ITV Racing Tips on August 23rd - Final day selections at York
The Ebor Festival concludes with electrifying races including the Ebor Handicap, one of Europe's most renowned. Bowmark, a promising three-year-old, aims to shine in the Strensall Stakes. Talismans Time seeks a breakthrough in the Melrose Handicap, while Rosallion aims to leverage its speed in the City Of York Stakes. Lastly, the Constantine Handicap offers a thrilling sprint with Completely Random as an outsider to watch. These top racing insights promise excitement and critical action points for bettors and racing fans.
- Free tips for the ITV races on Saturday 23rd August
- The Ebor Festival draws to a close at York on Saturday
- Rosallion and Completely Random feature in our ITV selections
- 1:50pm York - Strensall Stakes Tips
- 2:25pm York - Melrose Handicap Tips
- 3:00pm York - City Of York Stakes Tips
- 3:35pm York - Ebor Handicap Tips
- 4:10pm York - Constantine Handicap Tips
Saturday's Tips
The Ebor Festival draws to a dramatic conclusion on Saturday afternoon. 22 top stayers will contest one of the most lucrative handicaps in Europe, the Ebor Handicap at 3:35pm. ITV Racing viewers will also enjoy the Group One City Of York Stakes, as well as a trio of other strong races.
Here are my best betting tips on day four of the 2025 Ebor Festival.
ITV Racing Tips - Saturday 23rd August
1:50pm York - Strensall Stakes Tips
Two of the last three renewals of the Strensall Stakes have gone the way of three-year-olds. Bullet Point is massively respected after his victory in the Clipper Handicap on Thursday, but I remain a big fan of BOWMARK (11/2).
John and Thady Gosden's colt went close on his second outing in the Burradon Stakes at Newcastle, before he claimed an easy novice win under a penalty here at York. Bowmark was then thrown in at the deep end on his pattern-race debut in the Prix du Jockey Club and Gosden's youngster didn't handle the occasion well at all, pulling his way to the front early on before fading rapidly in the closing stages.
William Buick's mount will hopefully have learned plenty from that ambitious trip to Chantilly, and returning to a track he knows well will help. Bowmark remains a hugely-progressive three-year-old, and this nine-furlong trip should be ideal.
2:25pm York - Melrose Handicap Tips
Victory in the Melrose guarantees the winner a spot in next year's Ebor Handicap, and I'm happy to roll the dice with TALISMANS TIME (11/1).
Ed Bethell's three-year-old ran OK in two maidens in the autumn, but has improved plenty for stepping up to middle distances this term. Talismans Time upset long odds-on favourite Mafting to open his account at Hamilton in May, and was last seen justifying a short price on his handicap debut at the same track.
Callum Rodriguez's mount sweated up before that routine win, which could be a worry as he tastes the Festival atmosphere for the first time. Yet, Talismans Time has taken a good step forward with each of his starts this year and Ed Bethell's bidding stayer remains open to plenty of improvement.
3:00pm York - City Of York Stakes Tips
I'm hoping to see the first running of this race as a Group One go the way of the classiest horse in the contest. ROSALLION (13/8) has gone close on his two most recent starts at the highest level, and Sean Levey's mount should relish this slight drop back in trip.
A two-time Group One winner at three, Rosallion placed third on his reappearance in the Lockinge. Richard Hannon's star looked to have the Queen Anne Stakes sewn up, until course-specialist Docklands flew home late to snatch a shock victory. Rosallion then tried to reel in Qirat in the Sussex Stakes - the only horse to make significant in-roads from the rear - but Levey had given the pacemaker a neck too much rope.
Hannon's stable star produced two outstanding performances over seven furlongs as a juvenile, and has more than enough speed to cope with this drop in trip. Rosallion has recovered from the minor setback that ruled him out of the Prix Jacques le Marois last Sunday, and he can establish himself as the class act in this contest.
3:35pm York - Ebor Handicap Tips
Read our full guide to the 2025 Ebor Handicap to get the latest odds, key trends and our two against the field.
Visit our Ebor Handicap Live Stream page if you plan on watching any of Saturday's races via a mobile or tablet.
4:10pm York - Constantine Handicap Tips
ITV's coverage of the Ebor Festival concludes with a wide-open sprint handicap. My usual MO with such races is to chance my arm with an outsider, and a wide draw could be ideal for the fast-finishing COMPLETELY RANDOM (16/1).
Harry Charlton's star beat Strike Red and plenty of other decent sprinters in the King Richard III Cup at Leicester in April. Completely Random then flew home from the rear to finish fifth in the Jockey Club Handicap at Newbury in May, before repeating that showing in the Wokingham at Royal Ascot.
Trevor Whelan's mount did well to finish eighth in the Stewards Cup, having been handed a horror draw in stall one. Plenty of pace has been drawn on Completely Random's side of the track on Saturday and Charlton's four-year-old still has plenty of wiggle room left in his mark.
Verdict
Saturday's Top ITV Tips:
Rosallion
3:00pm York
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Bowmark
1:50pm York
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2:25pm York
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Completely Random E/W
4:10pm York
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