Doyle: Ebor test should suit Klassleader

William Haggas and Tom Marquand will be hoping Klassleader can regain the winning thread on the final day of York's Ebor Festival; Hollie Doyle believes the son of Lope De Vega can make it two from two on the Knavesmire

Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle shares her expert views on the best of the action at York and Chester on Saturday, including the £500,000 Ebor Handicap.

If you're willing to forgive his run in the Old Newton Cup at Newmarket last month then Klassleader must be on your shortlist for the £500,000 Sky Bet Ebor Handicap (3.35) at York on Saturday.

My husband Tom (Marquand) felt he simply didn't handle the undulations that day but the way he justified favouritism in a mile and a half handicap at this track back in May gives me the impression he's well treated on a mark of 98.

Alan King's Daiquiri Bay had his moment in the sun in the Copper Horse Stakes at Royal Ascot and looks sure to go well over this extra quarter mile. He's no stranger to The Knavesmire, having finished a gallant third over course and distance in last season's Melrose Stakes, and has been handed a good low draw.

Another open to improvement is the Willie Mullins runner Love Me Tender , a fascinating recruit from Germany who has winning form in soft ground. That said, William Buick's mount has something to prove on his handicap debut over a trip he has never run over.

I'd love to see Eve Johnson Houghton's Zavateri win the Group One Sky Bet City Of York Stakes (3.00). He's a proven performer at this level and a relatively fresh horse whose run behind Bow Echo in the Sussex Stakes was encouraging.

Zavateri was smart enough to win the Group One National Stakes at two, beating Gstaad in yielding ground, and looks a more appealing proposition than Godolphin's brilliant miler Notable Speech .

The faster they go the better for him on his first try over seven furlongs but, although he sets a tough standard on ratings, he has something to prove after disappointing on that much stiffer track at Ascot in the Queen Anne, when he was beaten by Ten Bob Tony . Ed Walker's colt will revel in the conditions and can at least confirm the form.

Japan's classy entire Satono Reve is an interesting contender after his near miss in the Group One Jubilee at Royal Ascot. He tackles this trip for the first time but I'm more concerned about the soft ground for him as he's never encountered conditions so demanding.

Ireland can take the honours in the Group Three Sky Bet Strensall Stakes (1.50) at York with the reliable Geryon , who already has winning form at this level.

Ger Lyons's grey landed the Meld Stakes in decisive fashion over this 9f trip at Leopardstown this summer before going down with guns blazing in the Gordon Stakes at The Goodwood Festival.

Dropping back in distance is very much in his favour and slow ground holds no fears, as he showed when chasing home the classy Hawk Mountain in the Group Two Beresford Stakes as a two-year-old.

Market rival Damysus is another who likes to get his toe in and bumped into one in the Group Two York Stakes last month when he finished behind this week's Juddmonte International hero Item.