Horse Racing Tips: Best Betting Tips for Thursday

Today's Horse Racing Tips

• 15:10 Newmarket – Knebworth – 1pt @ 5/1 with BetVictor
• 16:20 Newmarket – Able Kane – 1pt @ 14/1 with bet365

For today's horse racing tips, our analyst James Boyle looks at the flat racing meeting at Newmarket, with two selections now online.

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15:10 Newmarket – Knebworth – 1pt @ 5/1

Knebworth has been tried at a high level more often than not and the lowest band of handicap he has taken in thus far was a 0-85, which he won. He’s down into a 0-80 now and although it is a competitive little handicap, with claims easily made for any of the runners, he should have a big chance of winning it. Especially on the back of what was a promising effort at Windsor a few weeks ago.

In a first-time hood, he was ridden colder than you’d often care to see over that C&D and had his path blocked when he needed to be making ground. After he did get an out, his rider was far from hard on him and he still made plenty of headway on the run to the line, beaten just two-lengths. I think it’s an effort that suggests he’s edging back towards top form and can win something soon.

The hood is discarded, something that often has a positive effect once removed, and I wonder whether Richard Hughes will instruct the rider to position the horse further forward in the field this time. There doesn’t appear to be any excessive pace and his first two wins as a juvenile were gained from handier sits than he has had for a while. Whatever happens regarding tactics, he’s a reasonable price at 5/1.

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16:20 Newmarket – Able Kane – 1pt @ 14/1

Ben Curtis has a brilliant record for Rod Millman, 6-13 overall (+24.75 LSP) with another few of those placing, and I wonder could he coax Able Kane back into peak form. His run at Newbury two weeks ago was on the poorer scale of things but he was only beaten four-lengths and wasn’t totally disgraced, for all that it was a bit concerning how quickly he went from travelling to going backwards!

Maybe it’s a mentality thing or maybe he has a breathing issue. Both theories are to be tested here as he’ll be running in a blinkers and a tongue-tie combination for the first time. He has worn them independently of each other before, last season’s Ffos Las success coming in the tongue-tie, and his first three handicap wins came in a visor. So, who knows, the combination of both could be a help.

Urban Sprawl sets a high standard after finishing third in the Britannia and it’s no surprise that he’s the favourite for this, but whether he should be odds-on is another story altogether. He is 3lbs well-in but Able Kane is 8lbs below his peak rating and if the headgear could spark a revival, he’s not a 14/1 chance to win this. He showed at Goodwood four weeks ago that there’s still something to work with.

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