Sunday horse racing tips: Angus McNae's best bets

This five-year-old produced an impressive display when bolting up at Taunton on his second start for Paul Nicholls.

That effort came following a break, and a wind operation, and now that he is off the mark, more improvement could be forthcoming.

He was a bit keen on that occasion and did get his own way out in front, but you could not fail to be impressed with the manner of his success.

This sharp track will play to his major asset, which is his raw speed, and he will be hard to beat.

I am taking a gamble that this horse will improve now she contests a handicap having joined the Charles Byrnes team.

She has flashed some ability in her limited career, and a rating of 95 might well underestimate her.

She has only had four starts and has raced at distances ranging from two to three miles. Her new yard has settled on two and a half miles, and she stayed on late over two miles last time out, which suggests that this intermediate trip may be exactly what she wants.

As ever with this yard, strength in the market would be a positive sign.

Gary Moore has had his team in sparkling form and this maiden hurdle provides Odins Quest with an ideal opportunity to get off the mark.

He had some decent form in bumpers and shaped well on his hurdling debut at Sandown where he was a good fourth having raced against previous winners.

He was disappointing last time out, but surely something must have been amiss. With his yard in such good form, and facing some moderate rivals here, he is definitely the one to beat.

This colt has shaped with promise on both starts and can take another step forward plus lose his maiden tag here.

On his seasonal reappearance at Naas, he only narrowly failed to score having finished the race off well from mid division.

That effort came in very soft ground, which he will encounter again on Sunday, but he clearly handles it well.

With that run behind him, he may well be sharper now and looks to be a rock solid selection given his experience, and the conditions.

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