4 days ago
Horse racing tips: Thursday, June 5
Ron Wood continues to show a healthy profit from his horse racing selections and he has two more runners picked out today, including a NAP in the all-weather meeting at Lingfield.
Ron Wood's selections:
Odds provided by William Hill and correct at the time of writing. Stars denote strength of selection (max 5).
If you already have a William Hill 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.
3.50 Lingfield – Class 4 Handicap (1m)
There's still better to come from Andrew Balding's GALLANT (NAP), who defeated seven subsequent winners when taking a novice event on the all-weather at Kempton last year. The runner-up that day was West Acre, who has since won two Group races in Dubai.
Gallant hasn't progressed but he didn't have the race run to suit – or handle the track – over 6f at Newmarket two outings ago, while most recently he got no sort of run at York (7f, good to firm).
The selection now drops in class and steps up in trip as well, but the Lingfield all-weather circuit is not demanding and he should still prove better than his current mark.
Selection: Gallant @ 11/10 with William Hill
3.42 Hamilton – Class 2 Handicap (6f)
This is a decent sprint handicap and VANTHEMAN could be the answer. He is usually campaigned at 5f these days, but he has won over today's trip and showed up well in a 6f Newmarket handicap on his reappearance.
He was well beaten at York most recently, but he used up gas in mid-race after losing ground at the start and shaped better than the bare result suggests.
This is less competitive than those recent contests, albeit it's still the same class, and he is weighted to go well.
Selection: Vantheman @ 7/2 with William Hill
Ron Wood 2025 horse racing P/L
Star ratings explained
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - confident selection
⭐⭐⭐⭐ - strong fancy
⭐⭐⭐ - fair claims
⭐⭐ - tentative choice
⭐ - minimum confidence
If you want to find more odds and offers, take a look at our list of the best betting sites and free bets
If you're looking for casino bonuses, we've ranked UK welcome offers here
