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Horse racing tips: Thirsk, Haydock and Brighton – Friday August 9
Today’s horse racing tips come from the meetings at Thirsk, Haydock and Brighton. See our expert’s nap of the day and other selections
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Britain and Ireland have plenty of racing action to get stuck into this afternoon. It starts at Thirsk (2.10-4.40), and then continues at Musselburgh (2.20-4.50), Brighton (2.30-5.05), Tipperary (4.45-8.10), Wexford (4.55-8.25), Newmarket (5.25-8.16) and finally Haydock (5.40-8.32).
Horse racing tips today – Thirsk, Haydock and Brighton
Jake Aldrich’s picks for Friday are below. Scroll down to read the expert analysis behind them.
- Nap: Calafrio (Thirsk, 4.40) @ SP with BetMGM
- Next best: Vicario (Haydock, 6.50) @ SP with BetMGM
- Other: Interestnpenalties (Brighton, 5.05) @ SP with BetMGM
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Horse racing tips: Thirsk, 4.40
Philip Kirby’s three-year-old filly CALAFRIO is dropped back into classified stakes company today after two fair runs in handicaps.
She was unlucky not to win on her previous outing in classified stakes as she finished second to a horse who has gone on to victory in handicaps and is now rated at 64.
It is rare to see that, and unlikely anything in this race will go on to do the same thing. If she performs to that level, she should be winning.
She has run at this course twice now and finished second on both occasions. There will not be many better opportunities to break her maiden than this.
Selection: Calafrio @ SP with BetMGM
Horse racing tips: Haydock, 6.50
VICARIO has been unlucky and is well overdue a first win, but with champion jockey elect Oisin Murphy booked to ride her it should come on this outing. Her previous two runs have been here and she has placed in both.
Those came over 7f, and she has been dropped to 6f for this run. Looking at her breeding – by Lope De Vega out of Vesnina – you would think she wants further. However, quite possibly what has cost her in these races is that she runs too keenly when they have gone slow in front.
A 6f contest will have a faster pace. She should settle better and be able to make a challenge from the back late on.
Selection: Vicario @ SP with BetMGM
Horse racing tips: Brighton, 5.05
Tony Carroll often has success at the East Sussex course’s three-day summer meeting and he can bag the closing race with his three-year-old INTERESTNPENALTIES.
He finished second here last time out over a mile, but was well behind the well-fancied odds-on winner. He steps back down to a trip his sole victory came over and should be close here.
He will get a soft lead, which should allow the 5lb apprentice Jack Doughty to dictate things from the off, get the first run over the others and steal the win.
Selection: Interestnpenalties @ SP with BetMGM
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