Best bets for the horse racing Friday 9th August

They race at HQ on Friday evening on the July course with two-times BRIT Awards winner Becky Hill the headline act after racing - I read that on their site I have no idea who she is but I am sure she’s very good to have won a couple of Brits. Anyway, it’s a fair racecard and I have a couple of bets for the night.

Best bets for the horse racing at Newmarket

If you are a regular visitor you will probably be aware of my habit of backing any newcomer Charlie Appleby sends to make debut at his local track. On Friday in the 7f Maritime Cargo Services Road Haulage Hustle EBF Newcomers Maiden Stakes he has Watching Stars due to be ridden by Billy ‘the kid’ Loughnane with William Buick out in America for the weekend. It is his race three times in the past. noted the yard have won tiBy the all conquering Sea The Stars this colt is out of the miler Half Light a Shamardal mare who was a Listed winner in France and G.3 winner in Germany in her day and finished second in the G.1 Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes in her career so was no slouch. It’s a decent page and though you’d expect this one to be about middle-distances at three it would be no surprise if he was able to get off to a winning start here. I am on at 3-1. There has been money for Sir William for the Haggas yard.  

Straight after we have another two-year-old race with the 6f Maritime Cargo Services On Time Maiden Stakes at 6.35 and there is at least a couple of lines of form to work with here. Beccali was sent off odds-on favourite on debut over 6f at Leicester in May but never got involved. Held up in rear he made some heady before drifting to his right 2f out and then eased not knocked about inside the final furlong when his chance was clearly gone. He will have learnt from the experience and you’d expect the son of Lope De Vega to take a significant step forward this evening. I am on at 13-8; Rossa Ryan rides this one.

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