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1650: Desert Order just prevails, justifying favouritism and capping a fine day for Charlie Appleby and William Buick.

Glenfinnan runs a cracker on debut for Andrew Balding, similarly Hi Royal who looks another promising juvenile for Kevin Ryan and finishes third. Nothing from Salt Lake City.

Hard to know what to make of the winner who travelled through the race like a good horse, but didn't exactly put the issue to bed like he might have done.

It's more glory for the boys in blue, but the day belongs to John Quinn, Jason Hart and Highfield Princess who stole the show in the Nunthorpe.

What a mare and what a day.

One last push for the big one tomorrow, the Sky Bet Ebor, and Matt Brocklebank has filed his Value Bet preview of the day's acton.

1645: Desert Order into evens now. Salt Lake City 11/4. A proper Godolphin v Ballydoyle smash up.

1635: The hugely valuable Convivial Maiden coming up, and punters can't get enough of Desert Order who is 11/10 on the back of two solid efforts to date.

Fran Berry's Nap of the week, Salt Lake City, is still popular at 3/1, with Lahab a 6/1 chance to step up on her promising debut third at Newbury.

There isn't a lot of love for anything else.

Beckett rises to the Occasion

1615: State Occasion bolts up in the Assured Data Protection EBF Fillies' Handicap for trainer Ralph Beckett.

Well backed throughout the day, State Occasion was eventually sent off the 3/1 second favourite and was always travelling sweetly under Rossa Ryan, taking over approaching the final furlong and winning easily.

Quinn plans more foreign raids

1600: John Quinn has more big plans for Nunthorpe hero Highfield Princess.

"She ran very well at Royal Ascot and then she won well in France 12 days ago. She’s come back and won really well here.

"We put her in the Foret and the Abbaye, so all being well two more runs – Foret or Abbaye, and the Breeders’ Cup.

"I’m delighted to have her."

Highfield Princess is Nunthorpe queen

1540: Highfield Princess runs out a brilliant winner of the Nunthorpe for Yorkshire trainer John Quinn and Jason Hart. A Group One winner over six and a half furlongs in France last time, and now Nunthorpe winner over a quick five furlongs at York. What a mare.

The Platinum Queen ran a blinder in second, setting scorching early fractions and digging in to beat the rest easily despite jinking badly left under pressure a furlong out.

Did it cost her the race? Maybe not, but it didn't help and she deserves plenty of credit for still managing to finish second in the circumstances.

Emaraaty Ana filled the placings to make it a 1-2-3 for Yorkshire.

All set for the Nunthorpe

1532: Khaadem for me here, without a great amount of confidence. I would love to see The Platinum Queen win for Richard Fahey, and a two-year-old beating her elders would be a great story, but this is a big ask.

Raasel will be picking them up late, but whether this track will play to his strengths is a definite question mark .

1525: Only moments away from the Nunthorpe. Good support for The Platinum Queen who is 10/3, just behind Royal Aclaim (5/2) who is all set to go off favourite.

The Platinum Queen doesn't look out of place against her elders according to paddock pundit Megan Nicholls on Racing TV. Khaadem is another to get a positive mention on paddock inspection.

Appleby colt has Irish option

1515: Some reaction from Charlie Appleby.

"After his Ascot win all roads were leaning towards Royal Ascot, but two weeks out we just weren’t happy with him. There was no issue there, but he just wasn’t the same horse as he was prior to his maiden success.

"We came in here with confidence, but there was plenty of strength in depth in the race today, he had to go and do it and he did it well. The nice thing about him is he goes through the line well.

"He will step up to seven furlongs at some stage, but as we all know the next couple of weeks is an important time for the two-year-olds. They start to sort themselves out and find their feet and there’s important races coming up soon.

"I suppose the National Stakes can be put into the melting pot, but there’s a couple more horses to come out and whether this horse might be able to do it again over six in the Middle Park and we step up at a later stage, or whether we step up to seven on his next start – it’s a healthy discussion to have.

"I see no reason why he won’t stay a mile (in the Guineas). He’s got a pedigree that suggests that he’ll get it for sure and he does it all very nicely."

