Monday Horse Racing Tips from Andy Holding

LAUGH A MINUTE (best price 4-1) is as reliable as a Swiss clock when it comes to this track on heavy ground and with the added extra of having a recent run under his belt, Ado McGuinness’ looks set to roll back the years for another season. 

Winner of this race for the past two season, connections used the same route as they have done for his preparation and his most recent effort on the all-weather at Dundalk should have served the purpose on putting the finishing touches to his hat trick bid. 

Tried over six-furlongs at the Co Lough venue, the son of Mayson was last as the competitive field turned for home, but he was noted making some decent late headway towards the stands side rail and in the end, he managed to finish within three lengths of Collective Power at the line. 

A smooth traveller with a useful turn of foot when required, the nine-year-old will hopefully get some decent early cover from his middle draw and providing the gaps come at the right time at the business end, expect him to be laying down the law when it counts most. 

SANGIOVESE (best price 3-1) almost salvaged victory from certain defeat over today’s course last time out and with connections quick to realise he needs some form of headgear to put a rocket up his backside, Gary Moore’s inmate can go one place better on his return to the Sussex track. 

Last and niggled along down the back straight here 33 days ago, the five-year-old was still a massive price in running as the field turned for home, but to his great credit, he picked up the bridle in the latter stages and despite drifting towards the stands side fence, he almost walked away with the prize. 

Showing similar lazy tendencies when scoring at Southwell previously, he clearly needs some sort of aid to help him with his mid-race malaise, and working on the theory that he probably won’t be too far behind today against just three opponents, he should have every chance of overcoming a smaller deficit in the first-time blinkers. 

SNAPREATEREA (best price 12-1) is one of the few genuine pattern-race performers in today’s field and with conditions to suit, he can put his class to good use back in a division which saw him unlucky on two separate occasions last season. 

Almost pulling off the impossible when coming from a mile back in the Ahonoora Handicap at the Galway festival, Joseph O’Brien’s inmate went on to do best of those held up off the pace at Listowel a month later. Up to listed company next time, he was undone by a slow start at Cork, but he didn’t have to wait too long to gain compensation, scoring in ready style at Tipperary when everything finally panned out in his favour. 

Once again, the son of Buratino didn’t get the best of runs on his final start of the campaign at Leopardstown and with nothing else suitable for him in the remaining weeks, he ended the season with less to show for his endeavours than his levels of performance deserved. 

Placed on all three visits to today’s track, including the 2020 Group 2 Beresford, the six-year-old has enough quality to be in the mix providing his draw ends up being the place to be.