Horse racing tips: ‘He looks a stunning handicap blot for new trainer' – Templegate's Thursday NAP
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BOILING POINT (3.45 Newcastle, nap)
The unexposed four-year-old was a smart performer for Roger Varian last season, winning a Listed contest at Newmarket before a solid fourth over a mile in a red-hot Group 3 at Goodwood in August. He was competing with the likes of Lead Artist and Dancing Gemini in that lofty contest and should be able to overcome a mark of 107 on his handicap debut for his new trainer Karl Burke.
SAHANA (4.45 Newmarket, nb)
Was a revelation when making a winning handicap debut at Yarmouth two weeks ago. She travelled strongly and produced a sharp turn of foot to win smoothly. A 5lb rise is unlikely to stop her and she's just the type to run up a sequence of wins in the next month or so.
POMME POMME (8.15 Hamilton, treble)
Can land a superb six-timer.Jack Channon's improving filly started life off in handicaps off a mark of 47 but, after five wins, she is now racing off 78. She will be short odds but is clearly thriving and should have too much for her modest rivals.
COGITATE (4.10 Newmarket, Lucky 15)
It was hard not to be impressed with his win at Salisbury last month and he should take some stopping here.
Templegate's tips
Hamilton
5.45 V Twelve
6.15 Goldie Bear
6.45 Startling
7.15 Vantheman
7.45 Spy Kingdom
8.15 Pomme Pomme (treble)
8.45 City Captain
Leicester
6.00 U S S Charleston
6.30 Angel On High
7.00 Emerald Army
7.30 Damzon
8.00 Winged Messenger
8.30 Frostmagic
9.00 Shielas Well
Newcastle
2.00 Marsh Meadow
2.35 Zoiros
3.10 Ashariba
3.45 BOILING POINT (nap)
4.20 Ibn Altheeb
4.55 Kanishka
5.30 Cape Sovereign
6.05 My Honey B
Newmarket
1.50 Beckford's Folly
2.25 Heart Of Eternity
3.00 Spring Bloom
3.35 Amberia
4.10 Cogitate
4.45 Sahana (nb)
5.20 Young Endless
Nottingham
2.12 Renesmee
2.47 Itraaq
3.22 Calafiori
3.57 Thunderous Love
4.32 Master Zack
5.07 Cosmic Soul
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