Andy Holding's Wednesday Racing Tips

INDIAN NATIVE (NAP) (best price 11-4) shaped with plenty of encouragement on chasing debut and that valuable experience should carry forward a good deal of confidence now she runs against her own sex. A dual winner over hurdles last season, Alex Hales’ inmate impressed by the way she jumped on her fencing bow and as the time figure of the race pointed out, she ran to a level which should give her a significant edge second time around. Not only did the winner that day, Mister Whitaker, run the final circuit at the Cumbrian venue half a second quicker than the 150-rated Waiting Patiently, the first four home all covered the same distance in a time comparative to Malcolm Jefferson’s crack young chaser, so armed with that knowledge, the daughter of Oscar looks to have a gilt-edged opportunity here of a mark of just 115.

A cracking race for the grade and ACCIDENTAL AGENT (best price 10-3) is fancied to continue his rise up the ranks and maintain his 100% record at the track. On his previous visit to the Surrey venue, the son of Delegator impressed by the turn of foot his exhibited in the latter stages and he carried that effort forward with excellent performances in a couple of hard-knocking handicaps towards the backend of the Flat turf season. Although all his best form is over 7f, his latest display at Ascot when he was a creditable fourth behind Lord Glitters suggests a mile represents no problems to the three-year-old and providing he finds himself in a decent position turning for home from his favourable inside draw, Eve Johnson-Houghton’s inmate should turn out to be a big player in the final reckoning.

Despite a lack of experience in these sort of contests and a tricky draw, ISAAC BELL (best price 7-1) is taken to overcome those two imposts if he can run anywhere near the same level as he did here last time out. Off the back of a workmanlike C&D victory previously, the son of Fruits Of Love laid everything on the line only to find the more-experienced Castlelyons to strong in the closing stages, but as the pair pulled nicely clear of the rest, it was still a performance of great merit. Indeed, his final circuit of 2.01.3 was one of the better efforts for the lap of the Surrey venue in recent times and if you compare that time to the 2.03.4 posted by Snowy Winter when she scored over the same C&D two days later, Alex Hales looks overpriced in comparison to his main market rival based on those findings.