Andy Holding's Sunday Racing Tips

US Navy Flag sets a high standard for the opposition to aim with a rating of 108, but as a result, he’s naturally been well found in the market, whereas BETSEY TROTTER (best price 14-1) has been slightly overlooked and might turn out to be a sneaky bit of each-way value. Unlike many of her stable mates this season, she made a bright start to her career in what turned out to be a very strongly-run affair over today’s course and although she couldn’t quite keep tabs with the speedy Brick By Brick over the minimum trip, she gave out positive signals she will be a more potent force over further in future. Likely to be a good deal more sharper both mentally and physically following that initial outing, the daughter of Camacho can continue the recent upturn in form for her stable.

EYNHALLOW (best price 7-2) had his progression halted at Sandown last time out, but he ran a good deal better than the bare result and he’s strongly fancied to regain the winning thread over a course he’s gone well in the past. Impressive visually and on the clock the time before at the Esher venue, Roger Charlton’s charge was set an almost impossible task on his return visit by being asked to give the useful Silver Ghost upwards of a ten length head start that evening, but in cutting back a large chunk of the deficit in the home straight, he could easily be marked down as the best horse in the race. Prior to that Herculean effort 31 days ago, the son of Nathaniel had lowered the colours of yesterday’s Melrose hero Secret Advisor with a bit up his sleeve over today’s course and now returning to the scene of that excellent performance, he looks booked to go well again over a track that very much plays into his strengths.

MAKING LIGHT (best price 13-2) has showed in two starts this season that she’s trained on nicely and following another encouraging display in the Listed Hurry Harriet Stakes at Gowran last time out, she looks set fair to play a big part in the outcome to this Group 3 prize. Travelling well turning into the straight at the Co Kilkenny venue 11 days ago, Dermot Weld’s inmate looked the most likely winner as she led a furlong out, but a late thrust by the useful Alluringly came to spoil the party late on. Although the gloss was taken off the performance in the shadows of the post, she left the impression it’s only a matter of time before the cards fall right for her and today could well turn out to be the day with plenty seemingly in her favour.

Iain Jardine landed his biggest prize to date when Nakeeta triumphed in the Tote Ebor at York yesterday and there’s a decent chance that HIBOU (best price 10-1) can provide the Carrutherstown handler with even more success 24 hours on. On his latest raid over the Irish Sea, the son of Street Cry finished a creditable runner-up to the well-handicapped Riven Light in the big mile contest at the Galway Festival (very fast speed figure), and a repeat of that sort of performance should see the smooth-travelling four-year-old bang on the premises at the business end.