Thursday Horse Racing Tips from Steve Ryder

Adaay Of Scarlett 7/4 (1pt)

Inner City Blues made an impressive winning debut but the standard is no doubt set by ADAAY OF SCARLETT (best priced at 7/4) with an official rating of 105. The Hugo Palmer trained colt was an impressive 4 ¼ length winner on the Rowley Mile course on his debut before following up by a neck at Ascot on his next start. 

Adaay Of Scarlett finished 2nd in the listed National Stakes at Sandown prior to outrunning odds of 40/1 to finish 2nd in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot. His proven experience can help him get the better of the favourite.

Spanish Voice 9/2 (1pt)

This looks a competitive 0-95 handicap but preference goes to SPANISH VOICE (best priced at 9/2) who gets the assistance of Ryan Moore for the first time.

The Andrew Balding trained four-year-old is unbeaten in his three starts at Newmarket courses including last time over this course and distance when victorious by a neck off a mark of 92. 

The handicapper has only raised Spanish Voice 2lbs for that success and he looks the one to beat towards the top of the weights.

Lusaka 8/1 (0.5pt ew)

The John & Rhys Flint trained LUSAKA (best priced at 8/1) won this race last season off a mark of 67 and he runs here off a 1lb lower mark. The eight-year-old made all that day in a seven-runner field and although he is unlikely to be able to repeat those tactics with two proven front runners, he is too well handicapped to ignore. 

Lusaka has run with credit on his three starts on turf this season with form figures of 244 and he was only beaten 1 ¼ lengths last time off a 1lb higher mark. He can get back to winning ways in conditions that we know suit well.