Horse racing tips: Monday, July 7

Telegraph

6 days ago

Ron Wood's selections
NAP:
Equity Law (8.00, Ripon) 1pt win @ 5/2 with William Hill ⭐⭐
Other:
Iwantmytimewithyou (8.30, Ripon) 1pt win @ 13/2 with William Hill ⭐⭐
Odds provided by William Hill and correct at the time of writing. Stars denote strength of selection (max 5).
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8.00, Ripon – Class 4 handicap (5f)
The racing is pretty low-key today, so it is not easy to find strong fancies. But for the main play, EQUITY LAW seems to have solid enough claims as tonight's nap.
He has a good sprinting pedigree and has been runner-up in similar races to this on two of his previous three starts.
Tim Easterby's charge probably does not need to do much more at all to take this, but the hope is that newly fitted blinkers do help him find that little extra.
8.30, Ripon – Class 6 handicap (1m 4f)
Colinski won on his recent handicap debut and Grand Harbour is a potential improver now being upped again in trip. But while those two dominate the market, IWANTMYTIMEWITHYOU seems to be overlooked and, at the prices, looks worth siding with.
The selection was an improved, keeping-on fourth when upped to 1m 2f at Wetherby on his handicap debut last month and the runner-up from that race won next time.
Iwantmytimewithyou's dam, Perla Blanca, was a triple winner at up to 2m for the same connections, so there should be more to come from this horse now that he steps up in distance once more.
Selection: Iwantmytimewithyou 1pt win @ 13/2 with William Hill
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Today's UK and Irish racing
(Flat unless stated)
Ayr 1.30-5.15
Worcester (NH) 2.12-5.30
Roscommon (NH) 4.30-8.13
Ripon 6.30-9.00
What does NAP mean?
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'.
What is an each-way bet?
An each-way bet is a popular type of wager, particularly with horse racing fans. It is essentially two bets, both of which have the same size stake.
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.
The more runners there are in a horse race, the more places will be on offer. In races that feature lots of runners, the horses will be available at bigger odds, making an each-way bet a wise choice.
Ron Wood 2025 horse racing profit/loss
(up to and including Sunday June 29)
Star ratings explained
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - confident selection
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - strong fancy
⭐⭐⭐ - fair claims
⭐⭐ - tentative choice
⭐ - minimum confidence
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