Today's Racing Tips: Friday ITV bets on Future Champions Day 1 including a 15/2 fancy

Oh So Sharp Stakes, Newmarket, 13:50 - Back Golden Ring @ 15/28.50

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Golden Ring (Ire)

• J: Ryan Moore
• T: Aidan O'Brien, Ireland
• F: 731

• SBK 6/1
• EXC 9.2

While Golden Ring may not be towards the top of the current Ballydoyle pecking order where this year's two-year-old fillies are concerned, she's still shown enough ability to suggest she's ready for a step up in class as she moves into Group 3 company.

The daughter of Wootton Bassett shaped as if very much in need of the experience when down the field in a Fairyhouse 6f maiden on debut, but that form hasn't turned out to be bad at all, with the both the front pair going on to prove useful.

She showed much more stepped up a furlong in trip on her next start, finishing third, and then found a mile even more to her liking when bolting up at the third time of asking on the all-weather at Dundalk last time.

Golden Ring is open to plenty more improvement and appeals as a good-value selection at 15/28.50 given her profile and connections.

Notable winners from Mark in recent weeks

Blue Brother @ 9/1
Asia Force @ 6/1
Star Of Mali @ 11/2
Zgharta @ 9/2
Treble Bass @ 7/2
Devil's Peak @ 2/1
Silver Lake @ 2/1

Mark's Bet of the Day: British EBF Final, York, 14:05 - Back Regency Royal @ 7/24.50

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Regency Royal (Ger)

• J: Callum Hutchinson
• T: Andrew Balding
• F: 201

• SBK 4/1
• EXC 5.1

A field of 16 go to post for this £100,000 juvenile contest and Regency Royal arrives on an upward curve having broken his maiden at Chester recently.

Andrew Balding's Calyx colt showed plenty of ability when debuting on the Roodee in July, not looking very clued up through the early stages but getting the hang of things late on to finish second.

He then proved disappointing when stepped up to this 7f trip for his second start, finishing down the field at Glorious Goodwood, but he quickly put that behind him back at Chester last time, readily taking care of an eight-runner field, posting a performance that was backed up by the clock.

Barring that one blip, it's been all positive for Regency Royal thus far and he can land this valuable pot under Callum Hutchinson.

Old Rowley Cup, Newmarket, 15:30 - Back Archers Bay @ 11/26.50

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Archers Bay (Ire)

• J: Ryan Moore
• T: Marco Botti
• F: 1-1394132

• SBK 4/1
• EXC 5.2

This heritage handicap is nearly always strong form and top weight Archers Bay makes plenty of appeal as he drops back in grade following a fine runner-up finish in listed company last time.

Marco Botti's charge has had a fine season having been on the go since the spring and he was a winner on his seasonal return back in May. His only real blip of the campaign came when below form in the Italian Derby, but it's been all positive otherwise and he teamed up with today's rider Ryan Moore to win nicely at the Shergar Cup in August.

The selection shaped better than the result when third in a handicap over the same C&D on his next start (caught rather wide), and then ran a fine race last time out when finding only Rebel's Romance's brother Fortitudine too strong in a listed contest over this C&D.

The handicapper has upped Archers Bay to 105 for that effort but, with this being an early closer, he's effectively 5lb well in as he gets to race from a mark of just 100.

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