Horse racing tips: ‘Great mark on her favourite quick ground' – Templegate's NAP to scoot home at Nottingham
TEMPLEGATE takes on Tuesday's racing looking for winners.
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CASTRO AURUM (4.02 Nottingham, nap)
Made a winning return to action when stepping up to a mile at Bath. Darryll Holland's filly finished her race off well so this extra two furlongs should not be a bother. Her handicap mark of just 73 is more than workable and she can take advantage of that today on the quick ground she loves.
GINCIDENT (2.10 Lingfield, nb)
Is bang in form and is the pick of these on their form on turf. Trainer James Owen can do little wrong these days and his five-year-old was beaten less than a couple of lengths on his first try at this trip here ten days ago.
URBAN SPRAWL (3.40 Lingfield, treble)
Put in a fine shift in a tough handicap at York last week. He has winning form here on the all-weather track and this looks a good opportunity.
Templegate's tips
Hexham
5.68 Tartan Cookie
6.28 Dream Jet
6.58 Am Still Here
7.28 Kicksaftersix
7.58 Pike Road
8.28 Well Educated
8.58 Addosh
Huntingdon
6.10 Little Soiree
6.40 Noisy Jazz
7.10 Cloudy Wednesday
7.40 Kitesurfer
8.10 Star Legend
8.40 Coolagh Park
Southwell
2.50 Ghost Hunter
3.20 Duke Of Luckley
3.50 No Tricks At All
4.20 Global Hideaway
4.50 Dartmouth Rose
5.25 Fox's Socks
Lingfield
2.10 Gincident (nb)
2.40 Cayman Dancer
3.10 Fantasmic
3.40 Urban Sprawl (treble)
4.10 Toolatetonegotiate
4.40 Last Outlaw
Nottingham
2.32 Godsend
3.02 Stroxx
3.32 King's Charter
4.02 CASTRO AURUM (nap)
4.32 Native Spirit
5.05 Man Of La Mancha
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