Horse racing tips: Sunday picks from Angus McNae
By Angus McNae
Last Updated: Tue 5 Dec 2023
Our presenter and website regular Angus McNae likes four runners on a bumper eight-race card at Kelso on Sunday. Enjoy every moment live on Racing TV.
2.00 Kelso: Scots Poet
Angus McNae
Finished: 4thSP: 11/2
He's returning from a lay-off here yet has a decent record when fresh and this 0-120 handicap is well within his grasp.
Scots Poet was unlucky not to win at Perth when last seen, when he was snatched up between the last two flights and carried badly to his left after the last. He was only beaten half a length and he gets to race off just a 1lb higher here from a mark of 104.
Scots Poet is a strong-travelling type and the likely fast pace here will suit his hold-up style. He has already proved effective in a higher grade and he can go well.
2.30 Kelso: Esprit Du Potier
Angus McNae
Finished: 2ndSP: 1/1
He looked to possess plenty of speed when he won two bumpers at Ayr last season and this sharp track should suit him on hurdling debut.
Esprit Du Potier was considered good enough to contest the Grade Two bumper at Aintree in April and acquitted himself well in finishing sixth of twenty runners. He travelled strongly in the lead and quickened from the front only to be caught at the two-furlong pole.
That form stands head and shoulders above anything his opponents have achieved and he can make a winning start over obstacles for Lucinda Russell.
4.00 Kelso: Dripsey Moon
Angus McNae
Finished: 2ndSP: 4/5
He won impressively at Perth on his debut over hurdles and he should follow up here.
He travelled strongly and hardly came off the bridle to saunter clear by nine and a half lengths last time and, while he has to carry a penalty here, that should be no bar to success given how useful he looked on debut.
Dripsey Moon was well backed that day, suggesting that he is quite well thought of, and this looks to be a simple opportunity for him to exploit. He should be supported with confidence.
5.30 Kelso: Kilbrainy
Angus McNae
Finished: 1stSP: 3/1
A drop in grade and a stepping up in trip can see Kilbrainy run a big race here.
He finished fourth in a Class 4 handicap here last time and, now in the Class 5 bracket, makes plenty of appeal. He has some good form at this trip and looks set to dominate some weaker opposition with his conditional claiming 5lb off his back.
Kilbrainy has been put in at a guide price of 11-2, and if he goes off at something like that such quotes would seem very fair for a consistent type in a weak race.
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