Andy Holding's Wednesday Horse Racing Tips

REPERCUSSION (best price 8-1) shaped with plenty of promise on his first start for new connections in a decent contest at Newmarket and on ground that should suit (York set to receive even further rain during the course of the day), Charlie Fellows’ inmate is expected to go well. Formerly with Andre Fabre in France, the son of Manduro found the inadequate trip on quick ground counting against him at HQ, but it was pleasing to see him come home strongly once meeting the rising ground late on and he looks sure to be appreciate today’s extra two furlongs. Moreover, he hails from a yard whose last four runners have all won and from a favourable draw right bang in the middle of the pack, he makes plenty of appeal despite the wide-open nature of the race.

Like at most tracks today, there could well be a significant going change due to the large quantities of rain set to fall up and down the country, but that shouldn’t bother PENDO (best price 11-2) in the slightest as he goes back to the scene of one of his most impressive victories of his career so far to date. Making all the running, he gamely fought off a series of challengers inside the final two furlongs and it’s that relentless, grinding style of racing which has also been seen to good effect on the all-weather throughout the winter. Indeed, those traits were at their most prominent last time out at Chelmsford when he once again did things the hard way from the front end of the pack and with the runner-up, Robero, going on to advertise the form at Ascot on Saturday, hopes are high Jim Best’s charge can follow suit.

MUFFINS FOR TEA (NAP) (best price 9-4) landed a well-orchestrated gamble in convincing fashion at Newton Abbot last week and he’s taken to supplement those gains off the same mark. Always moving sweetly at the West Country venue, Colin Tizzard’s inmate faced a slightly anxious moment when the similarly strongly-travelling mare Lets Go Duchess loomed up as a major threat rounding the home turn, but finding an extra gear when necessary, he fended off his main challenger in the final half mile. Clearly in rude health on the evidence of that performance, the in-form seven-year-old will take plenty of stopping if in a similar mood.

NOBODY HOME (best price 7-1) has shown a fair level of form on his last two starts and he’s fancied to make some sort of impact in what looks a wide-open affair. Although yet to win a race in 19 starts, it’s significant that Edward Cawley’s inmate has run his best races when he’s tackled 3m on good ground and as his latest effort at Cork came courtesy of a strong speed figure contest, a decent pace – which looks on the cards – should suit.