The Punting Pointers team are back with a couple of suggested bets this Wednesday.
Racing betting tips: Wednesday April 23
1pt e.w. Maggies Boy in 5.00 Perth at 15/2 (bet365 1/5 1,2,3,4) - min 13/2 (Sky Bet)
1pt win Pink Eyed Pancho in 6.30 Taunton at 12/1 (General) - min 10/1
3.38 Ludlow
In a race full of horses with something to prove at present, Ultra Beat comes here at the top of his game and is taken to follow up his recent win at Southwell, where he had a bit more in hand than the bare margin.
In truth, he’d probably have been the winner of his last two had he not unseated there two starts ago when just about to assume command, but he made no mistakes last time, winning by a cosy length and a half, and a 4lb rise ought not be enough to stop him going in again. He's a best-priced 6/4 at the time of writing and would need to ease out a bit for us to recommend him.
5.00 Perth
One I was pretty sure I’d want to be with next time after a luckless run at Stratford last time was MAGGIES BOY, who to my eyes was coming through with a race-winning challenge on the home turn when he was badly carved up, and gave Sean Quinlan no choice other than to drop back, losing a lot of ground in the process, and unsurprisingly Sean gave the horse an easy time after that.
His previous effort at Sedgefield hinted he wanted more of a staying test, which he got at Stratford and will again here, going up another two furlongs in trip.
The very capable Ed Vaughan has been booked for this amateur riders' event and it’s easy enough to see him making amends.
6.30 Taunton
The ground at Taunton is likely to be very quick, as is the tendency in spring at the Somerset track, and that helps narrow the field appreciably.
The eye is drawn to Sevenofus, who finished second over C&D three starts ago and ran just as well when runner-up again to Iris Des Issards at Newton Abbot last time out. However, a record of 0-24 means he’s far more likely to hit the places than win and whilst that might have been acceptable had he been a 20/1 chance here, such odds are unlikely in a handicap like this (he's around 9/1 this morning).
Lara Kaleo is a blindingly obvious one given she’s unexposed, but the market hasn't really missed her either.
It might, however, miss PINK EYED PANCHO down the foot of the handicap who has shown little, but has been handicapped on slower ground and may well do better on quicker tonight.
His half-brother, the useful chaser Pink Eyed Pedro, also had a marked preference for quick conditions, so whilst David Brace’s five-year-old has shown just modest form to date, I’d not be surprised if he took a big step forward from a lowly opening mark here. Brace knows the time of day with his horses and this has probably been the plan all along.
Preview posted at 0928 BST on 23/04/2025
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