Epsom Dash racing tips: The Thin Blue Line tipped for sprint success
- John Fearn
- 3 June 2023
Don’t blink or you might miss this high-octane sprint that should take under a minute to complete, with many of the 20 starters carrying high hopes of getting their nose in front at the line.
15:20 Aston Martin 'Dash' Handicap (5 furlongs)
There's plenty in with a shout in this wide-open five-furlong dash, and that is reflected by the broad range of tips recommended by Tipstrr's racing experts in what looks like a pinsticker's paradise.
A prolific performer at this level, this willing five-year-old raced 24 times in 2022, picking up four wins and seven further frame finishes along the way.
He has pretty much maintained that strike rate this term, firstly leaving 14 rivals in his wake to win at Musselburgh in April, and then coming within the length of a horse's neck of enjoying back-to-back successes at Hamilton two weeks later.
He was less effective when forced to race wide at Carlisle 12 days ago (fifth of nine), but with Cam Hardie in the saddle and carrying close to a stone less than some of the market leaders, it would be no surprise to see him occupying one of the seven each-way places that are available with some bookies.
Suggested bet: The Thin Blue Line each-way in the 15:20 at Epsom
Of those market leaders, Vintage Clarets is usually there or thereabouts, but it is Mokaatil who has caught the eye of most Tipstrr pundits, and this eight-year-old gelding does have a few factors seemingly in his favour.
His headgear is to be deployed again for this big-field handicap, while Sean Bowen's seven-pound allowance means that Mokaatil will be carrying significant less than all but the two claiming bottom-weights.
Suggested bet: Mokaatil each-way in the 15:20 at Epsom
