2 minutes Barry Hill smashed it yesterday with two big winners at 11/1 and 15/2 and is back today with two more great value feature tips and Headmaster his 4/5 NAP of the day.
2.25 NEWBURY
LADY OF THE ISLES - 13/2 (E/W)
Heather Main’s LADY OF THE ISLES makes appeal on her handicap debut off a workable mark of 60. A half-sister to multiple winners Island Bandit and Brave Call, she’s shaped with promise in two recent starts at Windsor, including in a race that’s worked out well. Still learning, she paid for early keenness last time but should settle better now, and the booking of Ross Ryan again looks a plus. With the yard in good form, she could go close.
3.50 HAYDOCK
Lancashire DAF Handicap (Div II)
PAL JOEY - 10/1
PAL JOEY couldn’t back up his promising third Remmooz at Doncaster when well backed at Ripon, but he had no chance after being badly hampered. That run is best forgiven, and he now starts handicapping from a workable mark of 75. Ben Haslam’s son of Showcasing could prove well treated.
5.00 HAYDOCK
Every Race Live On Racing TV Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
HEADMASTER - 4/5 (NAP)
HEADMASTER looks ready to shed his maiden tag at the third attempt at Haydock on Friday. The William Haggas-trained Dubawi gelding has bumped into two smart rivals on his first two starts, finishing second to the now 98-rated Elarak on debut before going down narrowly to Antipodes in a Class 2 at Windsor, pulling well clear of a subsequent winner in third. That form sets a clear standard and he’s open to further progress, especially for a yard operating at a 32% strike rate over the past fortnight. Tokyo Joe and Golden Redemption look the pick of the opposition on ratings, while debutant Ertijaaj has a big task on his hands first time out. Headmaster should take all the beating.
