Today's best bets, by Tony Paley
Plenty of rain around this morning and that has resulted in plenty of non-runners at Salisbury so check the final fields before having a bet. Figure Of Speech (4.30) has been running well in much more exalted company than he faces this afternoon and has proven form in the soft. Ryan Moore can pick up a winner at Nottingham where Vermont (4.10) should appreciate the drop in trip.
Tipping competition, day three
Our winners so far:
Monday
Camerooney 22-1
Sporting Boy 15-2
Compton Prince 33-1
Tuesday
Pantxoa 6-1
Deliberation 6-1
Hedge End 5-1
And our leaders are:
ToffeeDan1 +9.50
sandiuk +9.50
23skidoo +9.50
yasmin11 +9.50
. . . who all had Sporting Boy on Monday and followed up with one or other of yesterday's 6-1 winners.
Today, we'd like your selections, please, for these races: 3.55 Salisbury, 4.40 Nottingham, 5.00 Salisbury
This week's prize is a copy of Refusal, by Felix Francis, featuring the return to action of Sid Halley, who first appeared in a Dick Francis book almost 50 years ago. In his latest outing, he is tasked with investigating some suspicious results by the chairman of the BHA, who comes to a sticky end the next day . . . If you don't win, buy a copy 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 already joined in this week, you can do so today, but you will start on -6.
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.