Noble Style is a star

1505: On Racing TV, Jane Mangan is waxing lyrical about William Buick who 'showed his class' with that ride, settling the headstrong Noble Style in the rear and conserving his energy for his potent late burst.

The first two both ran around a little in the closing stages, Marshman first and then Noble Style, and one suspects we'll be hearing plenty more about this pair going forward.

I wonder where we'll see the winner next. The National Stakes is a race Charlie Appleby likes to target, winning three of the last four renewals, so that could the next port of call for Noble Style.

1503: Noble Style runs down Marshman to win the Gimrack in the manner of a very smart colt. In fact, the first two home look very fine prospects, and Marshman ran a cracker, only giving way in the final furlong having initially quickened clear in good style.

1455: Gimcrack smash up

A terrific renewal of the Gimcrack coming up and Marshman heads the betting at 5/2 following his recent Thirsk romp.

Royal Scotsman is next at 11/4 and Noble Style gets my vote at 3/1. He has done nothing wrong so far and looks to have the speed for this test.

A great race in prospect.

Quickthorn in line for Ascot

1440: Paddy Power have cut Quickthorn to 7-1 from 12-1 for the British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot, where he might yet meet Stradivarius.

His owner, Bjorn Nielsen, will make the final decision according to John Gosden who has also mentioned the Doncaster Cup as a possibility for the eight-year-old.

Magic Marquand on Quickthorn!

1430: Quickthorn routes his rivals in the Lonsdale Cup. A brilliant ride from Tom Marquand who built up a healthy lead from the early stages and was almost 15 lengths clear turning for home.

At the two furlong pole, Marquand still cut a confident figure and Quickthorn galloped on relentlessly to score in fine style. The final winning distance was 14 lengths.

Some reaction from trainer Hughie Morrison: "He just keeps galloping. I think he’s still improving and I’m disappointed the other two didn’t turn up.

"He’s improved a stone this year. We’ll never know if he’d have beaten the other two today, but he’d have certainly given them a race.

"We’ve got three options, the Prix Royal-Oak, the Prix du Cadran and the Long Distance Cup. He is in the Irish St Leger, but he’s had a hard enough race there."

Coltrane Cup favourite

1420: With Stradivarius and Trueshan heading home, the scene is set for Coltrane to continue his stellar season.

A good fourth in Goodwood Cup having bolted up in Listed company on his previous start, Coltrane remains a stayer on the up and might just be improving past Quickthorn who was a Group Two winner in France last time.

Trueshan ruled out

1402: Neil Callan might think the ground is safe, but not Alan King who has taken Trueshan out of the Lonsdale Cup at the eleventh hour. Again.

You can't fail but to like King, but this 'will he won't he' business is getting rather tried. It tarnished the build-up to the Goodwood Cup and now York have been dealt a hammer blow.

King must do right by his horse, of course, but the forecast has been good over the last 48 hours – as it was at Goodwood – so why enter in the first place when the ground was unlikely to change from declaration time? I don't agree with that.

Safe ground

1400: Neil Callan, winning jockey in the first race, describes the ground as 'quick but safe ground.'

Fahran lands the opener

1354: Farhan takes out the opener at 20/1. Thundering ran a cracker for second, coming from a mile back, but Fahran had got first run and was always doing enough. Mahrajaan finished third ahead of fourth, Dark Jedi.

Watching the replay back, Thundering was a touch unlucky there having been badly stopped in his run with a couple of furlongs to run and I dare say connections will have been left frustrated.

We're off!

1350: They're off and running in the opener.

Nunthorpe debate

1325: Mark Howard, a regular contributor on Sporting Life, is talking up the chances of the Yorkshire contingent in the Nunthorpe on Racing TV.

A warm word from Mark on Emaraaty Ana who he thinks will get a strong pace to chase, though the x-factor of Royal Aclaim – unbeaten in three starts – gets even more attention.

Jane Mangan is on the opposite site of the fence and thinks Royal Aclaim has it to prove at Group One level.

