Andy Holding's Wednesday Horse Racing Tips

TIMON’S TARA (NAP) (best price 7-2) arrives here on a high courtesy of a wide-margin victory over fences at Uttoxeter last time out and she’s strongly fancied to translate that form back to hurdles at a course where she’s enjoyed plenty of good days in the past. Runner-up on debut in a bumper at the Shropshire venue, Robin Dickin’s charge has continued to show decent form around the tight, right-handed circuit ever since, and after scoring on her fourth visit this time last year she went on to finishing a creditable fifth in the Mares Only Final at Newbury two months later. Looking likely to add to her impressive course stats until falling when in command back here over fences on her previous outing, the daughter Kayf Tara gained ample compensation when going over the counties to Staffordshire 11 days ago, and with likely testing ground to suit her rugged nature, she’s expected grind out a result over several other more-sexier rivals.

There didn’t appear to be any fluke about ICING ON THE CAKE’s (best price 9-2) win at Newbury last time out, that’s why he makes plenty of appeal on his next start here given that the handicapper has only raised him 2lbs. Always travelling well at the back of the field at the Berkshire venue, Oliver Sherwood’s charge impressed by the way he readily picked up the likes of Knockgraffon and Roman De Senam in the closing stages and given that he comes from a point-to-point background, it’s fairly safe to assume that a step up in trip can only improve his prospects of following up.

LOST THE MOON (best price 9-4) looked a filly going places when she trounced her rivals here 51 days ago and whilst the handicapper has had his say, he probably needed to shout a little louder to prevent her from going in again. Unlucky the time before at Wolverhampton, Mark Tompkins’ inmate was backed as if defeat was out of the question on her recovery mission 17-days later and in accounting for subsequent winners in the shape of Ruby Wednesday and Karam Albaari, this big, long-striding sort looks the type to keep on side for the foreseeable future.