ITV Racing Tips from Architect Tips as a Saturday double for Wincanton.
14:40 Wincanton
None of the seven intended runners in the Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Chase can be ruled out. However, the Gary Moore-trained ICONIC MUDDLE (best price 7/1) doesn’t have many miles on the clock for an 11-year-old and is now 1Ib below his last winning mark.
His ability to handle heavy ground has already been established, having won over hurdles by 16 lengths the last time he encountered them, though that win was a long time ago. He might not have the best of records when fresh, but he was second last year from a 4Ib higher mark.
Additionally, he will get this race run to suit with confirmed pacesetters. He is prone to making mistakes, but a few of his rivals either need more at this level or won’t handle the conditions. If he can run to something near his best, he surely has a winning chance under the in-form Caoilin Quinn.
15:15 Wincanton
Later on, in the Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Handicap Hurdle, ASTRONOMIC VIEW (best price 9/2) could raise his game to open his account over hurdles. The seven-year-old will relish conditions whose form with heavy in the description reads 31332.
He has rattled the crossbar the last two times and came within three parts of a length at Exeter last time. The winner has run well in defeat since, making the frame in a stronger race at Chepstow, and Sue Gardner’s only runner on the card has only been with a 3Ib rise.
He looks well handicapped off a mark of 115 and is Lucy Gardner's only ride on the card. This bumper winner’s hurdle form looks stronger than what the top two in the market have achieved, so with the return to this longer trip in his favour, he can gain a breakthrough success over timber.
