Horse racing suggestions today: Ludlow, Doncaster greatest bets 19 February
Today’s racing ideas benefit from the relent of Storm Dennis to bring you three jumps selections from our skilled National Hunt tipster
There are 5 meetings throughout Britain and Ireland on Wednesday and seemingly no weather worries to contend with.
Jumps action comes from Doncaster, Ludlow and Punchestown alongside an all-weather card at Newcastle in the afternoon. Later on there are seven races on the Polytrack at Kempton Park.
The father/son group of Nigel and Sam Twiston-Davies are fancied to land the NAP at Ludlow, where there’s additionally loads of hope for the class-dropping Tight Call in a tricky finale.
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Ludlow four:05 suggestions – More to come back from Twiston-Davies’ charge
Both Mucklamore and Southfield Harvest will attempt to go one better in this Minsterley Motors Maiden Hurdle having finished second on their respective debuts over timber last trip.
The Paul Nicholls-trained Southfield Harvest was runner-up at Wincanton (2m5½f, soft) last month and there is certain to be confidence in Bryony Frost’s mount as the third franked that kind by scoring at Ascot on Saturday.
Ready preference though is for Mucklamore for father and son Nigel and Sam Twiston-Davies.
He was 19-lengths clear of the third when chasing house the 139-rated Imperial Alcazar at Leicester three weeks in the past, giving the previous Cheltenham Listed winner one thing to suppose about briefly.
Mucklamore wasn’t able to match the winner nevertheless it was pleasing the means in which he cleared away from the rest and he’s likely to enhance once once more now upped in distance.
He’s fancied to get the higher of the Ditcheat inmate and the promising guidelines newcomer Fedelta on his way to getting on the board at Ludlow.
Ludlow 5:10 suggestions – Tight Call can edge the finale
The closing Ludlow Racecourse Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle guarantees to be a wide open affair but there’s good purpose to suspect that Tight Call can open his account in handicap firm by netting his third hurdles win for coach Tim Vaughan.
He scored wins at Hereford and Fontwell last season on decent floor and will show a big menace right here should he deal with the forecast circumstances.
His seasonal reappearance on good-to-soft at Market Rasen in October saw him end solely fourth on his handicap bow but that form reads properly with the winner and runner-up going on to raised things afterwards.
Tight Call meanwhile underwent a wind operation prior to taking up the robust problem of last month’s Lanzarote Hurdle at Kempton, the place he completed in midfield.
He has been eased one other couple of kilos by the handicapper on the back of that run and could take a step ahead right here under Alan Johns along with his sights lowered.
He’s unproven on very testing ground but, if he handles circumstances, he is a energetic contender in this open event.
Doncaster 2:50 tips – Shantung has Donnie claims
Trainer Lucy Wadham has her string in good kind proper now, with two winners from seven starters these days, and there might be some each-way claims (or more) with Shantung this afternoon.
The mare ran a better race at Warwick 3m2f last month, staying on from the rear to complete with seven-lengths of the winner regardless of never really trying a menace.
Her finest effort this season got here at Uttoxeter in November on heavy going, so any rain that hits Town Moor might be an asset.
She’s dropping within the weights all the while and is now 8lb decrease than when finishing just over two-lengths fourth in the Uttoxeter contest. Cheekpieces are applied right here and at double-figure odds the mare is price chancing to go well.