Horse racing tips: ‘He's rising the ranks and has a top jockey booked' – Templegate's NAP a supreme stayer at York
TEMPLEGATE takes on Saturday's racing confident of slamming in some winners and building the bank for Royal Ascot.
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ALSAKIB (3.00 York, nap)
He rose through the staying ranks last season and put in his best effort at this track. He ran well on his comeback in the Yorkshire Cup last month and can improve from there.
HOLD A DREAM (2.40 Sandown, nb)
He'll enjoy dropping to five furlongs after showing lots of pace at Newbury last time but just failing to get home. That was his turf comeback and there's more to come.
He runs off a much lower mark on turf compared to the all-weather and can make the most of it under experienced pilot Serena Brotherton.
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