Angus McNae: My five horse racing tips for Sunday
By Angus McNae
Last Updated: Tue 5 Dec 2023
Our presenter and Sunday regular Angus McNae shares his top tips for the Sky Bet Sunday Series card at York and gives you more from Nottingham and the Group One card at the Curragh. Enjoy every moment live on Racing TV and Racing TV Extra.
After one winner and a couple of frustrating defeats, hopefully there's better to come this week with five selections on a fantastic day of action on Racing TV. The Irish 1000 Guineas takes centre stage flanked by a fiercely competitive card at York for the Sky Bet Sunday Series.
1.00 Nottingham: Lady Hollywood
Angus McNae
Finished: 4thSP: 7/4
Alice Haynes is doing really well with her two-year-olds and can have another winner with Lady Hollywood, who shaped with a good deal of promise on her debut.
She was beaten narrowly by Fragrance at Catterick, who came into the race with previous experience and that proved to be the difference between the two.
Lady Hollywood is open to a heap of improvement and is a good bet to prevail here given that she looks sure to improve. The booking of William Buick is very encouraging.
1.30 Nottingham: Secret State
Angus McNae
Finished: 1stSP: 1/3
This Dubawi colt stormed to victory last time out at Chester and can follow up here.
You would not have blamed connections for stepping him up sharply in grade after that win, but they are treading softly with him and another confidence-boosting win looks to be on the cards.
That success came after a very good debut behind Francesco Clemente at Newmarket and the Gosden colt has gone on to win readily at Sandown since. Secret State is clearly already useful and should take this in his stride.
3.45 Curragh: Tuesday
Angus McNae
Finished: 2ndSP: 11/4
The more I look at the Irish 1000 Guineas the more I think it is folly to oppose the Aidan O'Brien-trained favourite.
The trainer has won five of the last 10 renewals and, in Tuesday, he has an improving, classy and well-bred filly with the best form on offer courtesy of her third in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket - a big step forward on anything she had done previously.
The Newmarket winner, Cachet, was only narrowly defeated in the French equivalent and with improvement likely from Tuesday I see no reason why we need to look beyond the obvious here.
5.05 York: Lion Tower
Angus McNae
Finished: 2ndSP: 13/2
Grant Tuer was the leading trainer in the Sky Bet Sunday Series last season and this consistent performer can win for the yard on his third start this season.
Lion Tower is a straightforward, talented handicapper who travels strongly in his races and his effort in a strongly-run race here at York last time gives him a great chance here.
He has only been raised 1lb for that and, given how reliable he is, the early guide price of 12/1 seems very generous. He looks sure to run really well again.
6.05 York: Super Superjack
Angus McNae
Finished: 2ndSP: 3/1
He is firing on all cylinders and can complete a hat-trick here.
Super Superjack won at Ascot last time with plenty in hand - value for a lot more than the winning margin - and a 4lb rise should not be enough to stop him given the rapid progress he is making. He won three times in 2021 and now twice this year.
Trainer Milton Harris has had five winners from 21 runners on the Flat in 2022 and he looks set to bolster that impressive strike rate with this upwardly mobile gelding.
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