ITV horse racing tips: Thursday, July 10
NAP:
Wimbledon Hawkeye (3.35, Newmarket) 1pt win @ 4/1 with William Hill ⭐⭐⭐
Next best:
Scandinavia (1.50, Newmarket) 1pt win @ 5/4 with William Hill ⭐⭐⭐
Others:
Brussels (2.25, Newmarket) 1pt win @ 2/1 with William Hill ⭐⭐⭐
Hucklesbrook (3.00, Newmarket) 1pt win @ 6/1 with William Hill ⭐⭐
Night Shining (4.10, Newmarket) 1pt win @ 10/3 with William Hill ⭐⭐⭐
Opera Ballo (4.45, Newmarket) 1pt win @ 5/4 with William Hill ⭐⭐⭐
Parole D'oro (5.20, Newmarket) 1pt win @ 9/4 with William Hill ⭐⭐⭐
Odds provided by William Hill and correct at the time of writing. Stars denote strength of selection (max 5).
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1.50, Newmarket – Bahrain Trophy (Group 3, 1m 5f)
Just five runners go in the opening race of the Newmarket July Festival and they include the runner-up, fifth, sixth and seventh from last month's 1m 6f Group 2 Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot.
Furthur fared best of them in second, but he had a favourable run round whereas fifth-placed SCANDINAVIA and sixth-placed Hallelujah U did not have the race unfold to suit.
It is Aidan O'Brien's charge who appeals most, as he had a wide trip at Ascot and on another day he might have won.
The selection is a strong stayer, so this cut back in trip is not ideal, but there is more to come from him – and cheekpieces should help.
2.25, Newmarket – July Stakes (Group 2, 6f)
This contest for two-year-olds features Ed Walker's Coventry Stakes runner-up Do Or Do Not, but BRUSSELS and Maximized, from the powerhouse stables of Aidan O'Brien and Charlie Appleby respectively, are probably the pair to concentrate on.
Maximized was a £720,000 breeze-up buy in April and has won both his starts, most recently the Woodcote Stakes on Oaks Day at Epsom, possibly despite the slow ground.
However, preference is for Brussels, who won a Curragh maiden in May on his debut. This Wootton Basset colt was considered too babyish for Royal Ascot, where his trainer had three juvenile winners, but this 300,000gn yearling is a big strong horse who is likely to improve to a smart level.
O'Brien won this last year with Whistlejacket, a contender for this season's July Cup on Saturday.
Selection: Brussels 1pt win @ 2/1 with William Hill
3.00, Newmarket – Heritage Handicap (6f)
HUCKLESBROOK landed one of the hottest three-year-old sprint handicaps of the season at York last time, following up a tidy win at Leicester, so he is taken to prove the answer to this event, a similar contest to those previous two races.
3.35, Newmarket – Princess of Wales's Stakes (Group 2, 1m 4f)
WIMBLEDON HAWKEYE has some of the strongest form in this race, including finishing second to the top-class Field Of Gold in the Craven and fifth in the 2,000 Guineas over a mile at HQ's other course.
He has not progressed in two starts since, most recently not helping himself by taking a keen hold when fourth in the 1m 4f Group 2 King Edward VII at Royal Ascot. But that could prove a race to buy into – there were some good prospects there.
The cheekpieces being discarded and a jockey switch may help our nap settle better this time, and his form is preferred to that of Ghostwriter's third in the Hardwicke at Ascot.
Selection: Wimbledon Hawkeye 1pt win @ 4/1 with William Hill
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4.10, Newmarket – Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Class 2, 6f)
Those with form in this contest do not look anything out of the ordinary but NIGHT SHINING may prove to be an above-average newcomer.
George Boughey's filly cost 475,000gn as a yearling, and the booking of Ryan Moore points to this daughter of Dark Angel having a good chunk of ability.
4.45, Newmarket – Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (Listed, 1m)
OPERA BALLO is headstrong, but despite that he won the Listed Heron Stakes in a newly fitted hood at Sandown last time, his third success from four starts.
Charlie Appleby's charge attracts a 3lb penalty, but he has a lot of ability and ought to be maturing with racing, so is taken to have too much for some decent rivals.
5.20, Newmarket – Class 3 handicap (1m)
The closing race can go to PAROLE D'ORO, who has shown plenty of talent and still looks to have improvement in him.
He travelled really strongly when second at Thirsk on his reappearance and then he did not get much of a run when finishing eighth at Royal Ascot in the Britannia Stakes, a strong 30-runner handicap.
Today's race is a drop in class for Michael Bell's three-year-old.
Selection: Parole D'oro 1pt win @ 9/4 with William Hill
Today's UK and Irish racing
(Flat unless stated)
Doncaster 1.30-5.30
Newmarket 1.50-5.20
Carlisle 2.10-5.07
Leopardstown 5.00-8.30
Newbury 5.25-8.55
Epsom 5.50-8.45
What does NAP mean?
NAP is a word used in betting circles to describe a prediction that a tipster thinks has a particularly strong chance of winning.
Many horse racing tipsters pick out a 'NAP of the day', which is their favoured selection from all the races across the different meetings.
The term NAP derives from the French card game Napoleon. When players of this game thought they had a particularly strong hand that they would win with, they would shout 'Napoleon'.
What is an each-way bet?
An each-way bet is a popular type of wager, particularly with horse racing fans. It is essentially two bets, both of which have the same size stake.
An each-way bet features one bet on the selection to win and the other bet on the selection to place.
So a £10 each-way bet will cost you a total of £20. There will be one £10 bet on the selection to win and another £10 on the selection to place.
It's a popular bet because it offers punters the chance of a return, even if the horse in question fails to win. Bookmakers will pay out at a stated percentage of the odds for a place finish, for example one-fifth of the starting price (SP) for finishing in the first three.
The more runners there are in a horse race, the more places will be on offer. In races that feature lots of runners, the horses will be available at bigger odds, making an each-way bet a wise choice.
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Star ratings explained
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⭐⭐⭐⭐ - strong fancy
⭐⭐⭐ - fair claims
⭐⭐ - tentative choice
⭐ - minimum confidence
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