Friday’s best bets, by Tony Paley
Andrew Balding has a good opportunity to send out a winner in the shape of Priors Brook (6.55) at Chepstow. The gelding was runner-up in a better quality race on his last appearance and the trainer has a decent strike-rate at the course. Later on the card it will be disappointing if Wind In My Sails (8.35) was unable to defy top weight in the maiden handicap following his unlucky run when second at Goodwood last time out.
Tipping competition, day five
Our winners so far:
Monday
Tiger Jim 15-2
Dawn’s Early Light 9-1
Foxtrot Knight 7-2
Tuesday
Maybelater 6-1
Perfect Bounty 7-2
Cyflymder 11-4
Wednesday
Express Himself 11-8
Maid In Rio 6-1
Munfallet 11-4
Thursday
Speedy Boarding 7-2
Lexington Abbey 6-1
Crack Shot 6-1
And our leader is …
yasmin11 +15.63
… who has slowed down a bit but still has a healthy lead in a low-scoring week. Other good scores: budgie27 +8.75, erifder +8, BatmanKaisers +7.75, jamesstod +6.38.
For today’s thrilling climax, we’d like your tips, please, for these races: 3.50 Sandown, 4.10 York, 6.45 Aintree.
This week’s prize is a pair of tickets to Cartmel for Sunday 28 June, which, I’m told by the course, is their first ever Sunday fixture! So you’ll witness a bit of history, as every other British track has already raced on a Sunday at some point. The day has been billed as Big Top Racing because there’s a circus on the site that weekend offering free performances for racegoers before and after racing. Those of you who don’t win can buy tickets here.
As ever, our champion will be the tipster who returns the best profit to notional level stakes of £1 at starting price on our nominated races, of which there will be three each day up until Friday. Non-runners count as losers. If you have not joined in so far this week, you are welcome to do so today, but you will start on -12.
In the event of a tie at the end of the week, the winner will be the tipster who, from among those tied on the highest score, posted their tips earliest on the final day (TODAY).
For terms and conditions click here.
Good luck!
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