Friday Racing Tips: Caprelo catches eye in staying handicap

A total of six meetings are scheduled across the UK and Ireland on Friday, with a mixture of Jumps and Flat action. Ayr get their two day National meeting underway, while they also go at Newbury, Wolverhampton, Exeter, Bath, plus Ballinrobe which is the sole Irish meeting.

My Friday racing tips includes a couple from Newbury, plus one into the evening at Exeter.

16:20 Newbury - Caprelo @ 5/1

The interesting runner in the field for this race is Classical Allusion, who runs in a handicap off a mark of 85 on just his third start. He was beaten by Constitution Hill last time, and while there will be plenty of interest in how well he runs here, there are significant question marks over that mark, as well as the step up in trip.

It makes far more sense to side with a proven stayer in CAPRELO, who has won twice over two miles. Although he hasn’t yet won on turf (both victories came at Kempton), he has run well on the surface several times, so that isn’t a major concern.

His last run saw him finish second in the London Series Final in December last year, a race worth £40,000. He remains lightly raced and should still be progressing.

17:25 Newbury - Addison Grey @ 9/2

The Clive Cox-trained ADDISON GREY looks to return to winning ways having been gelded since his last run. He made a striking impression early in his career when bolting up by 17 lengths in a novice at Salisbury, immediately marking himself down as a horse with plenty of ability.

He backed that up with a solid effort in a competitive handicap at Chepstow before going one better on the July Course at Newmarket last summer, where he showed a good attitude to land a 6f handicap.

His latest run came in a stronger contest at Doncaster, where he was beaten by 4½ lengths in a Class 2. This race appears to be slightly easier than that and the fact he has been gelded since could bring about further progress.

With just a handful of runs under his belt, he remains unexposed, and if building on what he’s already shown, he looks capable of taking another step forward.

17:40 Exeter - Stinginhisstep @ 7/2

Seven-year-old STINGINHISSTEP is one that went into the notebook after an impressive win at Newton Abbot last summer, when he travelled strongly and pulled clear in good style. That performance suggested he was well ahead of his mark and that he could step up a level.

He hasn’t managed to get his head back in front since, but he has run to a consistent level on his last two starts, shaping as though he is still capable of winning off his current mark.

Making his seasonal reappearance in this race at Exeter, Stinginhisstep could be the one to beat, particularly as he should relish the expected quick ground.

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