Daily Racing Tips: No monkeying around from Arctic Shadow

Carl Harris’ Daily Racing Tips / Carl Harris / 21 July 2009 / Leave a Comment

After a disappointing day yesterday, Carl Harris dusts himself down and gets on with the job in hand...

Look Busy was anything but when the stalls opened yesterday. She missed the break and was never in the race, perhaps a more experienced jockey may not have made the same mistake, but we must move on.

Tuesday looks a very difficult day. Ffos Las is staging it's first flat meeting and with no historical data relating to draw and track bias I will have a watching brief.

On the flat the one I like is Silver Prelude (5.15) at Yarmouth who was a good winner last week over course and distance and teams up again with Kevin Shea in a bid for a double. The six pounds penalty shouldn't inconvenience the eight year-old whose seven career wins have all come over the minimum trip. On a difficult day Silver Prelude represents one of the better bets of the day.

Arctic Shadow (6.30) is looking to land a quick hat-trick within the space of a few days at Bangor. Richard Johnson has won twice for the stable aboard the seven-year-old who is looking to maintain his 100 percent record for his new trainer. The quick reappearance indicates that Tim Vaughan must think he has a very well handicapped horse on his hands and as we saw with Little Shilling he knows how to maximise opportunities when he has. It would be a surprise were this one not to win today.

Today's Best Bets:

5.15 Yarmouth- Silver Prelude, Win
6.30 Bangor- Arctic Shadow, Win