Tuesday Racing Tips from Andy Holding

KIM WEXLER (best price 8/1) was slightly below par here last time out due to a poor wide draw but there’s every chance she can bounce back in a more positive fashion if things pan out a little more in her favour at a level she should find less taxing.

A regular at today’s track, David Loughnane’s filly was parked out on the outside of the field in a competitive little Class 5 handicap 14 days ago and, as a result, she raced too keenly without cover for majority of the journey. Never able to land a blow on that occasion, the daughter of Mehmas was seen to much better effect when her energy was preserved over the same C&D back in October, it’s also worth pointing out that career-high victory came at Class 4 level.

Down two graded for the first time for quite a while, the four-year-old filly has the qualities to make an impact if breaking well and working her way into a decent early position.

MIN TILL’s (best price 10/3) inability to gain a clear run at a crucial stage probably cost her the race at Lingfield last time out, but now returning to a track where things panned out a little more favourably the time before, Michael & David Easterby’s inmate is fancied to make amends.

Well-backed to make the trip down South a worthwhile exercise, the daughter of Al Kazeem was one of the chief sufferers to the funereal pace in the early stages, but despite that development, she still managed to be quite strong at the finish. Indeed, had eventual winner, Gidwa, not obtained first run on her off the home turn, things may have worked out more in her favour, but at least her effort in finishing a creditable second still proves she remains in decent shape.

A good winner over today’s C&D in a quick time for the grade previously when the gallop was more honest, hopefully a return to a more generously run affair will play more into her strengths and from a decent middle draw, the three-year-old filly should be there or thereabouts at the business end.