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Get today's Horses In Focus

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

By Timeform
Horse Racing
Tue September 23, 2025 · 3M ago

Find out which runners on Tuesday 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.

Tuesday'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.

Lingfield

Master Vintner – 13:45

1
8
Master Vintner21
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-11| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR:  -
4/11

Spirit of Leros – 16:15

5
10
Spirit Of Lerosb18
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-5| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: M Botti| OR:  81
6/1

Rift Valley – 16:45

4
5
Rift Valleyt30
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: Sean Davis| OR:  60
7/1

Southwell

Both of Us – 20:30

4
3
Both Of Ust8(ex 6)
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-8| J: Jack Callan(5)| T: G Boughey| OR:  48| D
6/5

Warwick

Ice In The Veins – 15:28

6
Ice In The Veins111
Age: 5|  Weight: 11-0| J: Tristan Durrell(3)| T: D Skelton| OR:  -| BF| D
11/2

Belle Montrose – 15:58

6
Belle Montroset12
Age: 6|  Weight: 10-11| J: Benjamin Macey(7)| T: S Drinkwater| OR:  85
13/8

Listowel

Spectical – 14:20

9
11
Spectical52
Age: 2|  Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR:  -
11/4

Tuesday's Best Bet

RIFT VALLEY - 16:45 Lingfield

4
5
Rift Valleyt30
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-8| J: Tom Marquand| T: Sean Davis| OR:  60
7/1

RIFT VALLEY was a fair maiden for James Fanshawe and she shaped with plenty of promise on her debut for Sean Davies at Naas last month, not fancied in the betting, but doing more than enough to suggests she's a horse to be interested in.

She paid for making such a big move into contention around two furlongs out, having nothing left to give in the closing stages, but leaving the impression she's on a good mark. The booking of Tom Marquand catches the eye and, with experience on the all-weather, she can prove herself fairly treated with that outing under her belt.

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