Andy Holding's Tuesday Racing Tips

Getting into a good early rhythm from a fast start is usually the key to these 5f sprint races at this track and that’s exactly what SHOWDAISY (best price 7-1) failed to do here last time. Prior to that below-par effort, Keith Dalgleish’s charge had executed those very same tactics on her previous visit to the Nottinghamshire venue when making all to score in a very fast time, so providing she can break on terms this time around, there’s every chance she can regain her superiority over the likes of Razin Hell and Co from her favourable middle draw.

A race that brings together some seriously heavy hitters in the 1m 4f division, but with the best speed figures of L’INGANNO FELICE (NAP) (best price 5-2) deriving from today’s track, the balance of power will hopefully be tipped in the favour of Iain Jardine’s charge. Following a series of near misses at Newcastle, the son of Librettist got his just rewards with a deserved victory two starts ago, but there’s no denying he was even more impressive when returning to the scene of his favourite surface last time out. Off the back of sound fractions throughout, the in-form seven-year-old totally trounced the strongly-fancied Come Back King (previously impressive on the figures) to the tune of seven lengths and even though he’s now been raised to a career-high mark, he’s confidently expected to come through with flying colours.

Although yet to cut much ice in five starts, ACTLIKEACOUNTESS (best price 8-1) has run a good deal better than her final finishing position has suggested on several occasions and now racing in a handicap for the first time against a more realistic set of opponents in accordance to her ability, she’s taken to fulfil her promise. Her latest effort, for instance, when finishing a creditable seventh in a red-hot novice hurdle at Exeter points towards her not being too badly treated off a mark of 91 and the fact that she’s up against her own sex is also another plus point. Indeed, despite being beaten 36 lengths by subsequent Grade 2 scorer Neon Wolf, she still ran a circuit time better than Air Force One (rated 121), who took the 2m novice hurdle on the same card and with Rescued Glory a further two lengths behind her that day narrowly missing out on his handicap bow off 94 next time, Neil Mulholland’s charge makes plenty of appeal in this fairly mundane affair.