{"id":60699,"date":"2025-08-23T10:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T10:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=60699"},"modified":"2025-08-23T10:27:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T10:27:32","slug":"york-horse-racing-tips-ebor-festival-day-four-saturday-23-08-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/york-horse-racing-tips-ebor-festival-day-four-saturday-23-08-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"York Horse Racing Tips: Ebor Festival Day Four – Take On Ebor Favourite With Well-Backed 4 Year-Old"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 Ebor Festival climaxes on Saturday and you can see Andy Newton’s York horse racing tips for day four – including the ‘big one’, the Ebor Handicap, where he’s against the hot favourite Hipop De Loire.<\/strong><\/p>\n

York Horse Racing Tips For ITV Racing: Ebor Festival Day Four<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Five more ITV Racing contests on the final day of the 2025 York Ebor Festival<\/a> and ANDY NEWTON continues with his York horse racing tips.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, the action kicks off with the Group Three Strensall Stakes at 1:50pm – a race seven of the last 10 winners were drawn 5 or lower.<\/p>\n

The Group One City Of York Stakes (3pm) is another feature as Sussex Stakes runner-up Rosallion will be looking to win his first race of the season.<\/p>\n

But the final day at York is always about the Ebor Handicap (3:35pm) – the richest handicap run in Europe, with \u00a3300k on offer to the winner.<\/p>\n

We look at the five ITV York Saturday races below.<\/p>\n

Plus EVERY day here on SportsCasting we’ve got our best daily horse racing tips<\/a> – that include NAP, NB and Lucky 15 picks.<\/p>\n

York Horse Racing Best Bets: Saturday 23rd August 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

1:50 York \u2013 Sky Bet <\/span>Strensall<\/span> Stakes (Group 3) Cl1 (3yo+) 1m1f ITV<\/span><\/h3>\n

With 70% of the last 10 winners drawn in stalls 5 or lower this might help with eight runners. While despite two 3 year-old winners since 2022 – five of the last nine winners were aged 4.<\/p>\n

However, despite this I think two of the three 3 year-olds GLADIUS and BOWMARK look interesting.<\/p>\n

Yes, King’s Gambit will be popular as the top-rated and running a fair third at Royal Ascot last time – but the form taken a few knocks since.<\/p>\n

It also might not be easy giving 7lbs away to two progressive-looking 3 year-olds.<\/p>\n

Gladius was a gutsy winner at Goodwood last time out and looks ready to make the leap up in class.<\/p>\n

Andrew Balding Won The Race Last Year<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Balding yard also won this last year with a 3 year-old too (See The Fire) and he’s now won three of his four starts.<\/p>\n

There could be more to come and Oisin Murphy is an obvious plus in the saddle and also rode the stable’s winner 12 months ago. Oh, and last year’s winner for the stable also came out of stall 8.<\/p>\n

Bowmark was highly-tried in the French Derby last time but is into slightly calmer waters here.<\/p>\n

The drop back in trip will suit and we know the track is fine too – having bolted up here back in May in a Novice over 1m.<\/p>\n

Plus, the slightly softer ground the last day probably wasn’t ideal either and back on a quicker surface and with a 83-day break to freshen up, is another that looks ready to kick on again.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd47GLADIUS\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\ud83e\udd48BOMARK<\/strong>
\n\ud83e\udd49KING’S GAMBIT\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2:25 York \u2013 Sky Bet Melrose Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (<\/span>GBBPlus<\/span> Race) Cl2 (3yo) 1m6f ITV<\/span><\/h3>\n

All of the last eight winners here carried 9st 3lbs or less – and it’s also been a Mr Haggas (2 of last 6) and Mr Balding (2 of last 5).<\/p>\n

They are both represented here too, with the Haggas yard running the Royal runner Golden Handshake, who is on a three-timer – but the form of last win has taken a knocks since, is up 4lbs and also up two grades. In short, looks progressive, but also has a lot more on her plate.<\/p>\n

While Balding has the likely favourite with the horse racing betting sites<\/a> – Tarriance and FANTASY WORLD.<\/p>\n

The last-named will be the better value and having kept on well last time at Yarmouth over 1m 3 1\/2f is taken to have more improvement now upped in trip (1m6f). While the form also looks solid with the 4th Carnival Day winning well at Epsom since.<\/p>\n

Daiquiri Bay is another of interest for the Alan King team. Was 8th in the King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot and the winner Merchant has advertised that form by winning the Gordon Stakes at Glorious Goodwood since.<\/p>\n

Has only had five career runs and is another that is taken to improve for the longer trip.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd47FANTASY WORLD\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\ud83e\udd48DAIQUIRI BAY\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\ud83e\udd49TARRIANCE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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3:00 York \u2013 Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 1) Cl1 (3yo+) 7f ITV<\/span><\/h3>\n

The big Group One on the the day and on the ratings this should be going to the 120-rated Rosallion.<\/p>\n

However, this horse was pulled out of running in France last weekend with a bruised foot and that coupled with the average form of the Hannon team at the moment suggest he’s worth taking on.<\/p>\n

He’s also been chinned in his last three races this season – in the Lockinge, Queen Anne and Sussex Stakes – and might just be prone to an improver.<\/p>\n

And is also back to 7f here, which might not be ideal based on how he’s been finishing his races this season.<\/p>\n

So, step forward NEVER SO BRAVE, who certainly falls into the ‘improver’ category with two nice wins at Ascot.<\/p>\n

The last was in the G2 Summer Mile (watch below), so needs to step up again, but has kicked on this season after being gelded last November with 2-1-1 form figures.<\/p>\n

Oisin Murphy, who was on at Royal Ascot, rides and the Balding yard have won this three times since 2009.<\/p>\n

Never So Brave is also one of Andy’s big fancies on the weekend FINAL FURLONG PODCAST<\/a> this week.<\/p>\n

Of the rest, French raider Maranoa Charlie was a close second in the Prix Jean Prat last time, but the third The Lion In Winter didn’t run well last weekend to knock that form.<\/p>\n

Audience was 4th in the race last year and second in 2023, but is a hard horse to catch right but the first-time blinkers might help. That said, they tried the cheekpieces for the first time last time in the Lennox (3rd).<\/p>\n

Lake Forest can go well too though.<\/p>\n

He was second in the Lennox Stakes at Glorious Goodwood – having run on well that day. We know he likes the track, having won the 2023 Gimcrack here and the Haggas team continue to be in flying form.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd47NEVER SO BRAVE\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\ud83e\udd48LAKE FOREST\u00a0<\/strong>
\n\ud83e\udd49ROSALLION\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n