Alan Kelly’s Horse Racing Tips
Horse racing tips for Tuesday's meeting at Musselburgh
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Alan Kelly’s Horse Racing Tips
On a quiet Tuesday for the sport of horse racing, we head to the Scottish meeting at Musselburgh for today’s selections, the feature race being a Class 2 nine furlong handicap at 3:00pm.
Nap - Yaaser (4:30pm Musselburgh)
Following some excellent recent efforts in defeat, Jim Goldie’s charge is fancied to record a second victory of the season and ninth in all.
2:30pm Musselburgh - Made All
Beaten a nose when sent off a warm favourite for an amateur jockeys’ handicap at Newcastle’s Northumberland Plate meeting on Friday evening, Sam England’s MADE ALL looked an unlucky loser in the hands of top amateur Mr Eireann Cagney, the pair in front just after passing the winning post.
Connections have decided to bring the Lope De Vega gelding out again just four days later, racing off the same mark of 55 in what looks to be a very winnable Class 6 handicap. Jockey Oisin Orr takes over in the saddle this afternoon, and over this extra two furlongs (previous win came over 1m 4f at Catterick in May), Made All can gain some compensation for that narrow defeat at the north-east racecourse.
Iain Jardine’s Falcon Nine failed to get a clear run on his last two starts, and should make the frame if getting a decent start, together with some better luck in running (often misses the break), while recent Ripon winner Yakhabar and Crystal Guard are the other two to consider.
Recommendation: Made All - 7/4 with bet365
3:00pm Musselburgh - The Trickster
A field of 7 for the feature race on the card, although Ed Bethell’s bottom weight I Am Me runs at Pontefract on Monday afternoon. Ian William’ Silent Age' heads the weights for this Class 2 handicap run over nine furlongs, following the gelding’s victory at Sandown last month when allowed to dictate matters from the front.
Paul Mulrennan’s mount is unlikely to get his own way at the head of affairs on this occasion however, with possible company for the lead in the shape of Tim Easterby’s Bubbles Wonkey and Individualism from the Charlie Johnston stable. In which case, the race could be set up nicely for John & Sean Quinn’s lightly-raced three-year-old THE TRICKSTER.
Unbeaten as a two-year-old with wins at Beverley and Redcar, the son of Persian King has done little wrong in three outings this season, in particular when third, a short head behind runner-up Arcturus Flame, the pair no match for Clive Cox’s Fearnot in a one mile handicap at Ascot back in May.
The Trickster was conceding 3lb to that easy winner, who would go on to finish a half length third in the 30-runner Britannia stakes (Heritage Handicap) at the royal meeting. Jason Hart’s mount looks to have a decent future ahead of him with plenty of improvement still to come.
Recommendation: The Trickster - 7/2 with bet365
4:30pm Musselburgh - Yaaser (Nap)
Runner-up on his last two starts, Tim Easterby’s Vince Le Prince should be able to reverse the form with his course and distance conqueror of last month, Alan Brown’s bottom weight Fletchers Dream, on 2lb better terms. The mount of David Allan went on to beat all bar James Tate’s progressive Blue Rc at Thirsk two weeks ago and should be winning again before too long off a mark of 75.
Ann Duffield’s Master Richard, normally a front-runner, lost all chance at the start of that race won by Blue Rc after missing the break and should prove competitive if getting away with the rest of the field on this occasion. However, I think this 7f handicap provides an excellent opportunity for Jim Goldie’s YAASER (Nap) to record a second victory of the season following some creditable efforts in defeat during the last six weeks.
Sixth of 22, beaten less than four lengths in a hugely competitive York contest over today’s trip at the Dante meeting when partnered by William Buick, the jockey reporting his mount becoming unbalanced due to a snapped saddle, since when the seven-year-old has run well in handicaps at Newmarket and York.
Those last three efforts all came off today’s mark of 76 and in what looks to be a much easier race, Paul Mulrennan’s mount should take plenty of beating.
Recommendation: Yaaser (Nap) - 4/1 with bet365
* Betting odds correct at the time of publication. All odds are subject to changes.
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