Horse Racing Tips: Time for Sangiovese to uncork a win

Seven meetings are scheduled for Friday - five over jumps (Ayr, Fontwell, Sedgefield, Huntingdon and Ballinrobe) and two on the level (Newbury and Dundalk).

I've picked out three horse racing tips from across the cards, including a last-time-out winner who bids to double up in a weak contest.

16:25 Ayr - Nurse Susan @ 11/4

The trainers' title looked to be Dan Skelton’s this time last week, but a 1-2-3 in the Grand National, along with several other winners, has seen Willie Mullins close the gap - setting up another nail-biting finish.

The Skelton yard has a good chance of landing £16k in this race with their eight-year-old mare NURSE SUSAN.

She finished well down the field in the Martin Pipe at Cheltenham last time out, but that came after a long 418-day absence. Prior to her time off, she had landed back-to-back handicaps worth £16k and £34k, both of which have worked out well with the form being franked by subsequent winners.

The absence during what should have been the prime of her career is a shame, but she can atone for that with a win here. She would have needed the run at Cheltenham, and it wasn’t a bad effort considering the lay-off. She should come on significantly for that.

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17:05 Huntingdon - Cuban Court @ 8/13

This looks a pretty weak race on paper, and one that last-time-out course-and-distance winner CUBAN COURT can take with ease.

Unlike the others, Neil King’s seven-year-old has been in fine form all season, winning twice and typically running creditably in defeat. 

His win here last time came in another small field, but it had more depth in it, with Tara Iti going off as favourite. He’s a regular winner at this level, but Cuban Court was able to get the better of him on that occasion. 

Tara Iti won next time at Plumpton to give the form a boost. A similar type of performance from Cuban Court should see him get the win this evening.

18:38 Huntingdon - Sangiovese @ 15/8

The way SANGIOVESE stayed on for third last time out screamed of a horse crying out for a step up in trip and Gary and Jamie Moore have done exactly that by running him here at Huntingdon in a contest just shy of three miles. 

He should relish the distance and won’t get a better chance to get off the mark over fences in what looks a weak race.

Three of his rivals are making their chase debuts and arrive with very little form. The only potential danger on paper is Getupearly, who was a beaten favourite last time, but he was very disappointing and is now 0-17 - hardly an enthusing betting proposition.

Anything other than a win for Sangiovese here would come as a major surprise.

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