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Telegraph
06-05-2025
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Horse racing tips: Tuesday May 6
There are five horse racing meetings across the UK and Ireland on Tuesday. The action starts at Fakenham (2.15-4.50pm), one of three National Hunt fixtures along with Ffos Las (2.30-5.00) and Worcester (5.48-8.18). On the Flat there are cards to enjoy at Cork (4.38-8.08) and Wolverhampton (6.30-9.00), and our nap of the day – Take The Boat – races in the 8.00 at the latter meeting, the day's only all-weather fixture. Dan Fitch's selection: If you already have a Betfair account and are looking for a new bookmaker to use for this week's racing, check out more free bets from the best betting sites, reviewed by our experts. 8.00 Take The Boat – Class 6 Handicap (7f) TAKE THE BOAT comes into this sprint for fillies in a great run of form, having shed her maiden tag at Kempton in February and won twice more at the same track since then. The first of those victories came over a mile, while the last two were over today's trip, with her most recent run being a career-best performance in a 13-runner handicap 27 days ago. This Des Donovan-trained filly has had Rob Hornby in the saddle for all of those three victories and the 29-year-old retains the ride tonight. We're backing Take The Boat to take a 4lb rise in her stride.
Telegraph
02-05-2025
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Horse racing tips: Friday May 2
There are six horse racing meetings across the UK and Ireland on Friday. The highlight is the opening day of the Guineas Festival at Newmarket (1.10-4.45pm), where the feature race is the Group 2 Jockey Club Stakes and the weekend features the first two Classics of the English Flat season. Goodwood (1.25-5.00), Musselburgh (1.35-5.05) and Newcastle (5.37-9.00) also stage Flat meetings, with National Hunt racing coming from Cheltenham (4.35-8.05) and day four of the Punchestown Festival (3.40-7.40), where the highlight is the Grade 1 Boodles Champion Hurdle. Our nap of the day, Rosy Affair, is an ultra-consistent filly who runs in the final race of the day at Newmarket. Dan Fitch's selection: If you already have a Betfair account and are looking for a new bookmaker to use for this week's racing, check out more free bets from the best betting sites, reviewed by our experts. 4.45 Rosy Affair – Class 3 Handicap (6f) ROSY AFFAIR makes her seasonal reappearance after a 2024 campaign in which she was a model of consistency, winning three of her eight races and finishing second in the other five. One of those three victories came over course and distance last June, when she ran on well in the closing stages to win a Class 4 handicap by a neck under William Buick, her jockey this afternoon. She finished her campaign with an impressive second-placed finish behind the progressive Godolphin filly Summer of Love at Yarmouth in September, and a 1lb rise seems fair here.
Telegraph
01-05-2025
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Horse racing tips: Thursday May 1
There are six horse racing meetings taking place across the UK and Ireland on Thursday, including the third day of the Punchestown Festival (2.30-6.35pm), which provides the only jumps action. On the Flat there are fixtures at Redcar (1.45-5.10), Yarmouth (2.05-5.35), Southwell (2.25-5.20), Chelmsford (5.45-8.45) and Ayr (5.50-8.30). Our nap of the day races on the all-weather at Southwell and is chasing a hat-trick of wins. Dan Fitch's selection: If you already have a Betfair account and are looking for a new bookmaker to use for this week's racing, check out more free bets from the best betting sites, reviewed by our experts. 4.45 Reginald Charles – Class 6 Handicap (7f) REGINALD CHARLES has won both his races since switching trainers from Bryan Smart to Geoff Oldroyd in January, and is looking to complete a hat-trick here. After a year out, the five-year-old gelding returned to action within a week of his move, winning over course and distance, and followed up with a victory over the same trip at Newcastle last month. Those back-to-back wins have resulted in a 6lb rise in the weights, but we are confident the selection has further improvement in him and can overcome that.
Telegraph
30-04-2025
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Horse racing tips: Wednesday April 30
There are five race meetings across the UK and Ireland on Wednesday, including the second day of the Punchestown Festival (2.30-6.35pm), which provides the only National Hunt action. The Group 3 Sagaro Stakes is the highlight of the card at Ascot (1.10-4.30), with other Flat meetings at Pontefract (1.50-5.10), Brighton (4.45-7.55) and on the all-weather at Southwell (5.05-8.40). Our nap of the day tackles a five-furlong sprint at Pontefract and appears to have been overlooked and overpriced in the market. Dan Fitch's selection: If you already have a Betfair account and are looking for a new bookmaker to use for this week's racing, check out more free bets from the best betting sites, reviewed by our experts. 2.57 Pontefract – Class 4 Handicap (5f) The Ian Williams-trained NIGHT ON EARTH looks generously priced against only eight rivals, none of whom has an overwhelming claim to take the prize in an open-looking race. Although the seven-year-old's winter form on the all-weather circuit doesn't look great on paper, excuses can be made for some results while others can be marked up, notably his fourth-placed finish in a Class 2 contest over the busy festive period. This speedy son of Kodiak has an almost identical win-rate on turf and artificial surfaces, and is now 3lb lower than his most recent victory on turf, which came over today's trip at Catterick last August. The hope is that an 81-day break and reverting to grass will prove winning ingredients.
Telegraph
29-04-2025
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Horse racing tips: Tuesday April 29
There are four horse racing meetings taking place across the UK and Ireland today. In the afternoon, there's Flat action to enjoy from Nottingham (2.08-5.38pm) and Brighton (2.20-5.45), as well as jump racing from the opening day of the Punchestown Festival (2.30-6.35). Rounding off proceedings is an all-weather Flat card from Wolverhampton (5.53-9.00). Our nap of the day comes from the final race of the meeting at the West Midlands course, where we fancy Pessoa. Dan Fitch's selection: If you already have a Betfair account and are looking for a new bookmaker to use for this week's racing, check out more free bets from the best betting sites, reviewed by our experts. 9.00, Wolverhampton – Class 6 Handicap (7f) The six-year-old PESSOA is very familiar with the all-weather track at Dunstall Park, having raced here on 23 of his 37 career runs. That includes each of his last 10 outings and his most recent victory came over course and distance in March, when today's jockey Finley Marsh was in the saddle. He followed that up with a good second over an extended mile at the same venue. That win on his penultimate start was the fifth of Pessoa's career, all of them at Wolverhampton and four over today's 7f trip. Despite a 1lb rise, Adrian Wintle's horse looks sure to be in contention.
