Another busy day on Wednesday with the big two year-old being the Hilary Needler Trophy at Beverley. It is always a great night at Beverley on Hilary Needler night. Your Free Horseracing Tips for Wednesday, today are by Chris Wilson, Press Association Sport Staff.
Free Horseracing Tips for Wednesday
7:30 Beverley Geesala can provide Kevin Ryan with a second Hilary Needler Trophy at Beverley on Wednesday. The Hambleton handler won this historic Listed race four years ago with Roxan, and looks to have a similarly flashy filly with which to go to war. Despite the wide-open nature of this year’s renewal, Geesala has the best form in the book. A resilient winner on her debut at Pontefract, she was always destined for a step up in class, which duly followed at York. Her redoubtable fourth in the Listed Marygate Stakes on the Knavesmire – always an important early-season fillies’ heat – is therefore significant. She perhaps lacked the gears of the major players that day, but was staying on with real panache at the finish to suggest a step-up to six furlongs will soon be forthcoming. Given the demanding nature of Beverley’s uphill incline, Geesala’s stamina could hold the key to winning this five-furlong affair.
8:00 Beverley Coolminx should also be followed with interest in the Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Conditions Stakes. Richard Fahey’s filly is already a winner on the Westwood, and signed off her juvenile campaign with a brave second in the Listed Rockingham Stakes at York. Reported to have strengthened immeasurably during the winter, she is talented enough to defy a long absence in this five-furlong challenge.
2:30 Ffos Las Marlinka. Roger Charlton’s string continue to tick along nicely and the Beckhampton handler can chalk up another success with Marlinka, who runs at Ffos Las. The Marju filly – out of a half-sister to Soviet Song – was denied by a head on her debut at Windsor and, with that sighter in the bag, is open to any amount of experience. Charlton will be disappointed if she is not good enough to take the EBF/Free Racing With oddschecker.com Wednesday Maiden Stakes.
4:45 Ffos Las Shamali is a confident selection in the HM Plant Hitachi Handicap. William Haggas’ five-year-old must give weight away to each of his five rivals, but has enough class to clinically offset that burden. Shamali signed off last season with a breathless double at Ascot, and lost little in defeat on his return at Newmarket where he finished sixth in the Suffolk Stakes. He should remain competitive off a mark of 100, and will be far sharper than on his seasonal bow at Headquarters.
3:15 Ayr Whipma Whopma Gate can gain a deserved second win of the term at Ayr. Although the handicapper refuses to relent, she showed her well-being at Nottingham last time with a fine second behind Four Kicks. Despite having only won races with cut in the ground, she is versatile enough to comfortably handle the fast conditions in Scotland.
Through The Card, Free Horseracing Tips for Wednesday….
AYR: 2.10 Night Singer, 2.40 Shes In The Money, 3.15 Whipma Whopma Gate, 3.50 Los Nadis, 4.25 Doctor Parkes, 4.55 Vilnius, 5.25 Nesno
BEVERLEY: 6.30 Copper Penny, 7.00 King Fingal, 7.30 GEESALA (NAP), 8.00 Coolminx, 8.30 Emerald Glade, 9.00 Leader Of The Land
FFOS LAS: 2.30 Marlinka, 3.05 Beauty Pageant, 3.40 Fear Nothing, 4.15 First Bay, 4.45 Shamali, 5.15 Lady Eclair
PUNCHESTOWN: 5.40 Archie Boy, 6.10 My Lord Oscar, 6.40 Wheres Harry, 7.10 Cruise On Bach, 7.40 Cottage Oak, 8.10 King High, 8.40 Lean Times
SEDGEFIELD: 2.20 Pyracantha, 2.50 Picaroon, 3.25 Right Or Wrong, 4.00 Overton Lad, 4.35 Symphonica, 5.00 Pugnacity, 5.35 Big Sam
SOUTHWELL: 6.20 Magnetic Pole, 6.50 Cast Cada, 7.20 Weststern, 7.50 Talenti, 8.20 Sonning Star, 8.50 Pen Gwen
DOUBLE: Geesala and Shamali
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