Sunday Horse Racing Tips from Steve Ryder

Stablemates Mirazur West and FUN FUN FUN (best priced at 5/2) dominate the market for this Grade 3 Novice Hurdle and preference goes to the latter who should be unbeaten over hurdles. The Willie Mullins trained six-year-old was a smart bumper horse last season who won a Grade 2 at the Dublin Racing Festival before slightly disappointing at both Cheltenham and Punchestown. She won easily on her hurdling debut at Thurles and should have made it 2/2 at that track when she made a bad mistake at the last.

Fun Fun Fun got back to winning ways at Exeter last time when she beat Cheltenham festival hopeful Favour And Fortune and she should prove hard to beat against her keen going stablemate. 

This looks a competitive 0-135 handicap hurdle but preference goes to EQUINUS (best priced at 5/2) who looks sure to benefit from first time cheekpieces in this race. The Nigel Twiston-Davies trained six-year-old won on his reappearance at Aintree earlier this season before finishing midfield in two Class 2 handicaps at Newbury and Sandown. He was always off the bridle last time at Newbury when 3rd behind Emitom staying on well at the finish.

Connections fit Equinus with a first time cheekpieces- tongue tie combination in this race and that should make the job of Sam Twiston-Davies a lot easier. He looks sure to run well off the same mark of 124.