Free Saturday horse racing tips from Tom Lunn at Curragh, Market Rasen and Newbury
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Tom Lunn has gone through the cards, form, going and much more to help guide your choices.
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Daily horse racing tips
- CURRAGH
3.05: Believing 13/8 (1pt)
3.40: Hanalia 16/1 Each-way (1.5pts) - MARKET RASEN
3.15: Sure Touch 9/1 Each-way (1pt) - NEWBURY
1.50: Alyanaabi 8/11 (2pts)
3.00: Elite Status 7/2 (1.5pts)
Believing
Really tough not to like Beautiful Diamond but that dead heat with Azure Blue does look good, but does not seem enough to beat Believing.
This filly will have Ryan Moore on board which is a huge boost in such a valuable race.
She's been a respectable fourth place in her last two starts, each of which have been top Group 1 contests at Royal Ascot, just four days apart.
The first being over 5f which she returns to here and was only one and a half length off the winner behind Asfoora, Regional and the big favourite Big Evs.
She was carrying 3lb more than the jetsetter Big Evs that day and with the month off, she could come here with a big run.
The George Boughey-trained four-year-old has been abroad before, even winning a Group 3 at Chantilly over 6f.
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She's improved as a four-year-old though and looks to continue making progress for Highclere.
Hanalia
Lava Stream was just a neck second when 20/1 at Royal Ascot behind the favourite Port Fairy.
That was also her first run over 1m4f and it was on good to firm ground so she could be a value price here at around 9/1.
She's also won on good to soft and heavy ground, so she could be one to keep on side at a rather large price considering how close she came to beating the favourite who has drifted in the odds.
Hanalia won the Oaks Trial at Naas though, despite being held up in last for much of the race.
She then angled out on the straight and reeled them all in which gives her a great shout here alongside Greenfinch who ran on with Hanalia in the trial last month.
Greenfinch has since gone onto win in listed company at Killarney quite comfortably and boosts Hanalia's form further.
Sure Touch
Market Rasen holds a great premier raceday on Saturday afternoon for a rare top-class jump meeting in the summer.
The feature race, the Summer Plate Handicap Chase is a Class 1 contested over 2m5f with the maximum 16 runners still entered.
Sure Touch is one that stands out for trainer Olly Murphy who gets the champion jockey Harry Cobden on board.
This eight-year-old gelding has won three of his five starts over fences having switched from hurdling in 2023.
He's still unexposed and when reappearing at Perth in April after a short break looked to continue his rise with a brilliant win in Class 2 company, comfortably.
That confirmed his ability with Sean Bowen on board having previously utilised claimer Dylan Johnston.
Exciting prospect up 7lb for that latest win and now looking for four wins in a row, as is Yccs Portocervo and Riskintheground - lots of in-form runners starring in this contest.
Alyanaabi
Might be odds-on but this horse has incredible form, even in defeat in comparison to his rivals.
He also gets 9lb allowance for being a three-year-old which will give him plenty of chances to get well ahead.
The colt by Too Darn Hot, placed fifth in both the 2000 Guineas and then the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, both Group 1 contests.
I also wouldn't want to rule out Phantom Flight improving at 12/1, perhaps as a place bet though.
He was a close second behind Al Aasy here last year and when they took each other on again it didn't go to plan for the former and was promptly gelded and not been seen since. Could be much better as a five-year-old. But the main bet remains on the the promising Shadwell Estate-owned horse under Jim Crowley.
Elite Status
Recaptured his best two-year-old form on his first start as a three-year-old here in May, beating Relief Rally by nearly three lengths.
Always liked this horse and had been disappointed on his final two runs in 2023, but he's back and if anything better than ever.
Faces a tough task in Group 3 company with the likes of Regional, but at 7/2 it's hard to see this as anything other than potential value going forward.
Tom Lunn's Profit/Loss
- P/L from May '24: +113.49pts
- P/L from July '23: +326.05pts
All odds correct at time of writing
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