Dave Nevison: My top horse racing tips for Friday

There is plenty of action to enjoy throughout the afternoon and evening this Friday and, thankfully, the field sizes in the handicaps at Newmarket have stood up. I like the look of the evening cards and hope for a winning multiple before what looks a very trappy Saturday.

His yard is best known for its sprinters, so it’s not surprising that Julie Camacho is persisting down this route and Raatea looks to have a very good chance here.

Although his only win has come over a mile, his dam was a 6f winner and his half-brother a 5f winner, so it looked a pretty smart move to drop him down to six furlongs for the first time last-time out. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out as he was very slowly away and met trouble after, so that run should be ignored.

Raatea has been placed in 0-105 company this season so will be very comfortable in this much lower 0-85 bracket grade and he has been dropped 1lb for the recent disappointment. Hopefully the first-time hood will sharpen him up out of the gates and he can pounce late off what will doubtless be a fast pace.

She might well be running in the wrong grade here judging by the way she won last time.

That was pretty much her first real form but, in keeping with her trainer’s way, she had been brought along gently running down the field at big prices earlier this season. The step-up in trip last time was probably a factor in her improvement, and no doubt she will improve again over another two furlongs now.

Sienna Breeze certainly has plenty of stamina on the dam’s side of her pedigree. Lucy Wadham has less runners during the summer months but has sent out three winners from 10 runners since 1 July, so I have no doubt that the stable is in form.

Celestial Queen is too well-bred to be languishing off a mark in the 60s for much longer.

She has certainly not had the rub of the green on her latest efforts and she should have finished much closer at Sandown last time, but going back earlier in the season her win at Redcar could not have worked out any better with the second and third both having won twice since.

Celestial Queen’s dam won the May Hill over a mile, so I would expect her to benefit from the likely fast pace over seven furlongs here. In those circumstances, I am not concerned about an outside draw at Thirsk as winners often swing wide and challenge late and she should be able to stay clear of trouble from her berth.