UK Horse Racing Tips

In the 7.55 at Sandown on Thursday, North Yorkshire trainer Ruth Carr hasn’t had a runner at the Esher track during the last five seasons, so the fact that Chaplins Bay makes the 238-mile trek down the M1 may be a tip in itself. The Fastnet Rock gelding was beaten favourite in a 0-75 event at Musselburgh six days ago, but makes a quick reappearance and is reunited with regular partner James Sullivan, so may be able to regain the winning thread, even in this slightly higher grade.

His last win – in fact, his only win – came in a 0-65 contest, over 6 furlongs, at Hamilton in May off a handicap mark of 63, but he won convincingly, by 4½ lengths, on that occasion and has continued to run creditably in defeat off revised marks on all seven starts since. His form doesn’t suggest that he’s crying out for the stiffer test of stamina that he faces here, but he was tried over a mile, and further, in the early part of his career with David Wachman, so he should be OK.

Selection: Sandown 7.55 Chaplins Bay to win

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