Thursday’s Best Tips
BUSY DAY COMING UP ON THURSDAY! Racing from Doncaster, Huntingdon, Ffos Las, Thurles and over at Newcastle. Daily Double pays 5/1!
NAP – My best tip of the day
Ffos Las 2.33 Heltenham (best price 11/8)
Progressive so far over fences winning with a fair bit up his sleeve at Newcastle last time; open to further improvement and a 7lb rise looks unlikely to stop him here.
There was lots to like about the way HELTENHAM came through the pack to ultimately win well at Newcastle on Boxing Day. He stayed on strongly to continue his race-by-race progression over fences. He is up 7lb but you’d be foolish to rule out further improvement and I expect him to take this. How’s The Cricket made an impressive start to this discipline winning so well over C&D but has been beaten twice since albeit ran well going down 2 lengths at Taunton last time. With more to come he is the obvious danger. Of the rest Hidor De Bersy bumped into a nice horse at Wetherby on debut over fences but pulled up at Fontwell and needs to bounce back to have a chance.
NB – My Next or second best tip of the day
MY NEXT BEST RUNS ON THE AW AGAIN THIS TIME AT NEWCASTLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT!
Newcastle 5.40 Fox Master (best price 6/4)
Won despite showing signs of inexperience on debut over C&D a fortnight ago; sure to be more streetwise now and looks to have a good chance of making it 2-2 against this field.
I was impressed with FOX MASTER on debut and he could be a nice horse in the making. He won despite looking a little clueless throughout the race but once he required what was needed he stayed on well to get his head in front. He will improve plenty from that and looks well placed to follow up. Great State built on his debut run to win at Wolverhampton and should have further improvement to come so looks the danger. It is still early days for Engelbert so if he steps forward he is another one that could get competitive. Saracen Head is best of the rest but probably needs more time and experience to be seen to best effect and this looks quite a good race.

Check out all my tips for Thursday’s racing
I’ve gone through all FIVE meetings on Thursday so here’s what I’m backing. All my selections can be added straight to your bet365 bet slip (just click the orange links).
Doncaster
Here you will find my Lucky 15 which includes my Notebook runners, Value Tip and Daily Eye Catcher. This has proved my most popular multiple with followers over the years. Always quite good value. Pays 100/1!
My Daily Lucky 15
Doncaster 1.05 NOTEBOOK (ON ODDSCHECKER)
Ffos Las 1.58 NOTEBOOK (ON ODDSCHECKER)
Thurles 2.40 Bialystok EYE CATCHER
Huntingdon 3.00 VALUE TIP (ALSO ON ODDSCHECKER)
I have another Mega Acca on Thursday which includes the NAP and NB as usual as well as 3 other confident selections. Pays 33/1!
My Mega Acca
Ffos Las 1.23 Shomen Uchi
Ffos Las 2.33 Heltenham NAP
Newcastle 5.40 Fox Master NEXT BEST
Newcastle 6.10 Razoni
Newcastle 7.40 Comedian Leader
I’ve also got an Each Way Double again on Thursday as both of these look like good value. Hopefully both place at the very least to make some profit. Pays 40/1!