Horse Racing Tips: Sam Turner's best bets for day two of Chester's May meeting

Chester, 13:30 - Back Roman Dragon @ 100/304.30

It is well documented that Hugo Palmer craves winners at Chester's May meeting and Roman Dragon read that script and delivered success12 months ago in this race.

The seven-year-old has run an astounding 20 times around the Roodee in a 53-race career, winning seven times and there is little doubt that his Cheshire handler is sure to have placed a huge red circle around this race on his programme book.

A winter in Bahrain kept Roman Dragon ticking over and he was far from disgraced on his UK return at Leicester in a strongly-run and competitive six-furlong handicap.

That outing served to see his mark reduced from 98 to 95 and the draw gods have been kind with the greal local hope poised to jump from gate three for Oisin Murphy.

His odds are nothing to shout about sadly as everyone can see the plan, but Murphy steered his mount to a game half-length success last year and hopes are high he can repeat the performance.

Chester, 16:45 - Back Moment Of Light @ 100/304.30

Moment Of Light doesn't convince everyone with his gangly run style, but he has won a couple of tight finishes in an embryonic career so maybe those criticisms are wide of the mark.

Those two Kempton successes have seen his mark bumped up from 72 to 82 which might be a touch harsh, but maybe the assessor is building into his calculations that the selection doesn't appear to do a lot when he hits the front.

The son of Sea The Moon probably did well to win last time as a steady gallop required a strong stayer to display a different side to his make up and that tactical speed could stand him in good stead on his return to the Roodee.

James Owen struck on day one with a 25/126.00 surprise and his gelding made his racecourse debut at Chester last August and arguably should have won but for running green in the closing stages so the experience gained from that outing might be vital in this closing event.

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