Get today's Horses In Focus
Get today's Horses In Focus

Horses In Focus tips for Friday: Eye-catchers chosen by Timeform experts


Find out which runners on Friday caught the eye of the Timeform reporters last time and were awarded the Horse In Focus Flag.

What is a Horse In Focus?

Every performance in Britain and Ireland is closely scrutinised by the expert race readers at Timeform whose tasks include identifying horses that shaped better than the result. Some of these eye-catchers will be awarded the Horse In Focus Flag.

A Horse In Focus comes in many forms, from a promising maiden winner to a veteran handicapper, but the common denominator is the same: the way the horse shaped suggests it’s likely to be something to back next time.

All of the day's Horses In Focus can be found within this article, which also includes a best bet selected by a member of the Timeform Sporting Life team.

The Timeform Flags also appear on the Racecards + section, available for Sporting Life Plus members, on Sporting Life racecards.

Friday's Horses In Focus

For more on each horse, logged-in readers can head to today's racecards and click the Horse In Focus dropdown.

Cheltenham

Bowensonfire - 13:15

4
Bowensonfireh28
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-8| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR:  131
9/2

Montecam - 13:15

14
Montecam58
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-13| J: Alex Harvey(3)| T: J C McConnell| OR:  122| D
16/1

Classic King - 13:15

2
Classic King223
Age: 7|  Weight: 11-12| J: H Cobden| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR:  135| BF
16/1

Service Minimum - 13:15

17
Service Minimum28
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-4| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR:  113| D
20/1

Last Rodeo - 13:15

16
Last Rodeo246
Age: 5|  Weight: 10-9| J: Jack Tudor| T: Christian Williams| OR:  118| D
33/1

Sir Galahad - 15:00

8
Sir Galahadp27
Age: 4|  Weight: 11-1| J: S Bowen| T: O Murphy| OR:  127| D
11/2

Un Sens A La Vie - 15:00

Fortune de Mer - 15:00

2
Fortune De Merh119
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-2| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR:  -| BF| CD
14/1

Calico - 15:35

5
Calicot,p204
Age: 9|  Weight: 10-10| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR:  142| CD
5/1

Third Time Lucki - 15:35

6
Third Time Luckit117
Age: 10|  Weight: 10-5| J: J J Burke| T: F O'Brien| OR:  137| CD
14/1

Doncaster

Jubilee Walk - 13:33

2
11
Jubilee Walkp,t34
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: W Buick| T: J Ferguson| OR:  96| D
9/2

Newbury

Fouroneohfever - 14:51

1
14
Fouroneohfever6(ex 5)
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-4| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR:  87| D
4/1

Forest Gate - 14:51

6
11
Forest Gate34
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-11| J: J Mitchell| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR:  85
6/1

Day of Grace - 15:26

7
5
Day Of Grace12(ex 6)
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR:  74| D
6/5

Telemark - 16:35

2
8
Telemarkt26
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-12| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| OR:  93| D
4/1

Glenfinnan - 16:35

9
5
Glenfinnan41
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: M Dods| OR:  86| D
12/1

Charlie Mason - 17:10

17
1
Charlie Mason8
Age: 4|  Weight: 8-8| J: Gina Mangan| T: A W Carroll| OR:  72| D
4/1

Southwell

Comic Strip - 16:15

7
1
Comic Strip20
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-1| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S & E Crisford| OR:  72
10/3

Lovat Scout - 17:55

8
7
Lovat Scout33
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-12| J: S A Gray| T: K R Burke| OR:  71
18/1

Latin - 19:30

1
4
Latinv24
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: Paddy Bradley| T: James Owen| OR:  52| D
6/4

Dundalk

Masked Angel - 18:15

1
5
Masked Angelt28
Age: 3|  Weight: 10-2| J: Jamie Powell| T: D Dias| OR:  59
9/2

Love Bomb - 18:45

4
8
Love Bomb25
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Lee| T: W McCreery| OR:  73| D
5/1

Sligo

Bowgate Street - 15:10

6
Bowgate Streett8
Age: 6|  Weight: 11-2| J: Philip Donovan(3)| T: M Flannery| OR:  87| CD
9/2


Friday's Best Bet

Jubilee Walk - 13:33 Doncaster

2
11
Jubilee Walkp,t34
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-9| J: W Buick| T: J Ferguson| OR:  96| D
9/2

JUBILEE WALK has gone close in some competitive sprint handicaps this season, including when runner-up in the Sky Bet Dash at York in July and in another big field at Ascot last month behind Brosay who he meets on better terms here.

That's another handicap that has worked out well, and Jubilee Walk has since run another excellent race in defeat when beaten a couple of necks behind Run Boy Run in the Ayr Gold Cup. Jubilee Walk was left with too much to do after racing in the disadvantaged group but finished well for third. With cheekpieces back on, he can gain a deserved first win of the year.


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