Daryl Carter was in fantastic form at the weekend, including backing 18/1 Epsom scorer Oh This Is Us. He has five Monday horse racing tips. Check them out here.
[CAMELOT TALES] (2.00 Leicester, 1pt win 17/2)
This is competitive without there being a superstar on show, and there are hidden form lines that tie a few of these in together. Through that basis, it’s worth forgiving CAMELOT TALES for his below-par effect last time at Newcastle.
Previous to that, he looked one to keep on side. He was a ready winner on his only turf start at Redcar in good time, and he would have indeed beaten Oz Legend on debut if not for a blocked path. However, the gut says to give him another chance here.
[BACK CAMELOT TALES HERE]
[OUTBOX] (2.30 Leicester, 1pt win 7/2)
At the weights, this should be a home run for favourite Highest Ground, but he has now put in two well below-par performances and needs to prove that he has trained on from three to four, so with the promise of a soft lead, OUTBOX is the offering.
This is far easier outside of the favourite than his last five races this term and he is a course winner here at Leicester. He has little competition for the pace and returns to his favoured quick ground, so there are very few reasons why he won’t run a solid race. He looks a bit of value should the fav underperform for the third time in three starts.
[BACK OUTBOX HERE]
[CRUYFF TURN] (3.30 Leicester, 2pts win 5/1)
Forget his last run at Musselburgh. It was soft ground, he had a slow start and was out the back of the field in a slowly run race, and that wasn’t him at all. Dropped back to 7f here and back on a sounder surface with slight ease in grade will be enough to see him continue his progression.
This is not a strong contest by any means and he was a good third in a much better race here on seasonal return over 1m when he looked in need of the run, so providing he gets a prominent ride, he will be tough to beat.
[BACK CRUYFF TURN HERE]
[SPOOF] (6.30 Windsor, 1pt each-way 9/2)
SPOOF gave the firm indication that he was still in very good form when runner-up here last time and that effort can be upgraded given he was denied a clear run on two occasions.
He caught the eye on his penultimate start in 0-105 company at York on soft ground but catching him here at Windsor looks the key with form figures of 21152 (5 came in first-time blinkers).
This is a slight ease in grade into 0-90 company and he is only 1lb above his last winning handicap mark, while his only two poor efforts since winning off 84 have come on the back of breaks.
[BACK SPOOF HERE]
[GOLDIE HAWK] (7.00 Windsor, 2pts win 15/8)
Probably short enough for my liking, but GOLDIE HAWK is straightforward and looks a progressive stayer at this trip and was better than the winning distance at Kempton last time after being hampered in the closing stages.
That was another step forward, though, and this is a drop back in grade into calmer waters. Her seasonal return run here behind Luigi Vampa was an excellent performance given how keen she was, and today’s closest rival Miss Mulligan will be hoping the heavens open, and Mafia Power is a suspect stayer at this trip. Nevertheless, she is well worth keeping on side in this contest.
[BACK GOLDIE HAWK HERE]
Daryl Carter Best Bets (P/L update since Jan 2021: +188.9pts)
[CAMELOT TALES] (2.00 Leicester, 1pt win 17/2)
[OUTBOX] (2.30 Leicester, 1pt win 7/2)
[CRUYFF TURN] (3.30 Leicester, 2pts win 5/1)
[SPOOF] (6.30 Windsor, 1pt each-way 9/2)
[GOLDIE HAWK] (7.00 Windsor, 2pts win 15/8)