13-05-2025
Horse racing tips: Tuesday, May 13
A low-key day of racing features three meetings of either code, from which our expert Ron Wood has picked a pair of handicappers, one of whom has yet to win and one who triumphed last time out.
Our selections race at Beverley (2.12-4.42pm) and Chepstow (2.20-4.55), with Killarney (5.20-8.20) completing the Flat line-up. Jump racing takes place at Worcester (2.00-5.35), Sligo (5.30-8.30) and Sedgefield (5.40-8.10).
Ron Wood's NAP:
Other selection:
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4.20 Chepstow – Class 5 Handicap (6f)
There looks like being more to come from the Patrick Chamings-trained FRANCISCO. His maiden win at Wolverhampton in April came over seven furlongs, but he quickened well off a slow pace, so he's not short of speed and he deserves credit for challenging wide on the turn as the tempo got hotter.
The selection now has to prove himself on turf, but he ran well enough on his only previous outing on grass, at Newmarket on his debut in October 2023, to think he'll be fine.
Francisco can be a slow starter but he should get plenty of pace to chase this time, and he has the pedigree to think he can rate higher than what is still just a modest handicap mark, the four-year-old having been nudged up only 2lb for the Wolverhampton success.
4.42 Beverley – Class 6 Handicap (1m 4f)
There's a straightforward case for ANALOGICAL (NAP). Although his form figures – 799 – may look uninspiring, his three runs came over seven furlongs last year and he's likely to improve for stepping up significantly in distance on his handicap debut as a three-year-old.
He is just the sort that his trainer Sir Mark Prescott does well with and he looks as though he will have too much for some ordinary, more exposed rivals.
