Horse Racing Tips: West heading in the right direction

We're scheduled to have five meetings across Britain and Ireland on Wednesday, but inspections at two tracks could have a significant impact. First off is Ffos Las before they go at Hexham, Warwick and Dundalk, whilst Kempton's bumper nine-race all-weather fixture takes us through the evening. 

I've had a good look at the cards and picked out three horse racing tips for the day - including a handicap chaser for Martin Keighley at Ffos Las who is definitely going in the right direction.

12.50 Ffos Las - Wide To West e/w @ 12/1

Martin Keighley enters last time out course and distance winner WIDE TO WEST here and he should have every chance, provided he's sharp enough for Wednesday's excursion.  

All three of his best efforts have come on soft or heavy ground, and connections have been very patient while waiting for his ground. The ground at Ffos Las is officially soft and that's good news for Wide To West. 

His most recent performance was a career-best, providing him with a first victory in 10 starts under rules. Stamina was the name of the game that day and most of the field pulled up in the end.  

Keighley's gelding stayed on stronger than Higgs, the only other finisher, and a similar test of stamina here would surely be right up his street. The handicapper decided an 8lb rise was fair, but he remains lightly raced over fences and there could well be more to come. 

This is an Extra Place Race, with four places on offer instead of three at 1/5 the odds for all each-way bets.

17:00 Kempton - Naturally @ 9/1

Ed Walker's NATURALLY is a dangerous lurker at the foot of the weights on handicap debut here and she should be getting off the mark sooner or later. All of her starts thus far have come over 7f and she gives the impression that the extra furlong here will be a positive. 

She finished seventh on debut at Lingfield, but that probably doesn't tell the full story and she was less than four lengths behind the winner. 

It was always going to be an uphill task after getting hampered and losing valuable ground, but she showed a good attitude in the face of adversity and stuck to the task well when keeping on. 

A line can be put through her next run as she was always behind, and that effort is unlikely to accurately represent her ability. Fifth at Kempton on her most recent start, she was still learning on the job but stayed on nicely to take fifth. 

Walker's filly shouldn't be too inconvenienced by an opening mark of 69 and it would be a surprise if that proves to be beyond her. 

17:30 Kempton - Kingdom Come each-way @ 11/1

We're taking on the market leaders here and the bang in-form Clive Cox could have another winner with KINGDOM COME in Kempton's feature race.

The five-year-old was obviously unsuited by the 7f trip when disappointing at Newcastle on his latest start, but the return to a mile is likely to encourage a much-improved performance. 

This horse loves it on the all-weather, winning four of his eight starts on it, and he should be competitive off a mark of 104. His last success came off just a 3lb lower mark at Wolverhampton in March and he was narrowly denied off 103 at Newcastle after that. 

Cox is operating at a strike-rate of 50 per cent in the last fortnight, albeit from a small pool of runners, but that is definitely a positive omen on his first start after a three-month break.

This is an Extra Place Race, with four places on offer instead of three at 1/5 the odds for all each-way bets.

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