Horse racing tips: Friday evening picks for Thirsk and Newmarket

By Dave Nevison
Last Updated: Fri 16 Aug 2024
Our in-form resident website tipster Dave Nevison has picked 13/2, 9/2 and 15/8 winners so far this week and likes three runners from and on Friday. Enjoy further action from Epsom Downs, and live on Racing TV.
I'm looking forward to a Friday evening watching the channel, and hopefully watching these three handicappers running well.

7.05 Thirsk: ROCK OF ENGLAND

He has signalled that a return to winning form is imminent. 
Rock of England last won off a mark of 82 when trained by Ed Bethell last season, and he is 4lb lower here after being campaigned in typical style since joining trainer Paul Midgley. 
The four-year-old was unplaced and down the field on his first few starts, but last time he had to wait for a gap which came too late to challenge the back-to-form . He was still beaten less than a length and still had plenty left in him at the finish.   
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8.00 Newmarket: ASINARA 

Newmarket can only muster one handicap with eight runners on the evening but I think is a solid enough bet here. 
This filly is a very consistent performer for trainer and, while she might not have many secrets from the handicapper as a result, she has a couple of interesting new angles here that might help.
takes over in the saddle and having the champion jockey up can never be a bad thing, and Asinara wears a tongue strap for the first time now which may help her settle better and enable her to live up to the undoubted potential she showed on her earlier starts.  
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8.15 Thirsk: ROARING RALPH

Trainer Michael Dods has pretty quickly got 8lb off Roaring Ralph’s mark since he got charge of the four-year-old at the end of May. 
Roaring Ralph has not had things go his way in a couple of runs this season but won pretty convincingly at Ayr last week and, even though he has gone back up another 5lb, he is still 3lb below the mark he won off last July. 
He is used to running in a higher grade than this 0-68 level handicap and I don’t feel top weight will be a hindrance in this lower grade.   
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