Expert tipster Andrew Mount gives two selections for Thursday’s racing, including one he’s keen on at Leopardstown.
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Posted: 9.31am July 20th (Odds correct at time of writing)
3.35 Chepstow – ON EDGE (1pt E/W – 4/1 generally)
With last night’s Yarmouth winner Eight Mile lining up again under a 12lb penalty, ON EDGE has drifted to a backable price and I’m happy to back him each-way, even though we’ll lose a small percentage of our stake if he’s second or third. Christopher Mason’s five-year-old carries a 5lb penalty for last week’s course and distance success, which took his record over the 6f trip here to 131 (2-3), with the defeat by three-quarters of a lengths when blowing the start and hanging badly to his left.
5.45 Leopardstown – INVINCIBLE LARNE (1pt win – 6/1 generally)
I’m keen to oppose the hard-to-win-with SUPER CUB in this 7f apprentice handicap and I’m surprised that he’s trading as low as 3-1 favourite with some bookmakers. He’s scored just once from 25 starts and was only fourth when the 5-2 favourite at Listowel last time, again looking trip-less. I’d much rather side with the ex-Scott Dixon INVINCIBLE LARNE. He ran a cracking race over course and distance on his stable debut last month, going down by a length and a half in second place at 33-1 behind Amanirenas, who went in again at Fairyhouse last week. The third, 7-2 favourite Coins Cross, was short-headed on his return to Leopardstown next time, and the fourth, Imposing Supreme, finishing a solid sixth of 22 at the Curragh before scoring at Bellewstown. It’s tricky backing front-runners in apprentice handicaps as their inexperienced pilots can sometimes get the fractions wrong and do too much too soon but he’s well drawn and looks worth chancing.
Andrew Mount’s Best Bets
3.35 Chepstow – ON EDGE (1pt E/W – 4/1 generally)
5.45 Leopardstown – INVINCIBLE LARNE (1pt win – 6/1 generally)
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