David Massey provides his best bet from Newcastle this afternoon.
Racing betting tips: Thursday March 12
1pt win Shighness in 15:02 Hexham at 9/1 (General) - MEETING ABANDONED DUE TO HIGH WINDS
1pt e.w. Raft Up in 15:48 Newcastle at 10/3 (General) - min 3/1
Yorkshire Glory is on a roll, having won four of his last five starts and clearly has a chance of making it five with conditions no issue, but RAFT UP must have a very similar chance, if not better, on their form here in February.
There was half a length between the pair that day and Raft Up hardly got the best of runs, having been squeezed out at the start and having to make his way the pack to challenge at the furlong pole.
The effort of that meant he couldn’t quite get there, but on 8lb better terms today and some better luck in running, he can reverse that form. He looks solid each-way material, having only failed to his the frame here at Newcastle once in eight starts.
15:02 Hexham (ABANDONED)
SHIGHNESS is nice, for all Shighness doesn’t win too often, but it does look like her whole season has been geared up to this race - one in which she was beaten half a length last year - and she can get her name on the board for the season.
She had absolutely no chance behind Paggane on her reappearance in November and was similarly out of her depth in 0-125s at Carlisle and Newcastle on her next two starts, but there signs she was on the way back at Sedgefield last time, plugging away for third sent back over hurdles, albeit at a respectful distance behind the front two.
All that means she's 7lb lower than this time last year and maybe she can get the better of likely favourite Planned Paradise, who bounced back to form at Bangor last time but like Shighness, just four wins from 38 starts tell you he’s no good thing to repeat the dose.
Preview Updated at 10:24 GMT on 12/03/26
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