UK Horse Racing Tips: Hereford

FAZAYTE has run well over both timber and fences lately and, having gone agonisingly close in a novice handicap hurdle at Market Rasen on Boxing Day, he could be tough to beat if the fitting of a tongue-tie sparks a bit extra. Midnight Gold ran well on her stable debut in November and has the capacity to figure strongly in a race of this nature, while Baliyad has bounced back to form recently and is also respected.
Prediction : 1st Fazayte 2nd Midnight Gold 3rd Baliyad

JUST ANOTHER ONE ought to find this a lot easier than the Grade 2 he ran in at Cheltenham in November and, while he was ultimately well beaten in what was a warm race at Prestbury Park, he appeals strongly in this company. Apologise may do better now he is tried with a tongue-tie after running below expectations at Market Rasen last month, while German import Archer is one to monitor closely in the betting.
Prediction : 1st Just Another One 2nd Apologise 3rd Archer

Irish raider DIEGOS WAY wasn't ideally suited by the marathon trip when he was third in a five-runner handicap at Hexham in November and may well bounce back over this more suitable trip. It's also notable the cheekpieces (absent last time) are reapplied and a more accomplished performance can be expected. Big Changes is a player in this company and rates as the main threat to the selection. Post Chaise and unexposed chaser Fort Denison are others to consider.
Prediction : 1st Diegos Way 2nd Big Changes 3rd Post Chaise

SAINT SEGAL made the perfect start to life over fences when successful at Chepstow in November, and a subsequent 7lb rise in the weights shouldn't prevent another bold showing. Feuille De Lune landed a Hunters' Chase at Cheltenham in April and the eight-year-old, a multiple winner between the flags, is another to take seriously. Grey Skies was well held over 2m4f on his chasing debut, but the drop in trip could help.
Prediction : 1st Saint Segal 2nd Feuille De Lune 3rd Grey Skies

Don't Rightly Know hit the woodwork in an above-average novice last December and he's a likely contender if returning to action in a similar vein of form, but preference is for FAIRY GEM. Harry Fry's mare is yet to replicate the smart form she showed in bumpers, but the daughter of Shantou isn't given up on and the application of first-time cheekpieces could hold the key. Kraqueline is another to consider.
Prediction : 1st Fairy Gem 2nd Dont Rightly Know 3rd Kraqueline

LOUP DE MAULDE escapes a penalty after winning a conditional jockeys' event nine days ago and, given the authority of that success, the six-year-old will take some stopping. Pottlerath can't be faulted for his consistency, finishing runner-up on his last three starts. Alkopop may prove the chief threat, though, running off the same mark as his solid third at Uttoxeter 29 days ago.
Prediction : 1st Loup De Maulde 2nd Alkopop 3rd Pottlerath

Skinflint is an intriguing runner on his return to racing having undergone a wind operation, but he remains a maiden under Rules and looks worth taking on. KESTREL VALLEY has little to shout about in two runs this season, but she ran well to finish fourth on this card last year and may record a first success over fences in the refitted cheekpieces. Tanrudy has dropped to a career-low mark and warrants closer inspection in the betting on this stable debut for Evan Williams.
Prediction : 1st Kestrel Valley 2nd Tanrudy 3rd Skinflint