Andy Holding's Wednesday Racing Tips

PRAIRIE TOWN (best price 6-1) represents a yard going great guns currently and with himself arriving here off the back of a fine C&D victory last time out, it makes perfect sense to stay loyal to that particular form line. As usual, the son of High Chaparral was reluctant to play ball down at the start, but once he jumped off and got warmed up, he was noted travelling well in behind a strong pace and by the time he arrived at the last he’d got the race in safe-keeping barring a fall. Looking at the numbers he produced at the Midland venue 32 days ago, they point towards a horse who could theoretically have received more than a 6lb rise in the ratings and with conditions for his return visit almost identical, the nine-year-old is fancied to go close again providing he jumps off on terms.

DREWMAIN LEGEND (NAP) (best price 3-1) has performed to a decent level since being fitted with the blinkers and with one of those efforts coming courtesy of a course win two starts ago, Ali Stronge’s in-form mare can keep her graph going on an upward curve.

Runner-up on her first outing for 214 days at Chepstow back in November, the daughter of Midnight Legend was well-supported to go one place better when shipping up at the Midland venue a month later and following a hard-fought tussle with several persistent challengers over the final half a mile, she finally came out on top to score with a bit to spare. Upped in grade to Class 3 company in a hot mares’ handicap at Newbury last time out, the eight-year-old acquitted herself with great credit without threatening the front two in the latter stages, but as that run suggested she’s very much still going in the right direction, she’s strongly fancied to press home her course knowledge and current wellbeing over a trip that should play more into her strengths (won over 2m3f at Chepstow).

GLEN COCO (best price 3-1) by and large has mainly run to a pretty fair standard on the all-weather surfaces and he looks booked to go well again over a track that has served him well in the past. A C&D winner back here last March, Stuart Williams’ inmate managed to add another two victories to his name in fairly quick succession but since then he’s found life a little tougher. Back to something approaching his best last time out at Chelmsford, however, the grey son of Aussie Rules just got nutted in the final strides by the strong-finishing Rangali Island in a bit of a wild finish, but as most of his best form has come over tonight’s trip of seven-furlongs, and that mile would have stretched him to the limit, he’s fancied to consolidate his all-weather figures that read 1213013111742.