Tuesday Racing Tips from Andy Holding

OLD PAINLESS (best price 2/1) proved to be somewhat of a disappointment at Newcastle last time out but, providing that run turns out to be just a blip, there’s a decent chance Harry Whittington’s gelding can land a race of this nature using his previous effort at Kelso as a guide.

Always regarded as a chaser by connections, the son of Imperial Monarch made an instant impact on his first start over fences around today’s track and although he failed in his bid to follow up at the Borders venue next time out, his performance in chasing home subsequent winner Bill Baxter has easily worked out as a career high (third and fourth also won since). 

Never really travelling with the same panache at Gosforth Park 49 days ago, the seven-year-old has been given sufficient time to recover from what was bothering him 49 days ago and with the distinct likelihood that the lightly-raced novice will be asked to buck out and race quite handy from the start, a position ride can reap maximum rewards.

FAMOUS BRIDGE (NAP) (best price 11/8) has sometimes flattered to deceive, but there was no faulting his attitude over today’s course last time out and with the feature of his success how strong he was in the closing stages, Nicky Richards’ gelding is fancied to provide his in-form yard with another winner.

Promising on his first start over fences, the son of Fame And Glory took a big backward step at Ayr next time out with a pretty lacklustre display, but that poor effort soon became a distant memory on account of his performance here 15 days ago.

Soon chasing the decent pace set by Enzo D’Airy, the seven-year-old kept nibbling away at the front runner all the way down the straight until finally hitting top gear after the last. Hitting the line really hard at the Yorkshire venue, he shaped as though a return to three miles would bring about further improvement and this proper chasing type can go a long way to prove he still remains a well handicapped horse over fences.