{"id":11507,"date":"2026-08-20T13:55:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.netbet.ie\/blog\/?p=11507"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:55:06","slug":"horse-racing-york-ebor-festival-2026-best-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.netbet.ie\/blog\/horse-racing-york-ebor-festival-2026-best-bets\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Racing: York Ebor Festival 2026 &#8211; Best Bets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Check out some of the best <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.ie\/\"><strong>bets<\/strong><\/a> for Friday and Saturday at the 2026 renewal of the famous York Ebor Festival. Head to <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.ie\/\"><strong>NetBet Sport<\/strong><\/a> for all the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/sport.netbet.ie\/horse-racing\/\"><strong>horse racing odds<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Written by Jake Wilkes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*All odds are subject to change<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Friday: 13:50 York \u2013 Zennor Storm- WIN (4\/1)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The phrase \u2018eye-catcher\u2019 probably doesn\u2019t do justice to Zennor Storm, who absolutely flew home from the rear to finish second when last seen at Goodwood.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The winner that day was simply in a better position and the selection did well to finish as close as he did. Frustratingly, it was a similar story on his penultimate effort over course and distance, when he finished a never-nearer fourth after encountering traffic problems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evidently, he needs a bit of luck and everything to fall right, but he has a nice swing at the weights with Exclusive Code, who beat him 22 days ago and is better drawn than his rival in stall 4.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He could be a fair bit better than these and is an attractive price to find out.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Friday: 15:35 York \u2013 Time For Sandals \u2013 EACHWAY (20\/1)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The City of Troy Nunthorpe Stakes looks its usually competitive contest, with exciting sprinters from France, America and Australia all lining up. However, completely over-looked in the market, Time For Sandals is simply priced too big &#8211; and can land an upset for Harry Eustace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He may be better over six furlongs, but this race will be run at a very fast pace, so if he can stay in touch, his extra stamina will be priceless in the closing stages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time For Sandals showed signs of being back to his best in the Group 2 Qatar Stakes at Goodwood and he has enough class to win a race like this, as shown when he won the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot last year.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Saturday: 13:50 York \u2013 Geryon \u2013 WIN (11\/2)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I fancy Enceladus to win the St Leger and as a result, I think the form of Geryon\u2019s defeat to him at Goodwood is strong.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arguably, he should have finished closer, as jockey Colin Keane seemingly held on to his mount for too long &#8211; and should have become more vigorous at an earlier point.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once he asked Geryon to quicken, he did so, but the leader was already away and gone. It was a classic case of what could have been.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I expect redemption here for Geryon.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Saturday 15:35 York \u2013 Ascending \u2013 EACHWAY (25\/1)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The feature handicap of the week is the Ebor, with \u00a3300,000 to the winner &#8211; and I am taking a massive swing on Ascending at a huge price.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a horse who regularly runs well in big field handicaps, as shown to best effect when winning the Ascot Stakes last year at Royal Ascot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He won that race off a mark of 95 and is 3lbs higher here, but is more-than capable off this rating, advertised when finishing second over course and distance in this race last year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another bold bid can be expected at good each-way value.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When you choose NetBet Sport, you can enjoy a whole range of top-quality sports and markets. Whatever you choose, always remember to bet responsibly. Here at NetBet, player wellbeing is our number one priority \u2013 check out our\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/help.netbet.ie\/hc\/en-ie\/articles\/15115364221084-Responsible-Gambling\">Responsible Gambling tips and tools page<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for more information. When the fun stops, stop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out some of the best bets for Friday and Saturday at the 2026 renewal of the famous York Ebor Festival. 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