Horse Racing Tips On Tuesday, August 9
Racing comes from Carlisle, Chelmsford, Lingfield and Nottingham on Tuesday. Our four selections come throughout the afternoon and combine for our 4,238/1 Lucky 15 best bets across the cards.
Stormy Pearl (2.15 Nottingham) 9/2
The recent win to her name is a serious positive for STORMY PEARL in an event where a fair few have to overcome poor efforts last time out.
Rebecca Menzies’ two-year-old was uncompetitive in maiden and novice company earlier in the summer, but she put that form behind her to win healthily on her nursery debut at Hamilton. She defied an opening mark of 55 in comfortable fashion, as Paul Mulrennan never had to get too serious with her.
For much of her next race at Ayr, it looked like she may repeat the trick up 8lb, but she ultimately raced too keenly and dropped out of contention late on. However, it was only in the last 150 yards that she really faded, which was a decent effort in tougher company, especially having overraced.
She remains off the same mark of 63, but this looks a very winnable race. If she settles better, this daughter of Night Of Thunder can return to winning ways.
Struth (2.45 Nottingham) 5/1
This eight-runner maiden is noteworthy for a half-half split between those who have raced and those who are newcomers. It is in the latter half that we look for our second selection in Charlie and Mark Johnston’s STRUTH.
This superbly-named colt by Australia is racing over as far as he possibly could be at this stage of his career given this trip exceeds 1m. Juveniles have to have a fair constitution and stamina influence to be able to compete at this trip, but this boy could not be in better hands to have both.
There is staying power on both sides of his pedigree, but two of his half-siblings were 7f winners at two, so there is enough speed about his family as well. Finding the ideal first trip for him would have been tricky for connections, but they may well have landed on the right one.
The Johnstons are scoring at a 21% strike rate with their two-year-olds this season, which is very useful and over half have finished in the first three. None of those to have had a run have set the world alight and he could burst onto the scene.
Spring Is Sprung (3.30 Lingfield) 13/2
It is always nice to see a royal winner on track and SPRING IS SPRUNG may liven up the racing headlines on Tuesday.
Understandably, as a half-brother to both the high-class King’s Lynn and Italian Group 3 winner Collinsbay, both of whom are out-and-out sprinters, this three-year-old has been campaigned at 5f and 6f so far in his career. He has won over both trips, one on turf and one on the all-weather, so does not lack for versatility, but he may nevertheless have ideal conditions which rest elsewhere.
His only win in 2022 came back in January when finding plenty for pressure at Southwell over 6f off a mark of 81. Yet he has been raced just as much over the minimum trip as at that distance since then, which is surprising given the visual impression he left that day.
Moreover, his sire, Oasis Dream, is more of a miling influence than his half-siblings’ sire Cable Bay. As such, this step up to 7f may well suit and he is only 3lb higher than his last success.
Shamilla (5.20 Chelmsford) 8/1
Whether she has been entirely laid out for handicapping is debatable, but there looks a fair chance that SHAMILLA can go much closer now she is out of maiden and novice company.
Cieren Fallon was not overly serious with her on debut at Wolverhampton and she has suffered similar reverses since at Yarmouth and Chelmsford. However, she ran a decent race behind a useful enough novice winner in that latter contest, especially as the field ended up spreadeagled.
Shamilla was beaten 5½ lengths, but most of that deficit was made inside the final furlong, in which she gradually faded. The drop back to 5f should be in her favour here.
Moreover, an opening mark of 52 is low and probably not representative of the race she ran last time out. Stall 8 is a potential issue, but it is far from disastrous.