Rory Delargy and David Massey are back with a look ahead to today's racing and they have three selections.
Racing betting tips: Thursday June 11
1pt win Existent in the 15:20 Yarmouth at 5/1 (Unibet, 9/2 General, min 4/1)
0.5pts e.w Tilsworth Turf in the 15:53 Yarmouth at 40/1 (General, take no lower)
1pt win Hockney in the 16:05 Newbury at 10/1 (General, min 8/1)
15:20 Yarmouth – Class 5 (0-70) Handicap 5f42y
Heavy rain turned the ground very soft at Yarmouth on the opening day of this fixture and there will be no hiding places on Thursday. None of the runners here could be described as real mudders, but EXISTENT has much the best record in soft conditions and gets the vote.
Existent was only fifth over C&D last time but was just over three lengths adrift of Kinswoman who has since run with great credit in the Dash at Epsom. He was poorly drawn as that race unfolded and his effort can be marked up as a result, while he was a heavy-ground winner in his juvenile days so won’t mind the state of the ground. He’s not a regular winner these days but for a horse who was runner-up in the Palace House Stakes at Newmarket in his prime, he’s fallen to a dangerously lenient mark and a repeat of his latest effort could well be enough to see him fall in against some uninspiring opposition. Runner-up on multiple occasions last season, he broke a long losing run at Southwell in January and is essentially different class to today’s rivals.
15:53 Yarmouth – Class 6 (0-55) Handicap 6f3y
TILSWORTH TURF clearly isn’t one to trust implicitly and his overall record is one that has seen him regularly well beaten in low-grade handicaps. On the other hand, he has twice produced efforts well in advance of his official rating, giving Eddie Greatrex a memorable return from a long absence when winning at 150/1 at Leicester and when landing a quiet gamble at Ripon a couple of seasons back, both times on soft ground. He clearly needs such a surface, and while he has also run poorly in the mud at times, might be worth risking at huge odds again given how weak this race is.
The other reason for backing Tilsworth Turf is that not one of his rivals can boast any winning form on soft ground – in fact, none of the field apart from him has even made the frame when the ground has been described as soft or heavy, so the race looks there for the taking.
16:05 Newbury – Class 4 (0-85) Handicap 6f
HOCKNEY has developed a nice habit of winning races, three from his last five, and the drop to 5f on quick ground was against him when beaten at Ascot in May. He’s proven himself in soft ground having made all at Thirsk last September, showing good early gate speed to overcome a poor draw.
There’s not that much early pace on here, considering it’s a sprint, and after just a 2lb rise for his latest success at Kempton in May, there’s no reason why he can’t go close again, assuming his high draw is no inconvenience. I’d expect him to jump well and move to the middle of the track in any case, so the minor concerns over his track position should be put aside. It’s worth iterating that he’s at his best when making the running, with all three wins coming when he’s made all, and this looks a very good set-up for him to do so once more.
Preview posted at 09:27 BST on 11/06/26
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