Leicester racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, July 20
- Planet Sport writer
- 19 July 2023
It's off to Leicester for the afternoon meeting on Thursday, July 20. Can the Planet Sport tipsters find you some winners?
We'll start off with some details on our selected horses, then you can get a full list of all the tips from Leicester at the bottom of the page.
Don't forget to check out the racecards, results and live odds in Planet Sport's racing live centre.
Good luck and please gamble responsibly.
(Please be aware selections could become non-runners after article's first publication)
14:40 (Leicester) Ten Card Brag
Ten Card Brag kept on well to score in novice company at Lingfield, seeing off subsequent winner Bigger Than Giga into third, and an opening mark of 72 looks workable.
A half-brother to the Group 2-placed Thunder Beauty, there is likely more to come from him and he gets the vote ahead of Eminny, who notched a comfortable success over an extended 7f at Beverley earlier this month.
Fellow last-time-out winner Charged Up also warrants a market check.
15:10 (Leicester) Spectacular Style
Spectacular Style is the pick in the William Hill Lengthen Your Odds EBF Novice Stakes.
From the family of Golan and Tartan Bearer, this Frankel colt has finished second in each of his two starts for Roger Varian and a repeat of that kind of form would likely be good enough.
Varian can also be on the mark at Hamilton as Botanical lines up in the Racing TV HD On Sky 424 Novice Stakes.
He lost out by just a neck on his racecourse bow at Kempton last month, with the winner striking gold again since.
16:50 (Leicester) Pak Army
Pak Army has been in good form under both codes and is still well treated despite running off 8lb higher than his win at Bath in April, while Bay Of Naples and the lightly-weighted Foursome are others with chances in a competitive event.
Mount Olympus has made pleasing progress since he joined Alan King and reverting to turf could be most beneficial.
17:25 (Leicester) Harry The Haggler
Harry The Haggler has fewer questions to answer than some of his rivals and, with Oisin Murphy booked for the ride, a big run can be expected.
The gelding was a well-supported favourite when he was third over 1m here last month and, given the market confidence that day, he is likely to be popular again dropping back to this trip.
Irish Dessert, Senor Pockets and Scramble are others to consider.
Leicester selections in full:
LEICESTER: 2.40 Ten Card Brag, 3.10 Spectacular Style, 3.45 Malham Tarn Cove, 4.15 Zaakara, 4.50 Pak Army, 5.25 Harry The Haggler
