Tuesday Racing Tips from Andy Holding

There’s a strong possibility Telhimlisten will make light work of his opening assessment of 82 now handicapping either today or further down the line (tenderly ridden at Musselburgh last time out), but whether he deserves to be chalked up odds on to beat the likes of BASHFUL (best price 11/4) and Silkstone is open to debate and at the prices, the former gains the vote.

In decent shape on the Flat towards the backend of the season, two heavy-ground victories over a mile rubberstamped his wellbeing but despite his progression, there was still an element of doubt to whether he could transfer his good form back to hurdles.

Pitched into a competitive handicap for the grade at Uttoxeter 10 days ago, Iain Jardine’s gelding was settled towards the back of the field in what turned out to be a well-run affair, and when produced with his challenge after two out, he found plenty for pressure to win going away. Although his performance may have seemed a regulation one at the time, the numbers reveal he ran a good deal better than at first glance, so much so that his overall time figure and final circuit sectionals were easily the best of all the races on the hurdles track.

An exuberant sort, the application of a first-time hood clearly helped the son of Manduro settle down into a good early rhythm at the Midland venue and providing the headgear has the desired effect second time around, there’s every chance, if there’s a reasonable pace to shoot at, he can repeat the dose on ground and track that should suit.

SUPREME YEATS (best price 3/1) gained a deserved success when scoring for the first time over today’s C&D last time out and even though he now has to prove himself equally effective on soft ground, a chance is taken Laura Mongan’s gelding proves up for the challenge.

Runner-up to the revitalised Breaking Waves (went on to finish second to The Changing Man next time) at the Midland venue previously, the son of Yeats was a warm order to go one place better on his return visit two months later and after travelling well throughout, he just had to be nudged out in the closing stages for a cosy success.

Due to his propensity to idle on the run-in, the six-year-old has come out of that contest with only a minimal rise in the ratings and with the strong possibility he will handle today’s change in ground conditions based on his runs in the point field and only bumper effort, he rates the value call returning to the track that clearly suits him well.