Tuesday Racing Tips from Steve Ryder

This looks a competitive 0-70 handicap but preference goes to Secret Mistral (best priced at 8/1) who stayed on well over 5f here on soft ground a month ago and should hold strong claims off only a 4lb higher mark. The Tony Carroll trained three-year-old defied odds of 50/1 to win over 6f at Haydock on only her second start and was only beaten 2 ¾ lengths over this distance at Haydock again in August off a mark of 69.

Secret Mistral won here over 5f last time by 1 ¼ lengths and is deserving of a 4lb rise from the handicapper up to a mark of 70. She should be suited by this step back up in trip to 6f and should run well with up to four places available. 

The Jack Jones trained Cryptos Dream (best priced at 4/1) was an easy winner over this course and distance on her penultimate start and she should hold strong claims back at this track. The four-year-old lost her way in Ireland before finishing 4th at Windsor on her stable debut in August. She was an impressive 3 ½ length winner over this course and distance on her next start off a mark of 45 before going off too fast under a 5lb penalty on her next start at Ripon.

Cryptos Dream runs here off a mark of 51 in this race which is fair and if Dylan Hogan doesn’t set fractions too fast then she should prove hard to beat. 

It was a poor maiden that Harry The Haggler (best priced at 9/2) won over this course and distance last time but he should still hold strong claims switched back into handicap company. The Stuart Williams trained three-year-old has been running consistently well in handicaps so far this season with form figures of 252232 and he was deserving of his 6 ½ length victory over this course and distance last time. 

Hopefully that victory 22 days ago will have given Harry The Haggler a confidence boost and he should run well back in a handicap off a mark of 60.