Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, June 7
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday's meetings at Musselburgh, Epsom Downs, Worcester, Doncaster, Hexham, Chepstow and Lingfield.
RUBY'S PROFIT (NB) has the ideal draw (Epsom 2.10).
From stall 18, she can use the blistering pace she has shown on her three starts this season — winning twice and finishing runner-up in the other — to get to the nearside rail and lead.
DEMOCRACY DILEMMA (NAP) will relish the five-furlong downhill speed test (Epsom 2.45) and can go one better than last year, despite racing off 2lb higher. He drops back into handicap company for the first time in five runs.
CHRIS BAKER'S WIZARD OF ODDS
1.00 Epsom: ROYAL DRESS went close in this race last year before going on to land a Group Three contest in Ireland. She made a pleasing return to action in a higher grade last month.
2.45 Epsom: CLARENDON HOUSE was second in this race two years ago, while nothing went to plan in last year's renewal. He has since won two Listed races and is in good form.
4.15 Epsom: FOURONEOHFEVER enjoyed a productive 2024, including a placed effort in a Royal Ascot handicap. He is coming back to form and should have his ideal ground.
MUSSELBURGH
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1.20 Sixcor
1.55 Code Purple
2.30 Filly Foden
3.10 Jabaara
3.50 Regalian
4.25 Topwarrior
4.55 Top Gun Tina
Gimcrack
1.20 Woohoo
1.55 Vince Le Prince
2.30 Alaskan Light
3.10 Jabaara
3.50 Regalian
4.25 Topwarrior
4.55 Yorkshire Glory
EPSOM DOWNS
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1.00 Chic Colombine
1.35 Cairo
2.10 Ruby's Profit (nb)
2.45 DEMOCRACY DILEMMA (nap)
3.30 Lambourn
4.15 Valvano
5.00 Meblesh
5.40 Circe
Gimcrack
1.00 Spiritual
1.35 Docklands (nb)
2.10 Gold Star Hero
2.45 Jer Batt
3.30 RULING COURT (nap)
4.15 Sam Hawkens
5.00 Meblesh
5.40 Badri
NEWMARKET – 1.35 Docklands (nb); 3.30 RULING COURT (nap).
NORTHERNER – 1.00 Bright Thunder (nb); 2.45 JER BATT (nap).
WORCESTER
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1.50 Greenrock Abbey
2.25 Mermaids Cave
3.05 Leading Force
3.45 Son Of Tyran
4.20 Dynamite Defense
4.50 Never Told Me
5.25 I'm A Starman
5.55 Dollymount
Gimcrack
1.50 Bruce Gobbler
2.25 Ile De Jersey
3.05 Leading Force
3.45 Son Of Tyran
4.20 Romany Brown
4.50 Madajovy
5.25 Tropical Speed
5.55 Rockola
DONCASTER
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4.00 Kodi Red
4.35 Sir Benedict
5.10 What A Racket
5.45 Sanat
6.15 Anniversary
6.45 Circios
7.15 Glenfinnan
7.50 La Cadalora
Gimcrack
4.00 Shark Two One
4.35 Calafrio
5.10 Light The Night Up
5.45 Grandlad
6.15 Scarlet Moon
6.45 Remmooz
7.15 Two Tribes
7.50 La Cadalora
HEXHAM
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4.05 Present Fair
4.40 Cornerstone Lad
5.15 Sean Og
5.50 One Horse Town
6.20 Bashful
6.50 Our Sam
Gimcrack
4.05 Present Fair
4.40 Follow Your Arrow
5.15 All Inn Hand
5.50 One Horse Town
6.20 Bashful
6.50 Kilmore Rock
LINGFIELD
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5.34 Synergism
6.07 War Supremo
6.37 Odin Legacy
7.07 First Company
7.40 Fulford Cross
8.10 Amathus
8.40 Dianarina
Gimcrack
5.34 Synergism
6.07 Rogue Justice
6.37 Salamanca City
7.07 First Company
7.40 Fulford Cross
8.10 Amathus
8.40 Callout
CHEPSTOW
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5.30 Some Nightmare
6.00 Wateen
6.30 Worthington Lake
7.00 Ultramarine
7.30 Letter Of The Law
8.00 Happy Chandler
8.30 Diamond Cottage
9.00 Cogital
Gimcrack
5.30 Joy Choi
6.00 Flowerhead
6.30 High On Hope
7.00 Society Lion
7.30 Alice's Impact
8.00 Eye Of The Water
8.30 Roach Power
9.00 Marioento
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