Racing tips: Free preview & best bets for Monday
David Clough has a tip for every race in the UK and Ireland on Monday with his nap running at Wolverhampton.
David Clough's betting tips
DUNDALK: 2.40 Jungle Cove, 3.10 Stay With Me, 3.40 Wave Walker, 4.15 Stop On Red, 4.50 Masalai, 5.25 Gatsby Cap, 5.55 Mo Celita, 6.25 Sunset Nova.
LINGFIELD: 12.15 At Poets Cross, 12.45 Independence, 1.15 Court Jurado, 1.45 Dundrum Wood, 2.15 Heart Of A Lion, 2.50 Theinval, 3.20 The Unit, 3.50 Luck Of Clover, 4.20 Ballinsker.
SEDGEFIELD: 12.30 Ballycallan Fame, 1.00 Quest For Life, 1.30 Oscars Leader, 2.00 Glenduff, 2.30 Barnay, 3.00 Sigurd, 3.30 Crack Du Ninian.
WOLVERHAMPTON: 4.40 Mops Gem, 5.10 SHARP SUITED (NAP), 5.40 Slowmo, 6.10 Moonbootz, 6.40 Bombastic, 7.10 Red Poppy, 7.40 Spirit Of Rowdown.
DOUBLE: Sharp Suited and Spirit Of Rowdown
Sharp Suited can turn on the style as he returns to the Flat in the Betway Handicap at Wolverhampton.
Brian Ellison’s six-year-old has made just five racecourse appearances, four of them at Newcastle.
He won the last of his three quick runs on the Flat in late 2019 – having been placed in the other two, beaten an aggregate five lengths in novice events.
After a break of just over a year, Sharp Suited broke a blood vessel when very distant on his hurdles debut in December but was then a much more promising fourth of 13 against some useful opponents back on the Tapeta for a jumpers’ bumper at Gosforth Park.
That was just under a fortnight ago, and this second visit to Wolverhampton could well prove profitable.
Sharp Suited was a slightly unlucky runner-up here on only his second career start, and this drop back in trip from two miles gives him the opportunity to demonstrate he can progress from his Flat rating of 76.
Later on the card, Spirit Of Rowdown tries to go one better than last time – in the Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Handicap.
Mark Usher’s busy gelding was having his 11th run since his mid-summer debut when just denied over this extended mile last time.
He and Charlie Bennett are back for more and, albeit up another 3lb for their trouble, have a fine chance to regain the winning thread which brought them a hat-trick together before Christmas – including two course-and-distance successes.
Over jumps at Sedgefield, Staffordshire trainer Jennie Candlish and jockey Sean Quinlan appear to have a strong hand.
They team up with both Crack Du Ninian, in the closing Sky Sports Racing Virgin 535 Handicap Hurdle, and Oscars Leader in the Subscribe To Attheraces On YouTube Handicap Hurdle.
The former is bidding for his third victory in four starts this term.
Crack Du Ninian has had a near two-month breather since his latest win, having disappointed previously when seeking a quick follow-up after scoring on his seasonal debut at Uttoxeter.
He was beaten almost 30 lengths, up to a new trip, at Ayr just 12 days later before bouncing back when down to an extended two miles here.
The Irish point-to-point winner will doubtless stay further in time. But at this stage, it seems wise to stick with what worked fine last time – and from just a 4lb higher rating, the six-year-old has obvious prospects again.
The consistent Oscars Leader was perhaps below his best at Market Rasen two weeks ago.
He did, however, bump into a very smart performer in Edwardstone – and having been outclassed when that winner challenged him for the lead, he faded into third.
There is nothing of Edwardstone’s calibre here, and Oscars Leader can pick up a deserved first victory of the season.
Earlier on the card, Ballycallan Fame tries to follow up her shock Wetherby win in the opening Sky Sports Racing Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle.
Nick Kent’s former Irish pointer was a 125-1 shot on stable debut in a first-time hood on Boxing Day, but there was clearly no fluke about her all-the-way win by more than 20 lengths.
She relished testing conditions, and has the chance to sample them again.
Olly Murphy’s Dundrum Wood rates the best best at Lingfield as he bids to follow up a last-time-out win over fences at Newcastle in division two of the Ian Collins 80th Birthday Surprise ‘Jumpers’ Bumper’ National Hunt Flat Race.
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