Horse Racing Tips: Nap of the Day
Ben Linfoot's Thursday Nap won at Beverley and he has the best bets for Friday with the Nap in action at Doncaster.
Thursday's selections
COPERNIC DU MAZET – 6.15 Huntingdon
COPERNIC DU MAZET looks in a good spot to win division two of the Follow Racing TV On Twitter Handicap Hurdle at Huntingdon. Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero’s horse travelled well into his handicap debut at this track last time and just ran into a front-runner who didn’t come back on the day in Ballynaheer. It was an encouraging start in the sphere, though, and at the same track off the same mark he can go one place better in this against the same rival.
ZACHARY – 8.30 Chelmsford
If he can just settle better ZACHARY looks likely to get another win on the board soon and it could be in the Download The bet365 App Handicap at Chelmsford. A winner over the course and distance off a slightly lower mark, he has simply pulled too hard in recent runs but the first-time hood seemed to help him at least a little here last time when he was second. Providing Billy Loughnane can get him to race a tad more efficiently again with the headgear retained, he can land this for Charlie Johnston.
Friday's selections
YA HAFHD – 4.15 Doncaster (NAP)
Roger Varian’s YA HAFHD can land the Doncaster Chamber Of Commerce Fillies’ Handicap on Town Moor on Friday. The Sea The Stars filly looked to have learnt plenty from her debut when running out a ready winner at Southwell in December and looks of interest here on handicap bow off 75.
READYSTEADYBEAU – 3.50 Perth
Lucinda Russell gave READYSTEADYBEAU a few months off in the deep midwinter and that could result in more Perth success in the AK Bets Home Of Free Bets Handicap Chase. This horse won a novice handicap chase by 30 lengths at this meeting last year and could be primed to strike again on just his fourth start of the campaign.
BRIONI – 4.45 Sandown
BRIONI looks to be progressing nicely for Alan King and he can follow up his Kempton win in the Nordoff & Robbins Judy Martin Memorial Handicap at Sandown. The son of Cloth Of Stars looks a likely improver on this first go at 10 furlongs after a straightforward success over a mile last time out.
BRINGBACKMEMORIES – 5.25 Newcastle
BRINGBACKMEMORIES is in great nick and looks to have been found another good opportunity in the Download The Racing App Now Apprentice Handicap at Newcastle. Iain Jardine’s five-year-old won readily over the course and distance last time out and a 4lb rise might not stop him following up.
MATTERHORN – 5.40 Chepstow
Paul Nicholls runs five on Chepstow’s evening card including MATTERHORN in the Sun Trade Windows Handicap Hurdle. He’s won first start back off his previous two wind operations and he’s been found a nice opportunity to land a pretty unique hat-trick in this.
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