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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 Bet4Causes will provide you with a preview of the day’s racing, offering what the experts feel will be the value bets of the day.
The tipsters have been on fire this week, with Wednesday winners priced at 20/1, 14/1 and 4/1 at Wetherby, while at Chelmsford they gave winners at odds of 7/1, 5/4 and 6/5. On Thursday, they successfully gave you 6/4, 7/1, 2/1 and 10/3 winners at Uttoxeter.
Take a look at the Lucky 15 selections (four singles, six doubles, four trebles and a four-fold) for the British and Irish meetings on Friday, May 6, 2016…
COOK ISLANDS (Chester 2.40) can continue Aidan O’Brien’s good form with a win in the Dee Stakes. A big, green baby last year, he won a mile maiden at Navan in October, looking for all the world like a step up in trip was required. Quite what he beat is open to question, although a couple in behind have won since. He made his seasonal bow at Leopardstown last month, but was well beaten by Harzand, with the heavy ground and a lack of fitness against him. If prepared to forgive that run, he holds a fair chance against a less-than-stellar bunch in a weak renewal of this 1m2f Listed contest.
ENCORE D’OR (Lingfield 3.00) was a winner for Jim Crowley (read his Yahoo Sport UK/Racing Plus column tomorrow) over 5f at Wolverhampton last month and while he got home by half a length, he travelled supremely well. Formerly with Ralph Beckett, he is now with Robert Cowell who has given him a King’s Stand entry, which shows the esteem with which the Oasis Dream four-year-old is held. Martin Harley takes the ride today and he should take some beating in the 5f handicap.
TABARRAK (Ascot 7.40) justified odds-on favouritism in ground that was plenty deep enough for him over 7f at Newbury last September. Though beaten over 6f a couple of weeks later, he looked as though he had matured physically over the winter when chasing home Thikriyaat at Newmarket on his seasonal debut last month. He was in front most of the way and almost held on. He should strip fitter tonight and Richard Hannon’s representative will be worth following this summer, regardless of whether he wins the 7f handicap or not.
LITTLE AVON (Nottingham 7.20) has had just the one run, making a winning debut at Leicester last October. There isn’t much of Ralph Beckett’s filly but she has a very willing attitude and that 1m½f maiden has not worked out too badly. A half-sister to Group-placed juvenile Swizzler, she is the value pick in this extended 1m fillies’ handicap against a likely warm order in Shufoog, who is also making her seasonal debut.
OTHER SELECTIONS
CHESTER: 2.10 Bold Prediction, 2.40 COOK ISLANDS (NAP), 3.10 Dartmouth, 3.45 Mont Kiara, 4.20 Deauville Prince, 4.50 Angelic Guest, 5.20 Graceland
LINGFIELD: 1.30 Sherdat, 2.00 Slovak, 2.30 Ice Age, 3.00 Encore d’Or (nb), 3.35 Cinders, 4.05 Frenchman, 4.40 Caledonia Laird
MARKET RASEN: 1.50 Ballycamp, 2.20 Eminent Poet, 2.50 Trespassers Will, 3.25 For Good Measure, 3.55 Three Colours Red, 4.30 Cloudy Bob, 5.00 Flying Solo
ASCOT: 5.30 Shades Of Silver, 6.00 Romantic View, 6.30 Abingdon, 7.05 Muir Lodge, 7.40 Tabarrak, 8.10 Taurean Star
NOTTINGHAM: 5.10 Rapacity Alexandrer, 5.40 Point Of View, 6.10 Pietrafiore, 6.45 Cornborough, 7.20 Little Avon, 7.50 Shadow Spirit, 8.20 Goadby
RIPON: 5.50 Katrine, 6.20 Italian Beauty, 6.55 Explain, 7.30 Salman Sushi, 8.00 Wishing Well, 8.30 Thankyou Stars
CORK: 5.05 Island Remede, 5.35 Lofgren, 6.05 Making Shapes, 6.35 Seeyouallincoppers, 7.10 Emily Ana, 7.45 De Waluigi, 8.15 Definite Winner
DOWNPATRICK: 5.20 Henry Howard, 5.55 More Than Ever, 6.25 Halls Bridge, 7.00 Ben Button, 7.35 One Cool Clarkson, 8.05 Kilna Shane, 8.35 River Dun
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