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Telegraph
24-04-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Horse racing tips: Thursday April 24
Horse racing fans are treated to seven meetings across the UK and Ireland today, split across the two disciplines and four countries. The action starts at Warwick (1.35-4.47pm), one of four National Hunt fixtures along with Perth (1.55-5.36), Kilbeggan (4.05-7.15) and Bangor-on-Dee (5.10-8.10). There are also Flat meetings at Beverley (1.45-5.25), Tipperary (3.52-7.02) and Chelmsford (6.25-8.55). Our nap of the day comes from the second day of the Perth Festival, where we like the look of Heart Above in the final race. 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. 5.36 Perth – Class 5 Handicap Hurdle (2m) HEART ABOVE has been extremely consistent over the past few months, finishing in the first three in each of his previous seven runs. The seven-year-old was third at Cartmel in August and second at Kelso in September, before delivering his maiden victory over course and distance later that month. The Dianne Sayer-trained gelding has since won at Musselburgh in November and impressed in two further outings at the East Lothian track this year. Heart Above looked to be at his best when placing second in a 12-runner Class 2 handicap on his most recent outing in March, so we're backing him to claim a third career win this evening.
Daily Mirror
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Newsboy's horse racing selections for Wednesday's five meetings, including Perth Nap
DENEMETHY looks the value pick in the GS Group Balnakeilly Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (2.18) over two and a half miles on the opening day of the three-day Perth Festival. The seven-year-old, trained by Fergal O'Brien – who has been firing in the winners over the past fortnight – has steadily improved since making his chasing debut in December, scoring at the second time of asking at Market Rasen over the Christmas period. The son of Flemensfirth has run well in defeat since, placed in each of his three subsequent starts, the last of which 50 days ago being his best performance, when just failing to catch subsequent winner Homme d'Un Soir by a head when returning to the Lincolnshire course, with the third, who was a further eight lengths back, also winning next time out. Later on the Scottish card, In the Phil Nelson Capercaillie Handicap Chase (3.48) over two miles, VOCITO can return after a break to score a second successive chase victory. The seven-year-old joined Olly Murphy's yard in May and won three novice hurdles before returning to the bigger obstacles when last seen in November, winning at Plumpton by a very easy 11 lengths ahead of Koenigsstern, who then won next time out. Wednesday's selections PERTH 1.48 LILOO D'ORES 2.18 DENEMETHY (NAP) 2.48 HORACES PEARL 3.18 FUN FUN FUN 3.48 VOCITO (NB) 4.22 PARISIAN FASHION 5.00 MAGGIES BOY 5.32 HAPPY INDEX LUDLOW 2.38 MORE COKO 3.08 THE BOLD THADY 3.38 TOMMYS CHARM 4.10 MANALA 4.40 CAPTAIN TOMMY 5.15 MADAJOVY
