The field is packed with fine horses at York but for win purposes, Ger Lyons’s Mustajeer makes most appeal
The SkyBet Ebor, the first £1m handicap to be run on the Flat in
Britain, is everything its sponsor could have hoped for in terms of depth and quality, with a rating of 105 required just to get into the 22-strong field and every runner going to post with some hope of claiming the £600,000 first prize.
Many punters will keep an eye on Withhold in the betting as Tony Bloom, his owner, has landed several big gambles in recent seasons but he is nearly two stone higher in the weights since winning the 2017 Cesarewitch and possibly better over further.