Our in-form daily duo Rory Delargy and David Massey provide their thoughts on today's racing action.
Racing betting tips: Friday October 16
1pt win Desperate Dan in the 14:17 Haydock at 5/2 (General) - take no lower
1pt e.w. Wanderlust in the 16:43 Newcastle at 11/2 (bet365 1/5 1,2,3,4) - min 5/1
14:17 Haydock - M6Toll Road To Victory Handicap (Div I) 1m
Empirestateofmind has been in cracking form recently and there’s no doubting these conditions are what he wants, but he’s been nudged up another 4lb and is taking a big step up in grade, having been contesting Class 5 handicaps on his last four starts. You can’t discount him, but all the same, this is definitely a more difficult assignment.
By contrast, DESPERATE DAN will find this easier than the 0-100 he contested here last month and given how well he ran there after a three-month break, you’d like to think he’ll come on a bit for the run.
It's strong form too, the winner an unexposed four-year-old going places, the second a solid yardstick and the third narrowly beaten at Goodwood on his next start. He tends to come good in the autumn when the mud is flying, with form figures at this trip on soft or worse from September on reading 31214, and he looks to have a lot in his favour here.
16:43 Newcastle - Northumbria Leisure For Gaming Machines Handicap 1m2f43y
WANDERLUST has lost his way on turf of late, although he faced a very stiff task in the Cambridgeshire last time, and he looks better suited to the all-weather, finishing third in a 0-100 handicap over C&D in June and reversing form with the runner-up Cloth of Gold when beaten a head over this trip at Lingfield in August by Orchard.
That was his only attempt in 0-80 class so far and he returns to that level having taken on much better rivals at Newmarket last month.
Jack Dace can claim a useful 5lb and he’s back on the same mark as at Lingfield, so will have no excuses here.
Preview posted 09:22 BST on 16/10/26
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