Horse racing tips: Templegate NAP comes in red-hot under top jockey plus his guide to Thursday’s big race of the day

TEMPLEGATE takes on Thursday’s racing confident of banging in a few winners.

He goes through his race of the day and offers a tip in every contest – back his tips by clicking their odds.

DREAM SHOW (3.45 Newmarket, nap)

He clocked a personal best when dead-heating for first at Newbury last time. He sees out this trip strongly and has more to offer under good 5lb claimer Harry Davies.

NAVAL POWER (5.15 Leicester, nb)

He battled well to score on debut at Yarmouth. He will have learned plenty from that and should be too strong for these rivals.

MUMMA MAC (7.45 Leicester, treble)

She caught the eye when finishing third on her handicap debut at Goodwood last time. Stepping up to this mile should be ideal.

RACE OF THE DAY

3.45 Newmarket

DREAM SHOW looks a top turn in Newmarket’s 3.45.

He took a big step forward when dead-heating for first at Newbury last time and his weight-for-age allowance will be a big help. The excellent Harry Davies takes another 5lb off for good measure.

He can get the better of Deodar who looks full of promise but is a short price going up in trip on handicap debut.

PENSIERO D’AMORE 1

PEN run out. Solid on the all-weather over a mile but has come up short a couple of times since returning to turf and should find this too much, although he is back on his last winning mark.

AZANO 1

AZA-NO! Stone last and beaten 19 lengths at York over this trip last time and a 2lb drop in the weights still gives him a mountain to climb.

CLIFFS OF CAPRI 2

CLIFFS must climb. Last win was in February 2020 and this is the first time he’s dropped below that mark since. Ran well a couple of times last season over this trip and handles any ground. Needed his comeback run last month but still looks a little short of this standard.

DEODAR 4

DAR may star. Looked a nice prospect when winning on debut at Newbury in September and kicked off with a win at Doncaster on return last month. Starts his handicapping career off a reasonable mark and should have no issue moving up in distance. Trainer Ralph Beckett is in good form and he has more to come. Short price though.

LORD RAPSCALLION 3

GOOD Lord. He came right back to form when second in good company over this trip at Epsom last time. A 3lb rise for this seems a little harsh given he hasn’t won for two years. This trip suits but that long losing run is a concern.

DREAM SHOW 5

DREAM is on. Big improver when dead-heating for first at Newbury last time over this distance. That was just his second handicap run and, because he’s a three-year-old he gets weight from the other five in the field. He looks capable of improvement for in-form Charlie Hills with excellent 5lb claimer Harry Davies on board.

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