Horse racing ideas: Newbury, Southwell and Wolverhampton, Wednesday 15th January

Today’s racing tips embrace the meeting’s from Newbury, Southwell and Wolverhampton. Check out Wednesday’s alternatives from our skilled tipster.

A bonus for racing fans on Wednesday as Punchestown have salvaged Monday’s abandoned card. They join Newbury and Plumpton over the jumps (both must pass an early morning inspection) whereas the all-weather action comes from Wolverhampton and Southwell (evening). 

We have a promising novice hurdler in search of to get on the board in addition to a Southwell specialist and a returning Mick Appleby runner likely to be primed under in-form rider Ben Curtis at Wolverhampton.

Odds appropriate at the time of publishing and are topic to change

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Newbury 1:15 betting tip: Shakem Up prepared for success

A very interesting Novices’ Hurdle on the card at Newbury and one which it would properly pay to observe when the protagonists go their separate ways afterwards.

Previous winners Mahler’s Promise and Summer Name ought to both make their presence felt underneath penalties but they will virtually definitely have to be properly above average to provide away weight and are available out greatest on this occasion.

That is mainly down to the presence of highly-rated bumper winners Shishkin and Shakem Up’arry (Newbury 1:15) within the area.

The former was a £170,000 buy following a win in an Irish level last 12 months and was sent off odds-on over C&D final time out within the race that Mahler’s Promise gained. Nicky Henderson’s cost didn’t get past the second that day, although we are ready to assume his hurdling technique may have been labored on since.

He seems set to go off at cramped odds once once more and so preference at present is for the Ben Pauling-trained Shakem Up’arry, second in C&D contest final month on his second begin over timber.

He chased home one other Henderson runner that afternoon in Mister Coffey, and actually gave the jolly lots to suppose about within the closing stages.

That may nicely show to be the best kind on supply in time and there could be doubtless further improvement to return, making certain Daryl Jacob’s mount will get the nod to provide his coach a welcome winner.

Southwell 4:50 betting tip: Bond’s Southwell expertise vital

The capacity to handle the Fibresand at Southwell is all the time price placing inventory in and so three-time C&D winner (five of her six career wins have come around this circuit) Bond Angel (Southwell 4:50) is liable to take a quantity one role on this seven-runner handicap.

Indeed, with the dead-eight runners, David Evans’ mare would have seemed one thing of an each-way steal at the early costs, though things are complicated barely by a subject of solely seven.

Still, the selection comes right here after a career-best effort at Lingfield over Christmas, where she received up within the dying embers to win over 1m2f.

She was in a position to take action despite a sedate tempo within the contest and looks doubtlessly well treated with the handicapper placing her up simply 1lb.

The drop again to a mile is not a concern and there may be a lot to be constructive about given the presence of pacey front-runner Tagur in the area. That should set issues up for Clifford Lee and Bond Angel in what looks a large open contest as she tries to enhance a 33 per-cent Southwell strike-rate (5-15 previously).

Wolverhampton three:35 betting tip: In-form Curtis in high Spirits

Ben Curtis is the man to catch in the All-Weather Jockeys’ Championship so far this winter and he has received some wonderful rides at Wolverhampton this afternoon in a bid to complement his lead in that race.

Curtis is having fun with a very profitable winter and is getting the leg up on good horses because of success; a transparent case of success breeding success.

That Is The Spirit (Wolverhampton 3:35) returns from a break here having shown plenty of promise in four summer begins after becoming a member of Mick Appleby. A 7f win on the all-weather at Chelmsford was amongst them, whereas he also went close in a good Newmarket handicap on the turf in July.

On his most recent start he was upped into Class 2 company at Doncaster in August and was absolutely responsible of doing too much early within the race, though it was certainly not a poor effort.

He might still be well-treated on his old type as he returns right here off a mark of 80 and while last-time-out C&D winner Ghaith is respected given the convenience with which he won right here on Boxing Day; the handicapper has not missed him with an 11lb hike and that can give him something to consider.