SERENE SELECTION CAN LEAD TO THIRSK REWARD

By Anita Chambers, PA

Serene Seraph can cope with a 6lb rise and secure back-to-back wins in the Best Price Guaranteed Daily At Vickers.Bet Handicap at Thirsk.

Richard Hannon’s charge looked pretty smart as a juvenile last term, finishing third to subsequent Group-race winners in Carla’s Way and Star Of Mystery on debut before chasing home a similarly classy type in Skellet next time out.

Her eventual three-and-a-half-length win at Newbury saw Wathnan Racing swoop in but she disappointed upped to Listed company on her first start in those colours in the final days of last season.

She also showed little on her return in May but given a bit of a break subsequently, Serene Seraph returned to form at Lingfield earlier this month, triumphing by a neck off a mark of 87.

The Blue Point filly was just doing enough and the handicapper was also impressed by more than the winning margin, but even off 93, Serene Seraph might have something still to give.

Hot Dancer looks a likely solution to the British EBF Confined Novice Stakes.

A three-quarter-length second on debut for Charlie Johnston, he raced a bit keenly at Chester that day and the experience should stand him in good stead.

Four Adaay can make the most of her mark of 63 in the Amazing Sri Lanka Handicap at Sandown.

Her losing run stretches back well over a year now, but having triumphed 9lb higher in June 2023, it does make her current perch quite eyecatching.

Aside from a couple of runs at the start of this year, she has not been beaten too far and is clearly capable of making her mark when granted a little bit of luck.

Monsieur Fudge can get up and running for George Scott in the Molson Coors Novice Stakes at Salisbury.

A €360,000 purchase as a yearling, the son of Frankel had just one start for the Hannon yard last year but showed a fair amount of potential in being beaten just under two lengths in third by Macduff.

That rival has placed in some decent events, although he has also proven short of the very best, but Monsieur Fudge has not run since, having had a spell with Adrian Murray in the interim.

A first start for the Scott yard ended up with a withdrawal at Thirsk after he played up in the stalls, but if that kind of upset can be avoided, Monsieur Fudge could take some beating.

Drusilla should relish the deep ground at Ffos Las in the Dragonbet The Bookmaker Of Wales Handicap.

She triumphed on the same going over this trip of 10 furlongs a week ago and given she gave away some ground by hanging that day, Drusilla might have enough in the locker to defy a penalty.

Top tips for today’s UK meetings

TAB is betting on 6 UK meetings today. Here are the tips.

FFOS LAS: Race 1: 14.25 Evasive Power, Race 2: 14.55 Raimunda, Race 3: 15.30 Sambucus,
Race 4: 16.05 Tres Chic, Race 5: 16.40 Drusilla, Race 6: 17.10 Three Dons.

THIRSK: Race 1: 14.40 Hot Dancer, Race 2: 15.10 Shining Pearl, Race 3: 15.45 SERENE
SERAPH (NAP), Race 4: 16.15 Makanah, Race 5: 16.45 Ifonlytheycudtalk, Race 6: 17.15 Dash
Gordon, Race 7: 17.50 The Crafty Mole, Race 8: 18.20 Finn Ironside.

SANDOWN: Race 1: 14.50 Diomed Duke, Race 2: 15.25 Four Adaay, Race 3: 16.00 Wootton
Palace, Race 4: 16.30 Sea Regal, Race 5: 17.00 Min Huna, Race 6: 17.35 Tronido.

FONTWELL: Race 1: 16.50 Inigo, Race 2: 17.25 Barrakhov, Race 3: 18.00 Global Skies, Race 4:
18.35 River Robe, Race 5: 19.10 Bolintlea, Race 6: 19.45 Bella Cavalla, Race 7: 20.20
Selectivelistening.

SOUTHWELL: Race 1: 17.13 Mambha, Race 2: 17.45 Mockirr, Race 3: 18.23 Beyond Words,
Race 5: 18.58 Embarked, Race 5: 19.33 Doralee, Race 6: 20.05 Caldwell, Race 7: 20.38
Overture.

SALISBURY: Race 1: 17.20 Sea Of Charm, Race 2: 17.55 Bownder, Race 3: 18.30 Sky
Advocate, Race 4: 19.05 Twisted Tiara, Race 5: 19.40 Monsieur Fudge, Race 6: 20.13
Bonaventure, Race 7: 20.43 Apostle.

ALL TO COME: Serene Seraph (Thirsk, Race 3) and Monsieur Fudge (Salisbury, Race 5).

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