Today's Horse Racing Tips: One selection from Lingfield

There is one bet for today’s racing at Lingfield.

Lingfield Tip

15:00 – 1m4f Ben Woollacott Memorial Handicap (Class 2)

From stall four, there is every chance that Basilicata can get an uncontested lead in this intriguing Class 3 handicap. Mark Johnston’s filly has won two of her last three starts, and with the astute Joe Fanning in the saddle, she could be hard to peg back. I fancy her to go close but my selection is MY FRANKEL (NAP – 1 point win bet at 4/1), who can travel in behind the leader before challenging off the final bend.

Trainer Sir Michael Stoute has an impressive record of 3-4 (75%) with his runners in 3yo+ handicaps at Lingfield this season (5-11 since 2017) and it seems significant that Ryan Moore travels to the course for just this one ride. Moore has been aboard this four-year-old colt, who cost 380,000gns as a yearling, for some heavy defeats on turf of late. However, they have all been in much stronger contests than this and he now returns to Polytrack, a surface on which he is unbeaten in two previous starts. They both came over the 1m4f distance at Kempton and he is rated just 1lb higher than what he was for the most recent of those wins.

Out of a Group 2-winning mare and by the outstanding sire Frankel, there could still be more to come from this horse, especially now dropped in class. A tongue-tie has been fitted for the first time and he looks to hold very strong claims. The returning Shandoz completes the shortlist.