Racing tips: Tiger Beetle looks to have found a nice opportunity to shed the maiden tag

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A disappointing day for Sunday with both selections losing, with Affogato being the worse of the two. I think something was amiss with Colin Keane's ride as he stopped riding the filly and repeatedly looked down at his mount, giving her an easy time of things towards the end of the race. I hope she is okay, and that it's nothing serious. As for Malrescia, she ran a good enough race but was reeled in the last half-furlong, with no real excuses available.

Ayr 2:25

I tipped up IDOAPOLOGISE ten days ago where he was the subject to a fairly poor ride by Ben Robinson, who is back on him again today. He had the horse positioned too far back and couldn't keep a lid on him, so the horse got overworked and pulled too hard, so the fact he managed to eventually finish 2nd was a good effort and shows the kind of form he is in.

He is running off a 3lb higher mark today but is still running off a heavy weight, but if he is calmer throughout his race today, he should be right there at the finish and if he isn't, it would be mightily disappointing. Even though he didn't win last time out when tipped up, I think it's a matter of time before he finds himself in the winners' enclosure.

Windsor 5:35

It's always a risk when backing a 2yo horse in a Novice race, which is full of unexposed unraced horses, but they will have to show a decent level of form to win first time out and to beat EMINENCY.

Clive Cox's 2yo's are known to come on a lot for their first run, so the fact this lad ran to an RPR of 81 on debut, shows the level of the promise he possesses. He is by the first season sire Havana Grey, who is producing sprinting winners left, right and centre, so there's definite improvement to come, and it's a track where he ran on debut and a place where Clive Cox has revealed some very nice juveniles across the years.

Chartwell House ran well on his debut, producing an RPR of 77, but he has a pedigree which will excel over slightly further, so it would be a surprise if he was putting in a big enough run to stop Eminency's progression. He will be one of the shorter ones in the market for sure, but I don't think he will have the speed to win this.

Windsor 8:05

It would be a surprise if TIGER BEETLE didn't come on plenty for his run at the back end of May, when running for the first time in 235 days. He looked in need of that run, but it was still a very productive first run back as a 4yo. The form looks strong, with the runner-up being on a winning streak before losing to Commonsensical, who in turn has won since and been runner-up a further two times, and is now rated 9lbs from when they met.

It's a surprise to see Tiger Beetle still being a maiden after 8 runs, especially with the pedigree he has, being a half-brother to the well-known Palace Pier. However, we all know how well Sir Michael Stoute does with maturing horses, and off a mark of 78, there is definitely some wiggle room left on his handicap mark for the maestro trainer to get a win or two before potentially being in the hands of the handicapper.

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