Tips for horse racing: Naps for the day

JUST HUNCH shaped well on his solid debut for Dylan Cunha and can claim a Free Digital Racecard in the Raceday-Ready.com handicap at Lingfield on Wednesday.

No match for the 4/6 favorite Cloud King when second at Southwell, he was comfortably the best of the rest after running into second and it looked a lovely platform to build on.

DREAM JOURNEYS produced a career-best performance when third at Warwick last time and can go two places better in the Book Summer Plate Ladies Day Now Handicap Chase.

Warren Greatrex's horse should be fit to go hard over this trip and he looks likely to get it with Texard, Moore Clouds and Claret Dabbler in the field, although it is hoped that another wind cut will have a desire effect.

WALTER HATRIGHT - 4.10 Wolverhampton

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This horse didn't show much in some tough jobs in Ireland as a two-year-old, but he goes to equal a low 64 and the progeny of Saxon Warrior have been making waves in all weathers this year.

David Loughnane AS ERNI'S FRIEND may appreciate a return to the Mile at Kempton in Unibet's More Boosts In More Races Handicap.

The five-year-old has run well above this track and has dropped a couple of times from running further than ideal, while Oisin Murphy takes the ride when the horse returns from a two-month break.

It's an early day SILENT with Paul Nicholls and is an intriguing runner for the Ditcheat team in this year's Red Rum Handicap Chase.

A prolific winner in France for David Cottin, he has only started as a champion trainer three times in this country and his first chase was at Chepstow last time out. He was eyeing the winner that day, but Prince Viiriäinen cut him off. He will be ridden more subdued in a strongly organized race, and with just 10st 2lb on him, he can go close.

GALA NIGHT - 2.43 Taunton

He was dismissed at 5/4 on his handicap debut at Plumpton last time and while taking a step forward, GALA NIGHT still had to settle for second place. With constant value, he can go one place better.

He needs to jump better than he did there, but he pulled away well from the others in the retained tongue tie on Thursday.

He has been lightly raced on the flat recently but finished second to Yorkindness in his last Run at Pontefract. BOARRACHO is interesting.

He's up two pounds in a weak race and looks a value bet to stop Savvy Brilliance's winning run

RATHGAR - 7.30 Chelmsford

He's the type to make a better four-year-old and RATHGAR can make a comeback for an in-form Jack Channon team.

He produced a number of good efforts last year, including finishing second to Two Brothers in his penultimate start at York. Having only gained two pounds and gelled over the winter, he's a player if he's fit and fired.

The winners of 2024...

• Brown 9/4
• Sattwa 9/1
• Bright white light 7/4
• Swing tree 3.10
• Sea Invasion 7/2 (NAP)
• Ziggy's Missile 8.11
• Mount Athos 6/5 (NAP)
• Chloe's Court 1.12
• 5/1 Royal Way (NAP)
• Leissieres Express 13.8
• Woodie Flash 7/2
• Continued 15.8
• Notre Dame 2.5
• Outlaw Peter 13.8. (NAP)
• Ballyrashane 4/6
• Politicians 4/1
• Nells Son 11.8
• Nine tenths 8/15
• Inisher 4/6
• Big R 2/1 (NAP)
• Haston Clermont 4.5
• Application number 5/6
• Eleutheromania 1.12
• Photosynthesis 9/2 (NAP)
• Skin Crime 13/8 (NAP)
• Yellow jacket 10/3
• Prairie Wolf 6/5 (NAP)
• Advance plan 15/2 (NAP)
• Better for everyone 4/1
• Desert Master 17.2
• Coolkill 2.7
• Regal Blue 4.11
• Undefeated Nao 7/5
• Alnilam 3/1 (NAP)
• Victoria Milan 6/4 (NAP)
• Ask me early on 15.2. (NAP)
• Madness of the Seas 6/4
• Lilith 6/4 (NAP)
• Maskool 3/1
• Hardworking Harry 7/4 (NAP)
• Piparkatu 5/2
• Brewery 85/40 (NAP)
• Royale Dance 3/1
• Morphee 4.5 (DAY)
• Male 4/1
• Largo Bay 3.10
• Tune In A Box 5/4 (NAP)
• Night on Earth 1.2
• Issar D'Airy 11/10 (NAP)
• Larry 4.11
• Nurse Susan 6/4 (NAP)
• English Spirit 6/4
• Comedian Manager 6/1 (NAP)
• Beneficiary 5/1
• Rare edition 8.11
• Shantou Moon 15.2
• Townhill 5/2 (NAP)
• Fire Demon 8.11
• Inspired 1.6
• Saint Davy 6/5 (NAP)
• Goblet of fire 11.10
• Dominant victory 1.6

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