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Horse racing tips: Sandown – Thursday May 23
Today’s horse racing tips come from the meeting at Sandown Park. See our expert’s nap of the day, next best and other selections
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A total of six meetings take place on Thursday with four Flat meetings and two jumps fixtures.
Market Rasen (1.58-5.03pm) is the first port of call, with Limerick (5.25-8.30) providing the other National Hunt action. Flat racing comes from Catterick (2.10-5.50), Lingfield (2.20-5.20), Chelmsford (5.10-8.52) and Sandown (6.07-8.42)
Our three tips all feature on the last of those cards and include an in-form horse from George Scott’s stable in the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes.
Horse racing tips today – Sandown
Jack Haynes’ picks for today are below. Scroll down to read the expert analysis behind them.
- Nap: Sweet William (Sandown, 7.07) @ SP with BetMGM
- Next best: Isle Of Jura (Sandown, 7.37) @ SP with BetMGM
- Other: Classic (Sandown, 8.42) @ SP with BetMGM
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Horse racing tips: Sandown 7.07
Most of John and Thady Gosden’s horses have come on plenty from their first run of the season and that trend can continue with SWEET WILLIAM in the Group 3 Henry II Stakes over two miles.
The five-year-old ran a cracking race over the same trip in the Sagaro Stakes at Ascot this month but lacked a finishing kick and dropped back to third behind Coltrane and Caius Chorister. He takes on the latter again here and that form can be reversed.
Trueshan is the highest-rated runner but he finished well back in the Sagaro Stakes and appears to be on the downgrade.
Selection Sweet William @ SP with BetMGM
Horse racing tips: Sandown 7.37
Five go to post in the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes over 10 furlongs but it’s fair to say this is a below-par renewal of a race that has produced some classy winners in recent years.
But there still has to be a winner and preference is for the George Scott-trained ISLE OF JURA. We last saw him on these shores in August, when he was well beaten in a Class 3 handicap at Haydock.
He has since had a very successful stint in Bahrain, improving plenty during his time out there and winning four of his five starts, including two valuable Listed contests.
The favourite Royal Rhyme will need a lot of rain if he is to be at his best so it is worth taking him on.
Selection: Isle of Jura @ SP with BetMGM
Horse racing tips: Sandown 8.42
The Richard Hannon-trained four-year-old CLASSIC comes into this season on a mark of 94, and it would not be a surprise if he were rated much higher at the end of the campaign.
Hannon has had an excellent start to the Flat season, particularly with runners first time out, and Classic can continue the good form.
He looks just the type to climb the ranks as the season goes on.
Selection: Classic @ SP with BetMGM
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