ITV Racing Tips – Saturday 22nd August 2026 Best Bets for York Ebor Festival

The fourth and final day of the York Ebor Festival is set for Saturday, 22nd August. The ITV cameras will show five live races from York, including the ever-competitive Ebor Handicap.

We have gone through all televised races on Day Four of the Ebor Festival, picking out ITV horse racing tips, and an accumulator for ITV racing.

The final day of the York Ebor Festival kicks off with the Group Three Strensall Stakes, run over a mile and a furlong.

Hankelow could be of interest back down in trip after finishing well back in the field in the Group One Prix du Jockey Club.

The Karl Burke runner started the season with an excellent third in the Group One Poule d’Essai Des Poulains, and that form has been subsequently boosted with Rayif coming out to win a Group One in France last weekend.

Hankelow was a winner over a mile on faster ground last year when landing the Group Three Autumn Stakes, and he gets weight from many market rivals this weekend.

Racing from Chester is also covered on Saturday, including a handicap over an extended seven furlongs.

Rhoscolyn could be of serious interest after dropping to an eye-catching low mark. He has also been handed the plum draw for the in-form David O’Meara yard.

Has been below his best this season, but any rain will support his chances after an excellent fourth on soft ground at Doncaster last October.

Next up is the Melrose Handicap, which will see a competitive field compete across a mile and six.

Willie Mullins and Saffie Osborne join forces with Sharkeyboy, who should stand an excellent chance with applied headgear after a narrow defeat over an extended mile and four at Galway in July.

Will relish this further step up in trip, and represents a yard with an excellent record on the flat at this meeting.

The second of the races from Chester this weekend is the Listed Chester Stakes.

Lazy Griff could still be incredibly unexposed over staying trips, and this drop in class should suit. He was last seen finishing seventh of eight in the Group One Goodwood Cup, but he was largely impressive before that display, winning over two miles at Sandown in the Listed Coral Marathon and finishing a close third behind Dubai Future over the same course and distance in the Group Three Henry II Stakes. The one to beat.

Notable Speech could be a vulnerable favourite in the Group One City of York Stakes on Saturday.

Therefore, it could be worth taking a chance on Zavateri. The Eve Johnson Houghton runner ran with credit when beaten only four lengths when fifth behind Bow Echo in the Group One Sussex Stakes last month.

Had form that mixed it with the best as a juvenile, which includes a win over Gstaad in the Group One Vincent O’Brien National Stakes.

Could yet get back to that level, and if building on his first start over a mile at Goodwood, he could be primed for a bold showing this weekend.

The Festival feature is run on Saturday, as a competitive field has been assembled for the Ebor Handicap.

Trends indicate looking for runners aged between four and six (11/12), those carrying between 9-1 and 9-9 (11/12), and horses that hold an official rating of between 101 and 108 (10/12).

Daiquiri Bay looks like a leading chance based on the trends. The Alan King-trained runner has looked like a transformed horse since being gelded, winning more healthily than the winning margin has suggested at Newmarket and Royal Ascot.

His recent success in the Copper Horse Stakes (also won by Fujaira Prince before landing the Ebor in 2020) could be a notable form line, with the well-fancied Paddy The Squire finishing back in third.

Daiquiri Bay also has previous course form, finishing third over a mile and six in last year’s Melrose Handicap. There still looks to be untapped potential in the selection over staying trips. Klassleader is another worthy of consideration.

The final televised race on ITV from the York Ebor Festival comes in the form of the Constantine Handicap, run over six furlongs.

Each of the four winners since 2022 have carried an official rating of at least 91, while horses toward the top of the betting have won three of the last four editions.

Far Above Dream could be a runner of note for the James Owen yard, as he has come close in his previous two starts in big-fielded handicaps, finishing sixth in the Stewards’ Cup and fourth in the Wokingham.

Likely to go close once again off an unchanged mark. Versatile on all ground, winning on good earlier this season and on heavy at Goodwood last September. Major chance at an each-way price.