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'If there is too much oil, it goes up like a volcano' - behind the scenes as York gets ready for the Ebor festival
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We can all guess the names who will dominate the headlines at the Sky Bet Ebor Festival at York this week.
The form book and the history books suggest Ryan Moore or William Buick, Aidan O’Brien or Charlie Appleby are odds-on to appear on our front page at some time or other.
But it takes an awful lot of people to put on the greatest four days’ racing of the year in the north/the country/the world (delete according to taste).
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more inYork Ebor festival
- 'We're still on cloud nine' - remarkable filly targeted at next level after five wins in a row
- Two contrasting York races that demonstrated why racing is so unique and intriguing
- Freak wind blamed for Ebor festival track bias and drop in attendances
- 'He's a winner in waiting' - five unlucky York losers who can make it pay next time
- 'We got 25s a few weeks ago, so that's good' - Magical Zoe's Ebor triumph helps fund a potential trip to Melbourne