Racing tips: The inform Ava Go Joe looks ready to land the hat-trick

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Saturday was a tough day, so come out of it with a win on the NAP and a place on a 22/1 horse (drifted from 14s) was a bonus. Saturday's are generally extremely hard and it looked like I was going to follow the trend but the last two selections pulled it out of the bag.

Hamilton 3:50

I'm fairly certain SPREZZATURA will be weak in the market for the opener at Hamilton. On paper you'd think this colt of Muhaarar isn't as talented as some of the others in the race, and that might be true for the future but I think he will be suited to a stiff 5f that Hamilton presents.

Hamilton is an uphill track, especially for the sprint trips, and that will make it a stamina test which Sprezzatura needs at this trip. I'm hoping they go a good pace, which is often likely with 5f 2yo's as they are green as grass and want to go as fast as they can, which is what I'm hoping for as that will set it up perfectly for my selection. Though he was making his second run at Ayr last time out, the penny didn't drop until the final furlong, but when it did drop he showed bags of ability and stayed on strongly and that is what caught my eye. He finished behind the Mick Channon horse who runs in this today, but with an extra 50m or so he would've been a length clear of him, so the early price discrepancy doesn't quite add up to me (around half the price at time of writing, which is early afternoon on Saturday).

2yo's aren't my kind of races but when I spot a bit of a value I will go for it, and he is a good EW bet in this. I'm normally a big fan of Kevin Ryan 2yo's at Hamilton, as he always unleashes a fairly smart one or two in a season at this track, but based on his sole run I didn't think Pride Of Yorkshire would see the stiff 5f out very well, even though he is bred to stay a little further. I hope the market continue to underestimate Iain Jardine's horse, as I think he could run a big race.

Hamilton 4:18

Ian Williams has gone through a rough patch in the last few weeks, but his horses have been running well in defeat, but he did manage to get 2 winners yesterday. I feel like TYPICAL WOMEN is overpriced in this and she could be primed for a big run after her run out at Haydock last time.

Her run at Haydock looked very laboured, hence why I think the run was needed. She did run on again towards the finish and based on her pedigree this step up in trip and the striff track at Hamilton should play to her strengths. I thought her run at Chelmsford late last year was very good and she won in good style, and in the style of a horse better than her current handicap mark of 74. She gets the weight for age allowance, which is huge at this time of year, so gets in this off a very low weight with David Egan making a rare trip up to the Scottish track. Definitely worth an EW play.

Hamilton 5:18

At First, I thought Rayong was the bet in this race, but as I delved deeper into it I liked the look of AVA GO JOE.

Tim Easterby is known for bringing horses on through the handicap as they get older, and this horse is no exception. He has already racked up two wins at the start of the flat turf season, and I think this race with a fast pace will set it up perfectly for Ava Go Joe who stays 5f out very well. Tim Easterby didn't start the season off very well so the fact this lad racked up some wins in that period is a big positive to take as he looks a horse at the top of his game and ready to improve again.

Saint-Cloud 3:25

French racing won't be of much interest to the most of you, especially when it doesn't include any British runners, but I think DUHAIL is going to be hard to beat in this.

Despite the fact he is now a 6yo, he is still a top quality performer and he should be able to deal with the field IF he's on top form. I thought his reappearance run by the very classy, The Revenant is very strong form. There is a strong chance that at the age of 6 he needed that run on reappearance so will have come on plenty for the run. Duhail won this race last year, so there is a strong chance that this has been a long term target for the start of his season. Saint Cloud is expecting some rain, so hopefully the ground does go soft as that will play to his strengths.

There's still no price available but if he's above EVS I will be backing him.

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