Horse racing tips: Harry Allwood's best bets for Monday

It’s a fairly low-key start to the week on Monday, with five meetings taking place across Britain and Ireland, including Stratford and Ballinrobe which will be shown live on Racing TV.

We can’t complain, though, as we were treated to some brilliant action across the four days at the 2022 Sky Bet Ebor Festival.

As well as Baaeed’s Juddmonte International victory, there were plenty of other standout performances, and Angus McNae will be putting some of the key contests from York under the microscope in The Verdict on Monday evening and providing his expert analysis.

The show will be available to watch for the first time at 8.30pm on Monday, and a full replay will be uploaded onto our website and YouTube page shortly afterwards.

I have managed to find three selections for Monday. Sadly, not at great prices, but I will be putting all three into a Trixie, and fingers crossed we can get the week off to a profitable start.

Has been creeping up the weights following a string of consistent efforts this season but relished the return to this track when scoring with plenty to spare off a rating of 57 in July.

Although he wasn’t in the same form at Nottingham on his next outing, he did have excuses and quickly got back to winning ways off a 6lb higher mark in a 0-80 contest back at this venue last time out.

He travelled strongly plus was well on top at the finish there, and the drop back to five furlongs is unlikely to be a hinderance.

A repeat of his latest effort should be good enough to defy a 5lb penalty in this 0-65 handicap and Joanna Mason, who guided So Grateful to both of his victories at Southwell this season, is on board again.

Has steadily progressed over obstacles and returned from an absence to score at Aintree in June where she relished the step up to three miles.

She has failed to back that victory up on her past two starts, but Gary Hanmer’s mare shaped as though 2m4f was on the sharp side on both occasions, despite the fact she recorded three victories over similar trips last year.

An extra two furlongs can only help here as she has been staying on towards the finish and the rival she was runnner-up to on her latest outing landed a stronger contest on her next start.

Brian Hughes, who won on Isthebaropen last year, takes over in the saddle on Monday, and it is hard to make a strong case for any of their rivals, so this looks a good opportunity for the selection to get back to winning ways.

This nine-year-old only made his chasing debut in May but got off the mark at the fourth attempt over the larger obstacles when clocking a decent time at Perth last time out.

He appeared to benefit from a positive ride there as he raced with exuberance and jumped well before finding plenty under pressure.

A 5lb rise for that victory seems fair, especially as he hit the line strong, and he should have more to offer over fences.

The ground will be ideal for him, too, and I expect he could prove hard to peg back if getting into a similar rhythm out in front.