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Horse racing: Yahoo Sport UK’s horse racing Lucky 15 – Saturday’s top selections
Yahoo Sport UK has teamed up with Bet4Causes to bring you a preview of the day’s British racing – and The Night Hawk marks your card.
Each day we will provide you with a preview of the day’s racing, offering what the experts feel will be the value bets of the day.
Take a look at our Lucky 15 selections (four singles, six doubles, four trebles and a four-fold) for the British and Irish meetings on Saturday, July 16, 2016.
ILLUMINATE (Newbury 3.35) has been campaigned at the top level ever since winning the Group 2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot 2015. Touched off in the Cheveley Park at Newmarket last September, she then ran creditably in the Breeders’ Cup Turf when trying a mile for the first time. Tough well beaten on her return to action after seven months off in the 1000 Guineas, she looked to be nearing her best when a close-up fifth to Quiet Reflection in the Commonwealth Cup on ground softer than ideal. She is a filly who needs faster ground to show her best and a drop down to Group 3 class in the 6f Hackwood Stakes might be just the confidence-booster she needs.
TOWN’S HISTORY (Ripon 3.10) won his Chelmsford 6f maiden in February and has had three unsuccessful runs since. The Godolphin three-year-old Hard Spun gelding has not been beaten far on his last two starts, however, latterly when upped in trip to 10.5f on unsuitably heavy ground when touched off by Jaameh 16 days ago. His pedigree suggests he should appreciate faster ground and today’s slight drop in trip to an extended 1m1f is expected to help his chance.
LUSORY (Newmarket 5.30) has divided opinion on his sole run at Haydock. While he won a weak race and stayed on very strongly over the mile, he looked as green as grass in doing so. There is no doubt the raw ability is there and he could end up being a good deal better than an 86-rated handicapper, yet he has a bit to prove in taking on more seasoned handicappers over 1m2f this afternoon. Still, the Shamardal colt will be better for this quicker ground than the good to soft he encountered on his first start. The only worry is it may be a shade too quick.
PRINCE OF ISLAY (Lingfield 6.40) has the assistance of one of the most in-form jockeys around and Jim Crowley knows this five-year-old well, trained as he is by his sister-in-law Amanda Perrett, who is in great form herself. He sports a visor for the first time in the 1m6f handicap, carries top weight and is stepping up in trip tonight. The form of his narrow Chepstow second to Urban Space on his penultimate start looks solid enough and while no world-beater, a replication of that level of form will see him in the mix.
OTHER SELECTIONS
NEWBURY: 2.00 Serengeti Sky, 2.30 Golden Stunner, 3.00 Scottish, 3.35 Illuminate, 4.10 Lady In Question, 4.45 Dragon Mall, 5.15 Most Celebrated
NEWMARKET: 2.10 Speciale Di Giorno, 2.40 Silver Rainbow, 3.15 Firmament, 3.50 Oakley Girl, 4.25 Trenches, 4.55 Dutch Law, 5.30 Lusory
CURRAGH: 2.55 Taj Mahal, 3.30 Not A Whisper, 4.05 Brando, 4.40 Peace Envoy, 5.10 Captain Power, 5.45 Even Song, 6.20 Udogo, 6.50 De Coronado
RIPON: 2.05 Racemaker, 2.35 The Nazca Lines, 3.10 Town’s History, 3.45 Sindarban, 4.20 Hard To Handel, 4.50 Dhaular Dhar, 5.20 Silver Sands
MARKET RASEN: 1.45 Milrow, 2.15 Curious Carlos, 2.45 Long House Hall, 3.20 Sir Toby, 3.55 Cool Macavity, 4.30 So Satisfied, 5.00 Ulis De Vassy
CARTMEL: 1.50 Bellaney Knight, 2.20 Lord Of Drums, 2.50 Western Home, 3.25 Alderbrook Lad, 4.00 Lyric Street, 4.35 Eshtiaal, 5.05 Martila
HAYDOCK: 6.30 Pike Corner Cross, 7.00 Enjoy Life, 7.35 Lester Kris, 8.05 Jallota, 8.35 Itlaaq, 9.05 Finelcity
LINGFIELD: 5.35 I’m Harry, 6.10 Mahfooz, 6.40 Prince Of Islay, 7.15 Speed Freak, 7.50 In The Spotlight, 8.20 Knight Of The Air, 8.50 Krazy Paving
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