RAKEEB (9/2)
🥈TADEJ (3/1)
🥉RIKKI TIKI TAVI (12/1)
3:00 York – Clipper Handicap (Heritage Handicap) Cl2 (3yo+) 1m ITV
16 of the last 22 winners were aged 3 or 4 and came from stalls 12 or lower – so two fair trends to take into the race.
Despite flopping last time, the form of Aalto’s close second to More Thunder in the Bunbury Cup has been boosted since – with that horse winning the Hungerford Stakes – and might be over-priced if bouncing back.
Bullet Point, for the Haggas yard, will be popular after a close second at Ascot and this quicker track should suit. He’s only had nine career runs and looks sure to be involved.
Others to note are Remmooz and Sisyphean, who were separated by only a neck at York in July, with the former 5lbs better off now – but has since flopped at Ascot in the Bullet Point race (13th).
So, in a tricky race, a chance is taken on a past winner – BLUE FOR YOU (e/w). Yes, at the age of 7 he falls down the key age trend mentioned – but does like it here at York.
He won here last July off a mark of 95 and is now 3lbs lower. His last run at Goodwood in the Golden Mile (8th or 15) wasn’t too bad and even though he’s probably a bit better with some cut, has run okay on good-to-firm in the past.
The David O’Meara yard are in good order too and have also won two of the last nine. They also send Leadman to post, who was a fast-finishing second last weekend at Newbury over 7f and should be more suited to the mile trip here.
🥇BLUE FOR YOU (e/w) (16/1)
🥈BULLET POINT (5/2)
🥉LEADMAN (17/2)
3:35 York – Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks (Group 1) Cl1 (3yo+) 1m4f ITV
With eight wins in the Yorkshire Oaks, trainer Aidan O’Brien needs just one more to join Sir Michael Stoute and Matthew Dawson (not the ex-England Rugby player) as the most successful handler in the race.
And really with red-hot favourite MINNIE HAUK in the race – it will be a shock if he’s not.
She’s already won the Cheshire, Epsom and Irish Oaks (watch below) this season and will become the first filly to do the double since Snowfall in 2021.
Minnie is the top-rated in the field at 117 and being only 3 will get the age allowance and a massive 9lbs off her nearest rival – Estrange, who will be popular for the forecast players.
But didn’t impress last time at Haydock, despite winning and having to give 9lbs to Qilin Queen, brings this Ed Walker runner into the mix for second at better value.
🥇MINNIE HAUK (4/9)
🥈QILIN QUEEN (14/1)
🥉ESTRANGE (11/4)
4:10 York – British EBF & Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes (Listed Race) (GBBPlus Race) Cl1 (3yo+) 1m4f ITV
Oisin Murphy has won two of the last six winners and tries to add to that with the Ed Walker runner Rose Prick – but is only 1-from-18 and really needs to find something on recent runs.
However, on a plus the two teamed up last year to win this – so there might be an angle there if you like that sort of thing.
11 of the last 15 winners came from stalls 5-11, While 14 of the last 15 were placed in the top 4 last time and all of the last 10 winners were aged 3 or 4.
We’ve also two well-fancied royal runners in Rainbows Edge and AEOLIAN – with the last-named looking the least exposed with only two runs.
He won last time over 1m2f at Newmarket and looks the sort that could improve further now upped in trip. Is also from the in-form William Haggas yard, that can do little wrong at the moment.
Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore will draw the eye with Butterfly Wings. Is, however, only 1-from-8 but will find this easier than the Irish Oaks (4th) last time.
Alice Monet the other of interest though – coming over from the shrewd Dermot Weld team and has won her last two in good fashion.
🥇AEOLIAN (9/2)
🥈ALICE MONET (15/2)
🥉RAINBOWS EDGE (9/4)
