Our daily duo of Rory Delargy and David Massey look ahead to today's racing and underline their best bets.
Racing betting tips: Thursday July 10
1pt win Nightime Dancer in 1.50 Newmarket at 7/2 (Bet365) – min 10/3
1pt e.w. Marchogion in 3.00 Newmarket at 14/1 (General 1/5 1,2,3,4,5) – min 12/1
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1.50 Newmarket – Bahrain Trophy (Group 3) 1m5f
This race, with no confirmed front-runner, has the capacity to turn messy, but I am hoping that NIGHTIME DANCER can build on an encouraging effort in the Derby last time when running on into eighth having been bizarrely dropped out last by his jockey. The son of Ghaiyyath travelled strongly throughout but was poorly placed in a race where the winner made every yard, and he shaped much better than the bare result in eighth, six lengths ahead of subsequent Eclipse winner Delacroix despite being behind that rival in the early stages.
2.25 Newmarket - Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes (Group 2) 6f
The July Stakes looks competitive on paper, but I’m convinced that there is abnormal improvement in the Curragh winner Brussels, who beat stablemate Kansas first time up and has the pedigree and physique of one who can improve markedly on the form of that debut win. Kansas and third-placed Learntodiscover have both won since to lend substance to the form and Brussels, a 300K Gns yearling, is open to plenty of progress having taken the eye as by far the best prospect in the paddock that day.
3.00 Newmarket - Bet Boost At Bet365 Handicap (0-105) 6f
In recent years, high numbers have had the advantage in this Heritage Handicap and the best of the pace again looks to come from those drawn middle-to-high. That is a much better set-up that Double Rush had when third in a similar race at York last time, and having won here at the Craven Meeting, he’s a confident pick to get back to winning ways from what still looks a lenient mark.
The other one we both like to some degree is MARCHOGIAN, who won here on the Rowley Mile first time up, looking in front of the handicapper, and while he failed to fire at York when well backed last time, he wouldn’t be the first to flop for no obvious reason on the Knavesmire and looks overpriced at 14/1 bearing in mind the promise of his previous win and the excellent form of the Andrew Balding yard.
Preview posted 1000 BST on 10/07/25
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