Yarmouth free racing tip: Drop in class boosts each-way hopes for improving outsider
- Tipstrr writer
- 18 September 2024
It might be a relatively quiet Wednesday at the races, but there’s still enough quality action for our tipsters to get their teeth into, including this competitive-looking handicap at Yarmouth.
16.05 Yarmouth: Goffs Orby Handicap (1 mile 1 furlong 21 yards)
Sierra Blanca was a useful performer for Aidan O’Brien a couple of seasons ago, but has yet to look quite as impressive since making the trip across the Irish Sea,
That said, he looked close to rekindling his promising two-year-old form last time out 18 days ago when a step-up in distance appeared to suit his strengths.
Piloted for the first time by Tom Marquand, who is notably rebooked here, Martyn Meade’s four-year-old finished fifth of sixth but was barely more than three lengths behind the winner Flying Frontier, and posted a career-best performance and speed figure.
Sierra Blanca has had three runs so far this season, and has seen his mark drop from 2022’s 101 to a much more palatable 92, which should make him much more competitive against the lowest-class opposition he has faced since his maiden days.
He might not have enough to get ahead of the hot short-priced favourite, Roi De France, but the remaining frame places look very much up for grabs.
Best Bet: Sierra Blanca each-way in the 16:05 at Yarmouth
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