Get all of your UK racing tips for the Tuesday meetings at Epsom, Ffos Las and Yarmouth on Tuesday 25 April 2023.
EPSOM
Race 1 – KAPE MOSS 4/1
KAPE MOSS warmed up for the opening Indigenous Handicap at Epsom with an all-weather win at Southwell last month.
She came from last to first that day, swooping in the final strides to beat Angle Land by a head and a 3lb rise might not be enough to stop her.
Race 2 – EPICTETUS 4/11
EPICTETUS could offer some early Classic insight in the Weatherbys Digital Solutions Blue Riband Trial.
John and Thady Gosden’s charge brings the very strongest form to the table, having chased home 2000 Guineas and Derby favouurite Auguste Rodin in the Futurity Trophy at Doncaster on his final run last term. The son of Kingman was beaten three and a half lengths by last season’s star juvenile, with the Gosden runner meeting a bit of trouble in running, although it did not impact on the overall result, with Auguste Rodin having plenty in hand.
Epictetus’ penultimate start was also out of the top drawer, running subsequent Breeders’ Cup second Silver Knott to a neck in the Autumn Stakes at Newmarket. While this colt might struggle to see out the 12 furlongs of the Derby, for which he is already entered, this mile and a quarter should just about be in his remit.
Race 3 – HARROVIAN 6/1
It could be a profitable afternoon for the Gosden team, with HARROVIAN tipped to defy the burden of top-weight in the this handicap test. The seven-year-old has not managed to get his head in front since the autumn of 2021, but has been in good form on the all-weather this winter.
He was not disgraced when finishing fourth behind multiple Group One-winning stablemate Lord North on his penultimate start and he was last seen finishing third in the Easter Classic at Newcastle. Harrovian has his sights lowered on his return to the turf, reverting to handicap company for the first time in almost two years, and a bold bid is anticipated.
FFOS LAS
Race 2 – KALPAGA 4/1
KALPAGA rates the best bet over the sticks at Ffos Las. The Tim Vaughan-trained seven-year-old had hinted at ability on a couple of occasions but took her game to another level when bolting up by 10 lengths at Hereford recently. The handicapper has not missed her, handing her an 11lb rise, but she is clearly in good heart and may well be capable of following up in this mares’ handicap hurdle.
YARMOUTH
Race 4 – BEELZEBUB 11/8
BEELZEBUB catches the eye as he returns to turf in the fourth, a handicap, at Yarmouth.
He finished a well-beaten fifth on his only turf outing to date, when making his debut at the backend of last season at Newbury. James Ferguson’s runner has since won two of three spins on the all-weather and as a relation of Winter Power among others, he has the pedigree to rise through the ranks a bit from here.
