Tips

Three fancies today across Pontefract and Kempton, and the first of them is a mare who does the one thing Pontefract’s course specialists rarely manage – win from the back of the field. A heavily undulating track with a long uphill finish that finds plenty out, and with a few confirmed front-runners in today, she should get a lovely pace to aim at.

Today is a mixed bag, and three very different types taken for a bet each at Catterick, Ffos Las and Roscommon – including a Sir Mark Prescott debutant, a rare thing for me to bet.

A quiet Monday’s cards, but I fancy one lurking this evening to make a big fist of it from a falling mark at a decent each-way price. A seven-year-old gelding with a history of popping up when his mark has sufficiently fallen, and he makes a rarer trip to Windsor for a particularly weak 0-65 Class 6 Handicap.

I expected today’s cards to pass me by without an interest, but there was one leaping off the page at me, so I’ve had to dip my toe in with the one bet. A very weak race, with the two principals in the betting begging to be taken on.

Today’s best bet is keeping the faith in another previous selection, one who ran a big race for us earlier this month at 40/1. This time it’s a significantly easier race, and the handicapper has again been generous with the weights.

Two today. WHITE UMBRELLA each-way, chancing that the strongly run race she needs finally comes her way, and SUGAR SUGAR, who I think has been underestimated making her handicap bow off a mark of 65.

Three bets across the day, one from each of Redcar, Goodwood and Galway, on what is a really decent day of it. Star Material, The Liffey and Downmexicoway are the selections.

Two today, one being Carmel Valley at Ayr, the other Lanespark in the Galway bumper. Plus why Saturday’s run from Hout Bay is one to forgive.

One today, whose race I’ve had eyeballs on all week. A Stuart Williams filly who ran an almighty race on debut at Newmarket, with the form given a very nice boost yesterday.

I’m jumping back in on the Bayside Boy angle today, with the Ollie Pears filly Bayside Way in a moderate-looking maiden at Catterick.