Thursday’s best bets, by Greg Wood
The Class Three handicap at Beverley is competitive despite the small field, with Pleiades and Bow And Arrow vying for favouritism overnight at around 2-1. There is little or nothing between that pair and Enlace (3.00) on recent form, however, and Mark Johnston’s filly is worth backing 7-2 to emerge in front.
She was second off a mark of 80 at Newmarket last August, and while her form tailed off a little towards the end of the season, she has been working her way back to her best on the all-weather circuit. She ran well twice in the space of eight days in March and still looks fairly weighted off 82.
Two Jabs (3.30) improved when second at Wolverhampton last time and can race off just a 2lb higher mark in the 12-furlong handicap on the same card, while Zugswang (6.25) has had a couple of runs to work back towards peak fitness and is also edging down the weights. He was beaten a head into second off 79 at Chester last September and goes off just a 1lb higher mark here, having been rated 87 four runs ago.
High Intensity (7.05) is a 4-1 chance in a field of four at Southwell this evening and up against two recent winners, but has shown some promise on his three starts to date and could improve for the step up in trip on his handicap debut.
Tipping competition, day four
Our winners so far:
Monday
Out Do 14-1
Divine 7-1
Carthage 11-1
Tuesday
Future Security 3-1
Bold Runner 2-1
Pick A Little 7-2
Wednesday
Lungarno Palace 4-1
Collaboration 7-2
Al Khan 11-2
And our leaders are …
Stephen Peter Phillips +20.50
RickyVillasBeard +20.50
… both having had identical weeks so far, having picked Out Do, Divine and Al Khan. Apologies to RVB for not noticing he’d picked Divine on Monday to replace a NR.
Today, we’d like your tips, please, for these races: 3.20 Perth, 3.30 Beverley, 3.50 Perth.
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