Royal Aclaim is part of our exclusive Sporting Life Price Boost, doubled with hot favourite Desert Order in the 4.45 – was 7/1 now 8/1.

Click on the link for the enhanced double.

Punting Pointers

1320: Three bets from our deadly Punting Pointers duo this afternoon.

Market movers

1305: Under an hour until the first race now and the crowds are pouring into the Knavesmire.

Mahrajaan is solid at the head of the betting for the opener and trainer William Haggas is reportedly very keen on his chances, while the 5/6 on offer about Trueshan in the Lonsdale Cup is drying up fast.

The market for the Gimcrack is currently all about Marshman, and it's a similar story with State Occasion in the Assured Data Protection EBF Fillies' Handicap (4.10).

In the Convivial Maiden, Desert Order is very strong at the top of the market following placed efforts at Newmarket and Sandown.

Friday's video preview

1250: Fran Berry has blessed York with his presence this week, and his Nap of the whole week goes in the Convivial Maiden Stakes at 4.45.

Fran joins Dave Ord and Matt Brocklebank to preview the action here...

Fahey chasing big prizes

1240: While all eyes will be geared towards the Nunthorpe, or even Trueshan in the Lonsdale Cup, we shouldn't overlook a quite brilliant renewal of the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Gimcrack Stakes.

Royal Scotsman must shoulder a 3lb penalty for his victory in the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood, but he was deeply impressive there, as was Marshman who earned a crack at this when winning by eight and a half lengths at Thirsk last week.

That pair are vying for favouritism with Charlie Appleby's Noble Style who won a hot race first time out at Ascot and quickened up smartly to score at Newmarket last time.

You can make a strong case for either of that trio, while Clearpoint is also unbeaten and represents Sporting Life columnist Richard Fahey who has made no secret of the regard in which he holds this colt.

Read Richard's thoughts on Clearpoint and The Platinum Queen here.

Rumble of Thunder

1215: Sticking with the opening Sky Bet Handicap, there's lot to like about the chances of Thundering who has a ton of ability and has finished second twice in his last three starts, either side of a cosy win at Newcastle.

He might not be entirely straightforward and doesn't want to be in front too soon, but he should be able to hunt his way into this race before finishing off well.

He's certainly capable of winning more races and trainer Kevin Ryan has hit the crossbar a couple of times already this week. Thundering is a 10/1 chance with Sky Bet.

Value hunting

1200: Racing again gets underway at 1.50, when Matt Brocklebank kicks off his Value Bet column with the first of three selections this afternoon.

Matt is keen on Moktasaab in the opener and he's certainly been a man to follow this year, returning a level stakes profit of 130pts in 2022 so far.

Click on the image below for his full preview of today's action.

Big day for golden girl

1120: The feature race of the day is the Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes and the big talking point centres around whether The Platinum Queen can become the first two-year-old winner of the race since Kingsgate Native back in 2007.

Richard Fahey's filly was brilliant when winning here last month, before bolting up at Goodwood, and while she clearly needs to step up again, she receives a huge amount of weight from her elders and has the assistance of Hollie Doyle in the saddle.

It could cap a big afternoon for Doyle who also rides Trueshan, along with live chances on Amtiyaz and Lahab.

Trueshan odds-on for Lonsdale Cup

1115: With Stradivarius out of the Lonsdale Cup, Trueshan is now odds-on to atone for his defeat in the Goodwood Cup, but this ground will be lively enough for him and Coltrane has been wildly progressive this season. He doesn't have that much to find from Goodwood at all.

Ben Linfoot thinks Tashkhan will go close, and he is one of Ben Linfoot's selections in his ITV Tips for day three.

Going update

1100: Good morning and welcome to the live blog for day three of the Sky Bet Ebor Festival from York Racecourse.

The going remains unchanged at good, good to firm in places after a dry night and we are set fair for another cracking day on the Knavesmire.

To begin with, the big story of the morning is that Stradivarius will miss this afternoon’s Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup due to a bruised foot.

The eight-year-old was due to bid for a fourth win in the race and a seventh victory overall on the Knavesmire, but the Gosdens confirmed the news early this morning.

For all of today's non-runners, click here.

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