Steve Ryder shares two best bets for Thursday's Horse Racing action at Beverly and Windsor.
3:45 BeverleySee All Odds
TIP 1: VENTURA EXPRESS - 1pt
Best odds of 4/1 at bet365 while publishing.
The Paul Midgley trained VENTURA EXPRESS (best priced at 4/1) is on a long losing sequence but bounced back to form last time at York and should appreciate this return to Beverley. The nine-year-old is a two-time course and distance winner off marks of 84 and 80 as well as finishing 2 nd last season off a mark of 79.
Ventura Express had been running with credit this season finishing 4 th beaten only 1 ¼ lengths here in May and also when 4 th beaten a length in the “Jumps Jockeys’ Nunthorpe” last time at York off this mark of 71. He runs here off the same mark ad looks the one to beat with David Nolan back on board.
7:41 WindsorSee All Odds
TIP 2: A MAJOR PAYNE - 1pt
Best odds available of 7/2 at William Hill while publishing.
The Michael Bell trained A MAJOR PAYNE (best priced at 7/2) has been running consistently well so far this season with form figures of 322131 including a victory over this course and distance last time. The five-year-old won by a neck at Nottingham in June off a mark of 75 before an impressive 3 ¼ length success here a month ago off a mark of 80.
A Major Payne now steps up in grade from that Class 4 0-80 handicap into this Class 3 0-95 handicap off a mark of 86 but is clearly progressive and the booking of Billy Loughnane is no negative.
