CLIPSHAM GOLD should profit for going back on fast ground in the Leicester Racecourse Ideal Self-Hire Wedding Venue Handicap (2.10) at the East Midlands track.
On the back of podium efforts on her first two outings for Kevin Pilippart de Foy, the former Mick Easterby trainee was sent off the 9-4 favourite to gain a first career success at Great Yarmouth two weeks ago.
But heavy rain in Horatio Nelson country turned the playing surface soft and Clipsham Gold never looked like getting involved before returning fifth behind Cubanista.
It’s likely the daughter of Galileo Gold, encountering cut in the ground for the first time, found conditions against her.
The Dan Muscutt-partnered top weight should find today’s going, officially ‘good to firm’, more to her liking and is strongly fancied to give her opponents weight and a beating.
At Chepstow, PONTIUS can follow a near-miss at Brighton at the end of last month with a first career score in the Best Odds Guaranteed At Vickers.Bet Everyday Handicap (2.00).
The Charlie Hills-saddled daughter of No Nay Never put up a personal best with a three-quarter-length second to Soyounique on the East Sussex coast and, competing from the same mark, should go one better.
Thursday horse racing tips
CHEPSTOW
1.30 LOQUACE
2.00 PONTIUS (NB)
2.30 SON AND SANNIE
3.00 NIGHT TRAVELLER
3.30 DUE A RUM
4.00 BERYL BURTON
LEICESTER
1.40 KISS N CUDDLE
2.10 CLIPSHAM GOLD (NAP)
2.40 QABILAH
3.10 HATHLOOL
3.40 SPACER
4.10 LETHAL ANGEL
4.40 BIG TIME MAYBE
5.10 ARMY OF ONE
HAMILTON PARK
1.50 JUNGLE TIME
2.20 RAIN CAP
2.50 SOLAR JOE
3.20 GRACES QUEST
3.50 SHAWNEE WARRIOR
4.20 CRYPTO QUEST
4.50 KOROPICK
WORCESTER
5.50 WASDELL DUNDALK
6.20 ANNIE NAIL
6.55 IMPERIAL ELYSIAN
7.25 AL ZARAQAAN
7.55 DYNAMIC KATE
8.25 PRESENTANDCOUNTING
8.55 MAC SUIBHNE
EPSOM
6.10 INTERCESSOR
6.40 KINGDOM OF DREAMS
7.10 WISPER
7.40 STARSHIBA
8.10 IDEAL GUEST
8.45 CAIUS CHORISTER
