American Racing Tips: Friday 23 September

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters takes an early look at Saturday's Group 1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. BEST BET FOXY FRIDA (Race 8, No. 1) The classy mare looked to need the run but hit the line well when resuming. She'll be much fitter for that and has a strong second-up record. VALUE BET VIBRANT SUN (Race 3, No. 13) Vibrant Sun is a…

Racing is at Sha Tin on Sunday for the G1 Centenary Sprint Cup meeting. Picture: HKJC Racing in Hong Kong is at Sha Tin on Sunday for a 10-race program that includes the Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup. Here is our preview of the meeting. Race 1 - Class 4 - 2000m NICHOLSON RETURNS (2) can go close in the opener. The David Hall-trained galloper dropped…

December Gold Cup favourite Thunder Rock is set to face 11 rivals in Saturday's feature race at Cheltenham. Olly Murphy's runner heads into the Premier Handicap off the back of beating subsequent Coral Gold Cup second Mahler Mission in the Listed Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase last month. Thunder Rock - the third highest-rated horse in…

Having split decisions in recent months, Saturday will be the rubber match for Ryvit and Damon's Mound as they headline a field of ten sophomore males entered in the Grade 2 Gallant Bob Stakes at Parx. Trained by Steve Asmussen, Ryvit could go off a tepid choice in the $400000 affair on the strength of three consecutive stakes victories at three…

Thursday's free feature, the Instant Expert racecard tab is one of Geegeez readers' most popular tools because it has the unique ability to condense the entire form profile of every runner in the race into a single, easily digestible, view covering the form in terms of wins (or places), runs, and win (or place) percentage for each of going, class,…

Timeform pick out the three best bets in the US on Thursday. FLAT OUT FLYING has been placed on each start this season and can get off the mark for the year here. No Salt was a clear winner after a five-month break last time but may have to settle for second best. Passage of Lines can't be ignored either getting class relief. ALVY gets class relief…

The Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap is the main event on Sky Sports Racing this Saturday afternoon, with evening action from Doncaster, Saratoga and Monmouth. A seven-runner field assemble for the valuable Ripon Bell-Ringer Handicap (4.30), with Ed Bethell's four-year-old Chillingham topping the weights under Callum Rodriguez. The gelded son of Ulysses…

According to numberFire Racing's projections, these are the best bets to make at FanDuel Racing today. In Traffic is taking a massive drop in class and looks the one to aim at. Her trainer has a good record at this track and this race may not take much winning. Holiday Jazz can chase the selection home. Bet Now at FanDuel Misswish has an excellent…

See here the SportsLens Aintree horse racing tips on day 2 of the Grand National Festival as the action continues from the Liverpool track. We give you our quickfire 1-2-3 Grand National Festival best bets from across all seven races on Friday. 1:45pm The Mildmay Novices' Steeple Chase (Class 1) Grade 1 3m 1f: GERRI COLOMBE @ 4/6 2.20pm The William…

Shouldhavenbeenaring enjoyed a productive campaign during his two-year-old season, winning on three occasions, including in a valuable sales race at York and in listed company at Ripon. He proved better than ever on Timeform's figures when winning a three-runner conditions race at Southwell on his return from 15 weeks off in January, keeping on…

Gary Nutting is backing Venetia Williams to end her dry spell in the race of the day at Lingfield as the rain comes. Lingfield Park is the only UK track to host three different disciplines (all-weather, turf Flat and jumps) and Sky Sports Racing cameras are back there on Tuesday. Highlight of the seven-race jumps card is the Thorley Taverns…

Tuesday's free GOLD offering is the Shortlist, a simple - and usually brief - report highlighting those horses with a largely'green' profile in the Instant Expert Report each day. It covers win or place stats, and can be viewed for both today's and tomorrow's racing. GREEN is good (33% or better win rate) - worth 3 points AMBER is quite good…

Daily Telegraph form analyst Matt Jones gives his best bets and runs the rule over every race for Hawkesbury. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! BEST BET Race 7, No.6: KING OF NAPLES He only got beat by a fitter local horse at…

The Pointers duo will now also be providing weekend Members Extra selections - together with Sky Bet Price Boosts - exclusively for logged-in readers via this link. Article updated at 11am every Saturday and Sunday. 1pt win Reilly in 3.15 Warwick at 9/2 (Bet365, min 4/1) 1pt win Will Sting in 2.40 Warwick at 7/1 (general, take no lower) 1pt e/w…

According to numberFire Racing's projections, these are the best bets to make at FanDuel Racing today. Bet Now at FanDuel Astonishing Anabel has made a promising start to her career and is hard to oppose in this maiden claimer. Beaten less than a length in a starter allowance here last time, she can take advantage of the class relief today. Karen's…

According to numberFire Racing's projections, these are the best bets to make at FanDuel Racing today. Chairman Bob takes a significant drip in class and should be up to winning this. The 3-y-o is a perfect 2 from 2 over this course and distance and can add to that record. Over The Hills is from a top trainer/jockey combination and looks the one…

Tuesday's free GOLD offering is the Shortlist, a simple - and usually brief - report highlighting those horses with a largely'green' profile in the Instant Expert Report each day. It covers win or place stats, and can be viewed for both today's and tomorrow's racing. GREEN is good (33% or better win rate) - worth 3 points AMBER is quite good…

According to numberFire Racing's projections, these are the best bets to make at FanDuel Racing today. DOS VAQUEROS is a big player on barn debut and looks to have a leading chance. He's back in a basement claimer and has a good record at the level. Mr. Mims is also taking a class drop and merits respect, whilst Henny Hefner also requires a closer…

Westover is the prime candidate from the Classic generation among a six-strong field for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Qipco Stakes. The Irish Derby hero tops the market for the Ascot showpiece at 6-5, from Emily Upjohn (2-1) who bids to match Taghrooda and Enable - fillies to win it for trainer John Gosden in recent years. Unfortunate…

Tom Thurgood puts the six contenders declared for Saturday's £750000 Coral-Eclipse under the microscope plus reveals his fancy for the Sandown showpiece, live on Racing TV at 3.35pm. The Coral-Eclipse invariably proves one of the races of the season and although only six have been declared this year, it's certainly a high-class renewal of the…

You can read the reasons behind our selections (listed below) further down the page and we'll also steer you towards Planet Sport's Racing Live Centre, as it's here you'll find the highly informative race cards for Sandown and Haydock. Selections: Mitbaahy (13.50 Sandown) Double Cherry (14.05 Haydock) Darkness each-way (14.25 Sandown) Stay Alert…

The final fields for December's Longines Hong Kong International Races are just about everything Jockey Club officials could have hoped for but there was one galloper conspicuous in his absence - the mighty Southern Legend. The Caspar Fownes-trained nine-year-old has strutted his stuff on international day in each of the past four years but that…

Chris Baker gives his Cheltenham Festival Day 4 tips, which includes one selection in the Cheltenham Gold Cup... There are six bets for the final day of the Cheltenham Festival (4.5 points staked). 13:55 - 2m1f Mccoy Contractors County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3) With three wins each, Willie Mullins and Dan Skelton have taken this race in each of the…

The first of the 15 horses we are going to run through comes in the Aga Khan colours and Zarkallani looks a very progressive three year old colt who has not done a lot wrong in his three runs to date. He finished second in his first two maidens showing obvious ability and got off the mark last week at Longchamp. He will have to step up a huge…