Thursday Racing Tips: Timeform's three to back including one not to ditch at Clonmel

14:30, Chelmsford - Recent recruit Eighty Eight to improve on recent Wolverhampton run

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Eighty Eight (Ire)

• J: Cieren Fallon
• T: James Owen
• F: 7008-3392

• SBK 1/1
• EXC 2.1

Eighty Eight shaped encouragingly starting out for his shrewd connections when second at Wolverhampton recently and holds obvious claims off the same mark.  

The now-James Owen-trained seven-year-old was hardly prolific with various trainers in Ireland but shaped very nicely in a messy apprentice riders' handicap last month and now has Cieren Fallon on board for the first time.

If he can get a good position from his wide draw, then this top-rated gelding could prove hard to beat.

15:15, Newcastle - Well-handicapped Empty Nest the one to beat

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Empty Nest (Ire)

• J: Jamie Hamilton
• T: Mark Walford
• F: 7522653-2

• SBK 2/1
• EXC 3.4

Course specialist Empty Nest remains on a handy mark and can go one place better than he did on his reappearance here last week.  

The Mark Walford-trained gelding was a winner from a mark of 94 over C&D last March and is now 4 lb lower. His record here reads 2-1-2-3-2 and there doesn't appear to be anything as progressive as last week's winner Rule Me In in this line-up.

15:45, Clonmel - Attractive mark for Onefortheditch

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Onefortheditch (Ire)

• J: Alan O'Sullivan
• T: Eamonn Francis Gallagher, Ireland
• F: 221622-65

• SBK 10/3
• EXC 5

Sent off favourite returning over fences, Onefortheditch was undone by an awkward landing two out when finishing mid-field at Galway a month ago, so she is well worth another chance off her significantly lower chase mark.  

The former winning pointer is a three-time winner over hurdles, most recently from a mark of 98 - 8 lb above the perch she runs off here.

She stays well so should be given a fairly positive ride, and this top-rated mare could have too much for Courtbrack Boy who made an encouraging chasing debut last time.

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