David Egan is set to ride The Man in the opening race of York’s Ebor Festival.

HIGHLY competitive sprints are something of a feature of the four days of York’s Ebor Festival, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club World Pool Handicap (1.50pm) that opens Day One is a typical example.

A field of 20 line up and will fan out across the Knavesmire, with the five-and-a-half-furlong dash for home set to last a shade over a minute from stalls to winning post.

It goes without saying that you need plenty of luck in running in these sorts of races, so the option of combining several selections in a World Pool Quinella is certainly an attractive one.

If we can manage to correctly predict the first two finishers, in any order, we could be looking at a handsome return from a minimal outlay, which is the beau

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