UK Horse Racing Tips

Little Jo couldn’t quite make the transition from winning a 0-75 affair on the Tapeta surface at Newcastle to winning the Silver Cambridgeshire at Newmarket three weeks later, but was only headed in the dying strides when beaten two necks in the latter contest and can make amends in the WSG Sports Signage Handicap (4.00) back on the Rowley Mile on Friday. Brian Ellison’s four-year-old is 5lb higher in the weights on this occasion, but eased slightly in grade, so a fourth win in five starts would be no surprise. The Major Cadeaux gelding has clearly benefited from a wind operation in March, completing a hat-trick within the space of four weeks in August and September, and may still have more improvement to come.

Of course, Little Jo has already officially improved by 28lb since making his seasonal reappearance in a lowly 0-60 contest at Newcastle in July, but while it’s inevitable that the handicapper will catch up with him in due course he may not have done so just yet. He’s had a five-week break since his Silver Cambridgeshire effort, so should be fully recovered from his exertions and looks a decent bet to round off his, already successful, season with another victory. Jockey Callum Rodriguez has ridden him just once, steering him to victory at Newcastle on his penultimate start, and looks to have every chance of maintaining his 100% record.

Selection: Newmarket 4.00 Little Jo to win 7/2

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