Today's Racing Tips: Mark Milligan's trio of best bets at Salisbury on Thursday include 7/2 Godolphin fancy

Mark's Bet of the Day: Salisbury, 16:24 - Back Bnaider @ 9/43.25

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Bnaider

• J: Lewis Edmunds
• T: Harry Charlton
• F: 443-41

• SBK 6/4
• EXC 2.72

While it's a slight concern that we haven't seen Harry Charlton's Bnaider since May, such was the impression he created when bolting up that day that I suspect there's every chance he'll be fully fit and firing for this comeback run.

The three-year-old son of New Bay was consistent rather than progressive in three starts as a juvenile but really stepped things up a notch once he'd got his handicap/seasonal debut under his belt at Sandown in April.

The selection wasn't given at all a hard time of things in fourth that day and really reaped the benefits of that when scooting home in 0-75 company at Haydock when last seen, where he was backed almost to the exclusion of everything else.

This race does represent a small step up in grade from that contest, but Bnaider is the type who looks sure to go on progressing as he gains in experience and I could see him developing into a smart middle-distance handicapper next season.

Hopefully he can pick up this pot along the way.

Notable winners from Mark in recent weeks

Blue Brother @ 9/1
Asia Force @ 6/1
Zgharta @ 9/2
Pierian @ 10/3
Devil's Peak @ 2/1
Silver Lake @ 2/1
Hoseki @ Evens

Salisbury, 16:55 - Back Sintra @ 5/23.50

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Sintra

• J: C. T. Keane
• T: Andrew Balding
• F: 323174

• SBK 6/4
• EXC 2.34

We were with Sintra each-way last time at Doncaster, where ne narrowly missed out on the first three at big odds, but I'm hoping we can get that money back with interest as he takes a sharp drop in class to contest this 0-80 contest.

Andrew Balding's charge is officially rated 82, so only just manages to qualify for this level of handicap given that horses rated 81 and 82 are allowed to compete in 0-80s, and it could well turn out to be a shrewd bit of placing.

The well-bred Juddmonte-owned Sintra had looked on the up when winning at Ascot in May, but was then readily outpointed in the London Gold Cup at Newbury, though that's typically one of the strongest three-year-old handicaps of the season.

The Doncaster contest last time was also quite hot and the drop back into these calmer waters may well show the selection to much better effect.

Salisbury, 17:25 - Back Treble Bass @ 7/24.50

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Treble Bass

• J: Jack Mitchell
• T: Roger Varian
• F: 632

• SBK 3/1
• EXC 4.8

The 1m 6f handicap that closes the Salisbury card is one of the most interesting races of the day and several of the field could well develop into top-end staying handicappers next season.

The trio of three-year-olds in the line-up could well be the ones to concentrate on and Sir Mark Prescott's Rock De Fer is sure to have plenty of supporters given his trainer's record in this sort of contest.

This one has already won twice since being stepped up in trip and lost little in defeat even though he was beaten into second at a short price last time.

However, he's a little more exposed than Ralph Beckett's Dialstone and Roger Varian's Treble Bass, with my preference being for the latter.

A well-bred son of Sea The Stars, there's plenty of stamina in Treble Bass's pedigree and he could well improve markedly for the step up to this trip on his handicap debut.

Placed on his last two starts in novice company, an opening mark of 79 looks more than workable bearing in mind he's related to a couple of useful winners.

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