Free Horse Racing Tips

Trainer Nicky Martin has six winners from nine runners this season and French Emperor has provided two of those. The five-year-old kept on well to win here in November and he remains lightly raced in handicap company. He’s 7lb higher now but further progress is expected.

Eldorado Allen returned to winning ways with a strong performance here in November and he went clear after a great jump at the last fences. The handicapper has responded with a 5lb rise, which seems reasonable, and his best form is levels above the opposition here.

Tranquil Sea has been busy this season and he ran a cracker to finish second behind an impressive winner in a Pertemps qualifier at Market Rasen. Dan Skelton can squeeze some more improvement out of the five-year-old and a similar effort will put him in the mix.

Runner-up in a Grade 2 over course and distance in January. Won a match race at Wetherby on return and far from disgraced in the Ascot Hurdle on latest. This will be a lot easier.

Picked up for £170,000 after winning on the point scene and is unbeaten over hurdles after a couple of bumper starts, relishing the step up to 3m when winning here in October. Should be very hard to beat.

Built on return run at Market Rasen when easily winning an apprentice handicap at Newbury under this rider last month. Up 10lb for that but the rider can claim 4lb more in this contest so he doesn’t look harshly treated at all.

David Pipe’s Kingston Queen was a very smart bumper horse last term, winning at Listed level and placing in an Aintree Grade 2, and she confirmed that promise with an excellent performance when scoring over hurdles at Chepstow. The second and third have both won since and there’s plenty more to come from her.

Picked up for £170,000 after winning on the point scene and is unbeaten over hurdles after a couple of bumper starts, relishing the step up to 3m when winning here in October. Should be very hard to beat.

Gowel Road has only had two starts over fences and he was an impressive winner of his last chase start. The son of Flemensfirth loves running at Cheltenham and he won the Cleeve Hurdle last season. Trying a longer trip here, he stays well and shouldn’t be inconvenienced.

Favori De Champdou was a graded winner in his novice chase days and he possesses an abundance of stamina. It was a reasonable enough effort when fifth in the Porterstown last time out and his profile suggests the Cross Country course could suit.

Handles soft ground very well and just looked in need of the run when a remote third over hurdles at Bangor on return last month. She won on her second run of the season last term and should be primed for this.

Yet to fully convince around here but stayed on to good effect when second at Ascot off 139 last month and should be capable of getting involved from 2lb higher if in similar mood.

David Pipe’s Kingston Queen was a very smart bumper horse last term, winning at Listed level and placing in an Aintree Grade 2, and she confirmed that promise with an excellent performance when scoring over hurdles at Chepstow. The second and third have both won since and there’s plenty more to come from her.

Sixmilebridge was a useful novice hurdler last term and has a good record over this sort of trip. He made his first start over fences at Ayr last month and comfortably got the better of Albert Bartlett third Derryhassen Paddy. Fergal O’Brien’s gelding is the one to beat on that form.

Paul Nicholls’ Courageous Strike won a Chepstow maiden hurdle comfortably in April and followed up under a penalty at Newton Abbot the following month. He looked badly in need of the run on seasonal debut and should be capable of much better this time around.

Course and distance maiden hurdle winner George’s Lad kept on well to finish fourth at Ascot last month, despite getting outpaced at a key stage, and the step back up in trip should help. This will be just his fourth start in handicaps and further progress can’t be ruled out.

Formerly with Philip Rothwell but won on debut for Dan Skelton at Newton Abbot and posted two good efforts at Cheltenham since, jumping errors not helping when runner-up on latest. Perhaps a flatter track could eradicate those jumping mistakes.

Progressive 6yo son of Getaway has won all three handicap chases in a row to date, proving as good as ever when defying a further 9lb hike at Haydock off the back of nearly a year off the track. Exciting prospect for the yard.

Built on return run at Market Rasen when easily winning an apprentice handicap at Newbury under this rider last month. Up 10lb for that but the rider can claim 4lb more in this contest so he doesn’t look harshly treated at all.

Irish point winner who rounded off last season when landing a Grade 2 novice at Newbury and ran a cracker against the gents on return at Carlisle. Could be tough to crack back against her own sex.