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Alan Kelly's Tips - Tuesday, September 16th
Tuesday afternoon’s flat racing comes from the meetings at Yarmouth and Redcar in Britain and Punchestown in Ireland. Jumps fans are catered for with a competitive card at Uttoxeter.
3:03pm Redcar - U Turn
The Tim Easterby stable continues in excellent form, last week’s highlight being the victory of Revival Power in the Flying Childers at Doncaster on Friday. This selling race is a far cry from that 5f Group 2 contest, but I think David Allan’s mount U Turn is more than capable of conceding the weight to his 10 rivals.
This will be the 12th start in five months for the son of Land Force, whose sole victory to date came in a Beverley maiden in July. The Nick Bradley-owned colt has been running consistently well in nurseries recently, in particular when looking slightly unlucky in finishing a close second at Thirsk earlier in the month after finding himself short of room at a crucial stage of the race.
Closely matched with fellow rival Carnation Queen when a head separated the pair in a similar race at York in June, I think a big danger to the selection on this occasion may be Brian Ellison’s front-running Mossvale Diva, who can give U Turn a nice lead until the closing stages, with today’s extra furlong expected to suit the Easterby runner.
Recommendation: U Turn at 7/2
3:40pm Uttoxeter - Bumpy Evans
Dan Skelton’s top weight Flegmatik is likely to need today’s run, the 10-year-old’s first since finishing a well beaten second of the three finishers at Kempton five and a half months ago. Charlie Todds’ mount does not have a great record following a break and is best watched on this occasion.
Mickey Bowen’s Olivers Travels on the other hand will be fancied to back up his victory in Cartmel Cavendish Cup of three weeks ago off a 6lb higher mark and with champion jockey Sean Bowen in the saddle once again. The seven-year-old may struggle to concede 18lb to our selection however, the Kerry Lee-trained Bumpy Evans.
After a successful spell in point-to-points in 2024, the Ocovango gelding landed a four-timer for previous handler Tim Vaughan earlier this year before joining Lee following an impressive 28 length victory at Cartmel two months ago. Not surprisingly, Richard Patrick's mount will be competing off a mark some 19lb higher this afternoon.
Now rated 112, Bumpy Evans could still prove one step ahead of the handicapper on just his sixth start over fences and with the potential of a 120+ performer over the bigger obstacles.
Recommendation: Bumpy Evans at 9/4
5:05pm Redcar - Ryka (Nap)
After dead-heating for second place, a short head behind John & Thady Gosden’s improving Cape Flora in a valuable fillies’ handicap at Doncaster’s St Leger meeting last week, trainer David O’Meara is taking advantage of the 84-rating currently allotted to his three-year-old filly Ryka, who is sure to go up several pounds when reassessed by the handicapper.
The daughter of Night Of Thunder has won three of her seven starts to date, winning on her handicap debut at Newmarket back in May before finishing midfield in the 25-runner Sandringham at Royal Ascot.
David Nolan’s mount has loads of scope to improve upon her current mark, and unless today’s race comes too soon, should prove too good for her 7 rivals, best of which may be stablemate Obito who ran into a well-handicapped horse when runner-up at Haydock earlier in the month.
Recommendation: Ryka (NAP) at 5/2
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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