Friday racing tips: Best bets and odds for York

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Royal Ascot is just days away but there’s still some good racing to come before then and I’ve found four to follow on betting sites, all running at York, for Friday’s racing tips.

We’re going to start Friday’s selections with an unexposed filly in BINTARYANA. William Knight has his string in good form and this daughter of Showcasing has only seen the racecourse four times, winning a fillies’ maiden at Nottingham (6f, good) on the second of those.

She’s not been quite as good as that on either start since, finishing second at Southwell (6f, AW) under a penalty next time and then racing too freely for her own good at Haydock (5f, good to soft) last time out when second on her handicap debut.

Despite that, she’s up 2lb and with that bit of extra experience under her belt and back over 6f she could be a better proposition. She’s also got a handy draw from stall five and receives weight from all her opponents, so there are a few things that we have on our side in playing to relatively small stakes.

Friday tip 1: Bintaryana – 1pt each-way @ 11/4 (bet365)

Regulars will know this isn’t the type of race I normally cover in this column but unless there is a good newcomer, I think BIG NEGOTIATOR looks to have a very good chance and I’m prepared to break the ‘norm’ and get involved on horse racing betting sites.

Her debut effort in a Navan fillies’ maiden (5f, yielding) was promising and she built on that despite being a beaten favourite at Listowel (6½f, good). In the latter contest, she swept to the front and looked booked to break her duck but just didn’t see out the longer trip quite as well as the winner Beibhinn.

I think the return to the minimum trip on should suit and it can make her trip from Ireland a worthwhile one with a win.

Friday tip 2: Big Negotiator – 2pts win @ 13/8 (bet365)

Altareq close to maiden success

This looks both fascinating and tricky in equal measure. The best of Wahdan on his first start for Tim Easterby would make the former Joseph O’Brien inmate very interesting. Urban Glimpse is another for short lists, with first-time cheekpieces a potential fillip.

Cloth Of Gold looks nicely treated on his best form so far but I’m going to side with ALTAREQ each-way. Jim Goldie trains this former John and Thady Gosden inmate, who is 0-5 to date. He’d improved on the last of his three starts for his previous stable, who then let him go for 95,000gns.

Stepping up on that form immediately for this trainer, when beaten just over 1l over C&D last month, from a wide draw and after being slowly away, it was a good reappearance effort.

Dropped back in trip at Hamilton last time, he wasn’t far away in third. I think the return to this trip will be a positive. We know he acts here and he’s also better drawn this time. If jockey Lauren Young can get him off to a better start, then he could be a threat to all.

He’s unexposed and my idea of an each-way selection. At the time of writing 16 runners are declared, so you will get four or maybe even five places on betting apps.

Friday racing tip 3: Altareq – 1pt each-way @ 5/1 (bet365)

Vinciamo and FOREST PHOENIX both make this handicap debuts here having met just under two weeks ago at Catterick, when the former led for much of the way but the latter came out on top.

There’s little to choose between them with regard to the draw here, with Vinciamo perhaps marginally better off being the lower of the two but stall seven shouldn’t be a major handicap for the selection.

What struck me watching that race was that once the winner had got going, he won very cosily and left the impression that improvement should follow. He’s saddled by Tim Easterby and we know that whichever branch of that family sends them to the Knavesmire, they need treating with plenty of respect.

That Catterick outing felt like a reconnaissance mission for a trip here and he looks to have been allotted a fair mark (72) by the handicapper. Fellow last-time winners I’m Dan Dare, Adalida, Simba’s Pride and Houndhill will all have some support, which should help with a very solid market for this race.

Friday racing tip 4: Forest Phoenix (York, 16.45) – 1pt each-way @ 6/1 (bet365)

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