ITV horse racing tips: Friday, July 11
NAP:
Celandine (2.45, York) 1pt win @ 5/11 with Betfred ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Next best:
Venetian Sun (2.25, Newmarket) 1pt win @ 8/15 with Betfred ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Others:
King's Charter (1.50, Newmarket) 1pt win @ 5/2 with Betfred ⭐⭐⭐
Dubai Treasure (2.10, York) 1pt win @ 7/2 with Betfred ⭐⭐⭐
Champagne Prince (3.00, Newmarket) 1pt win @ 13/2 with Betfred ⭐⭐⭐
January (3.35, Newmarket) 1pt win @ 9/4 with Betfred ⭐⭐⭐
Odds provided by Betfred and correct at the time of writing. Stars denote strength of selection (max 5).
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1.50, Newmarket – Heritage Handicap (1m 2f)
In this opener on day two of the Newmarket July Festival, and the first of six races live on ITV1 (1.30-4pm), the most appealing option in a decent contest for three-year-olds is the Charlie Appleby-trained KING'S CHARTER.
This Kingman gelding probably needs to improve on his reappearance success in a mile Doncaster novice, albeit the runner-up won at Ffos Las on Wednesday – and he ought to progress given his breeding, he goes for a top yard and is still unexposed.
The selection cost €650,000 as a yearling and he is a half-brother to, among others, Group 1 winner Skitter Scatter. His dam Dane Street was a useful winner over this 1m 2f trip.
Selection: King's Charter 1pt win @ 5/2 with Betfred
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2.10, York – Class 3 Handicap (7f)
Another Godolphin runner, Saeed bin Suroor's DUBAI TREASURE is the pick in this one.
This lightly raced filly has won on her previous two starts, which were separated by 11 months. They both came on all-weather tracks, most recently a Class 4 Lingfield handicap, but she showed useful form on turf as a two-year-old. York, a flat turning track with quick ground, should suit her forward-going style.
It's likely that there is still more to come from her.
2.25, Newmarket – Duchess of Cambridge Stakes (Group 2, 6f)
VENETIAN SUN should follow up her success in the Group 3 Albany at Royal Ascot and extend her unbeaten record to three.
Her debut win at Carlisle was gained at the expense of Argentine Tango, who has won both her starts since, most recently a Newmarker Listed race, and she lines up in this contest as well.
The selection is considered an exceptional talent by her connections and she is doing everything right so far.
Her sire, Starman, was an impressive winner of the 2021 Group 1 July Cup over course and distance (C&D).
2.45, York – Summer Stakes (Group 3, 6f)
Our nap CELANDINE won the Group 2 Lowther over C&D on fast ground last summer, defeating Time For Sandals, who landed this season's Group 1 Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot.
This Ed Walker-trained runner has been off since finishing only fifth in the Group 1 Cheveley Park at Newmarket last September, when the going was unsuitably soft, and a throat infection ruled her out at Ascot.
However, her trainer, who is in good form, reports the filly has been working extremely well with Mgheera (Group 2 winner this year) and Balmoral Lady (Listed winner this year), so much so that they were considering supplementing Celandine for Saturday's Group 1 July Cup.
With the form in the book, the positive reports and with conditions to suit, she should be going well.
3.00, Newmarket – Heritage Handicap (Class 2, 1m 6f)
Align The Stars and Endless Victory were selected on these pages at Royal Ascot. The former did not get much of a run in finishing seventh in the 2m 4f Ascot Stakes, and the latter could not get up after getting behind in the 1m 6f Copper Horse stakes.
Both those runners still have some upside, but CHAMPAGNE PRINCE shaped better than them at the Berkshire course.
He finished only just ahead of Endless Victory in the Copper Horse, but did a lot more early running, also drawn wide but racing forwardly in a race where the runners meet a sharp turn soon after the start.
Jane Chapple-Hyam's charge travelled as well as any. He did not see it out, but had been off for four months – and this son of Lope De Vega should be able to conserve more energy this time.
The four-year-old colt is rated 10lb lower on turf than on the all-weather and looks capable of making that count.
3.35, Newmarket – Falmouth Stakes (Group 1, 1m)
JANUARY travelled best of all in the Group 1 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Her finishing effort was a bit weak – she was only third – but this daughter of Kingman is a big filly who was late starting the season, and that was just her second start of the campaign.
This Aidan O'Brien-trained runner can probably improve, and the Coronation form is preferred to that of the Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot, from which the winner, second and fourth-placed runners line up in this contest, headed by Crimson Advocate.
Selection: January 1pt win @ 9/4 with Betfred
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Today's UK and Irish racing
(Flat unless stated)
Newmarket 1.50-5.20
Ascot 2.00-4.55
York 2.10-5.40
Kilbeggan (NH) 4.25-8.00
Cork (NH) 5.12-8.15
Chepstow 5.35-8.40
Chester 5.55-8.55
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NAP is a word used in betting circles to describe a prediction that a tipster thinks has a particularly strong chance of winning.
Many horse racing tipsters pick out a 'NAP of the day', which is their favoured selection from all the races across the different meetings.
The term NAP derives from the French card game Napoleon. When players of this game thought they had a particularly strong hand that they would win with, they would shout 'Napoleon'.
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An each-way bet features one bet on the selection to win and the other bet on the selection to place.
So a £10 each-way bet will cost you a total of £20. There will be one £10 bet on the selection to win and another £10 on the selection to place.
It's a popular bet because it offers punters the chance of a return, even if the horse in question fails to win. Bookmakers will pay out at a stated percentage of the odds for a place finish, for example one-fifth of the starting price (SP) for finishing in the first three.
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