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Yahoo Sport UK’s horse racing Lucky 15 – Friday’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.

We struck gold on Thursday with both the NAP and next-best selections winning at 11/2 and 8/11 respectively.

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 Friday, July 22, 2016.

LUCKY 15 SELECTIONS

ARIENA (Chepstow 5.50) can get off the mark at the third attempt in the 6f fillies’ maiden for the Clive Cox team. The daughter of Arcano made a promising debut at Salisbury wen going down a length and three-quarters to subsequent Listed runner-up Hellofahaste in a big-field 6f novices’ event, when keeping on well after finding a bit of trouble in running. Made favourite to win a fillies’ maiden at Newbury last time, she found Madam Dancealot too good, which was not surprising since that one was good enough to run in the Queen Mary previously. She should take all the beating if replicating that level of form.

IRISH ROOKIE (Ascot 3.30) has the class to land the Listed Valiant Stakes for trainer Martyn Meade. Sixth in the 1000 Guineas last year, she had an eventful Classic campaign in which she was almost exclusively campaigned at the top level, including when runner-up in the French 1000 Guineas and third in the Sun Chariot. Having returned from a Grade One at Belmont Park last month, she was a fine fourth on rattling fast ground in the Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket behind Alice Springs. She is in the Matron Stakes but Meade drops her in class for the mile today and while she could do with a bit of cut underfoot, she should make a bold bid.

ROSENTAL (York 7.30) was twice a winner in France before joining Luca Cumani and having her first run for him at Beverley in May. Formerly owned by Godolphin and in the care of Andre Fabre, she appeared to handle fast ground well enough in succumbing to Loaves And Fishes in a 1m2f handicap. Upped in class last time, she was fourth of 11 in a Listed fillies’ and mares’ race on the all-weather at Newcastle over a similar trip, shaping as though she would want a little further. Today’s Listed 1m2f event looks a little less competitive and the jockey boking looks significant – Jim Crowley is banging in the winners with unnerving regularity at present.

GOLDEN REIGN (Newmarket 7.40) may well get off the mark at the fourth attempt for trainer William Haggas in the 1m4f maiden. After a promising debut in good to soft ground on the Rowley Mile in April, she took a step back when a well-beaten favourite at Goodwood when stepped up to 1m2f. However, she was not beaten far when third of five to Blind Faith at Chelmsford last time in a race bereft of a true pace. She goes up in trip tonight and could be the value against a couple of inexperienced rivals.

OTHER SELECTIONS

ASCOT: 1.50 Sitaarah, 2.20 Rivet, 2.55 Sea Of Heaven, 3.30 Irish Rookie (nb), 4.05 Bermondsey, 4.35 Caspian Prince, 5.05 Midnight Malibu

THIRSK: 2.00 Ettie Hart, 2.30 Fashion Queen, 3.05 Alicante Dawn, 3.40 Conistone, 4.15 Bahamian Bird, 4.45 Briyouni, 5.15 Penny Royale

UTTOXETER: 1.40 Book At Bedtime, 2.10 Mrs Burbidge, 2.40 The Snappy Poet, 3.15 King’s Song, 3.50 Titan’s Approach, 4.25 Ulis De Vassy, 4.55 Billy Two Tongues, 5.25 Jacarno

CHEPSTOW: 5.50 ARIENA (NAP), 6.20 Forest Lakes, 6.50 Wild Dancer, 7.20 Wordismybond, 7.50 Swendab, 8.20 Fuzzy Logic, 8.55 Urban Space

NEWMARKET (JULY): 5.40 Swiss Cross, 6.10 Fly At Dawn, 6.40 Zamjar, 7.10 Carpe Diem Lady, 7.40 Golden Reign, 8.10 Ruwasi, 8.45 Inland Sea

YORK: 6.00 Haraz, 6.30 Art Obsession, 7.00 Honourable, 7.30 Rosental, 8.00 Balducci, 8.30 Discreet Hero

DOWN ROYAL: 5.35 Giselle’s Charm, 6.05 Midst, 6.35 Stellar Mass, 7.05 Remarkable Lady, 7.35 Sheisdiesel, 8.05 The Yellow Bus, 8.40 Lily’s Prince

WEXFORD: 5.20 Runyon Rattler, 5.55 Telltemnuttin, 6.25 Cadawill, 6.55 Naughty Molly, 7.25 Teds Island, 7.55 Curragh Golan, 8.25 Cootamundra, 9.00 Cant Wait

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