There are six horse racing fixtures in the UK & Ireland and our tipster Andrew Mount is here with his best bets for Tuesday 13th May, 2025.
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3.12 Beverley – OPAL STORM (1pt e/w – 5/1 generally)
OPAL STORM only just lost out on third place when a 50-1 fourth on this race 12 months ago, a run that might have been needed on her debut for Brian Rothwell and return from a 229-day absence. The five-year-old caught the eye when fifth at Pontefract last month, doing best of those to come from off the pace, and built on that with a 9-1 half-length runner-up effort at Doncaster. The return to this stiff track will suit, she’s only 1lb higher this time around and holds solid each-way claims.
4.12 Beverley – CANGOFAR (1pt e/w – 12/1 generally)
ZAPPATA, who bids for a five-timer in this 1m2f handicap, will be a tough nut to crack but is priced accordingly and the angle is to play Tim Easterby’s CANGOFAR at an each-way price. The three-year-old could only seventh of eight at Redcar on his recent return to action but that run would have been needed and he was ridden patiently in a race where it paid to be prominent. It was also his first start since a gelding operation and his yard has a useful record with runners having their second start after the procedure, with the handicappers landing 21 of their 190 starts since 2012 for a profit of £21.95. In the spring (March to May) only, the score is 16 from 101 for a profit of £51.45. The last two qualifiers – 4/5 favourite Candonomore at Leicester on Saturday and 7-1 chance Flickering Halo at Newcastle on Sunday (from 25-1) – both won after strong market support and the son of Almanzor is worth a punt to get the hat-trick up. He clocked a useful speed figure according to Proform for that Redcar run (the third best last time out figure in today’s line-up), despite beating only one home.
5.35 Worcester – HEY MISTER DJ (1pt win, 9/2 generally)
Barry Brennan has a good record at the second time of asking with horses he takes over from other yards, scoring with 13 of the 131 qualifiers for a profit of £7.00 to a £1 level stake at SP (expected winners = 7.60, A/E = 1.71), with those who finished in the top three on their stable debut winning eight from 31 for a profit of £46.00. HEY MISTER DJ clocked a respectable time when a 28-1 second to even-money favourite He’s A Latchico at Fontwell last month and can go one better.
Andrew Mount’s Best Bets
3.12 Beverley – OPAL STORM (1pt e/w – 5/1 generally)
4.12 Beverley – CANGOFAR (1pt e/w – 12/1 generally)
5.35 Worcester – HEY MISTER DJ (1pt win, 9/2 generally)
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