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Horse racing tips: Windsor, Newton Abbot and Carlisle – Monday May 20
Today’s horse racing tips come from Windsor, Newton Abbot and Carlisle. See our expert’s nap of the day, next best and other selections
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There are five race meetings across the UK and Ireland on Monday, four of them Flat cards.
Redcar (2.00-5.30pm), Windsor (5.06-8.40), Roscommon (5.20-8.20) and Carlisle (6.30-9.00) provide the Flat action, with Newton Abbot (2.13-5.13) staging the only jumps card.
Monday’s nap is an aptly named four-year-old bidding for a first turf success for trainer Richard Hughes at Windsor.
Horse racing tips today – Windsor, Newton Abbot and Carlisle
Clive Gildon’s picks for Monday are below. Scroll down to read the expert analysis behind them.
- Nap: The Thames Boatman (Windsor, 6.40) @ 5/1 with BetMGM
- Next best: Puddlesinthepark (Newton Abbot, 2.43) @ 4/1 with BetMGM
- Other: River Seine (Carlisle, 6.30) @ 5/6 with BetMGM
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Horse racing tips: Windsor 6.40
Seven runners contest this Class 3 handicap over six furlongs, including THE THAMES BOATMAN, who has the right name and credentials for a breakthrough turf success down by the river.
The Richard Hughes-trained gelding is one of four four-year-olds in the line-up and ran some good races last summer at Newmarket, Goodwood and Salisbury. Those were all over five furlongs and he has since improved over the winter on synthetic surfaces.
He won at Lingfield over the minimum trip in November and came home in front again there over today’s trip in March. On his latest run at Chelmsford he was fourth after encountering traffic, but he is rated 1lb lower for this return to turf and can score under Finley Marsh.
Selection: The Thames Boatman @ 5/1 with BetMGM
Horse racing tips: Newton Abbot 2.43
Evan Williams has a decent contender for this 3m 2f handicap chase in PUDDLESINTHEPARK, the mount of his daughter, the 3lb claimer Isabel Williams.
The Walk In The Park gelding was a hurdles winner over three miles last year for this yard after arriving from Colin Bowe’s stable in Ireland in February 2022.
He has been learning his trade over fences and produced the best of some solid efforts in March, when he was denied in a head-bob behind the lightly raced Shady B at Chepstow (2m 7½f, soft).
He was conceding 9lb to the improving winner on that occasion and the form of his previous run at Plumpton has worked out well – the two that finished ahead of him and the fifth home all winning since. He should get his head in front before long over fences and this extra distance can aid him.
Selection: Puddlesinthepark @ 4/1 with BetMGM
Horse racing tips: Carlisle 6.30
This six-runner novice stakes over five furlongs features three previous winners in Golden Paradise, Englemere and Lady Lightning, but Karl Burke’s filly RIVER SEINE is forecast to prevail.
The daughter of Soldier’s Call is nicely bred and began her career with a fine second in a Newmarket maiden at the Guineas Festival this month.
She tried to make all under Danny Tudhope there and did well to hold on for second, splitting rivals that have both obliged since. She can go one better now and land this valuable Class 2 novice event.
Selection: River Seine @ 5/6 with BetMGM
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