UK Horse Racing Tips

In the jauntily-titled Simon Scrope Dalby Screw-Driver Handicap (4.40) at Pontefract on Thursday, Indian Chief did his handicap mark no favours when cruising clear to win by 7 lengths on his penultimate start at Hamilton. However, Rebecca Bastiman’s 7-year-old was far from disgraced, under a 6lb penalty, when third of 12, beaten 2½ lengths behind Carnageo at York five days later and, on 2lb better terms, can be fancied to reverse the form. A Ballydoyle castoff earlier in his career, the Montjeu gelding has done all his winning on good to soft or soft going and, with winning form over further, should be in his element over the testing 1 mile 2 furlongs and 5 yards at Pontefract. His trainer doesn’t have a great record at the track, but David Probert won on his only other ride for the yard, so the statistics do provide some cause for optimism.

Selection: Pontefract 4.40 Indian Chief to win

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