Best bets for Wetherby and Newcastle

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There are several competitive cards across both codes on Friday.

My eyes are drawn north to the meetings at Wetherby and Newcastle, where my best bets come from.

Duel Au Soleil can go close again
A tricky-looking big field handicap for stayers sees No Ordinary Joe head the field on betting sites .

He’s been a selection on his last two starts and he drops in grade here, so is certainly not ruled out but the suggestion is DUEL AU SOLEIL .

One of three Ben Pauling-trained entries, he’s been consistently running into at least a place on his last five starts, winning one of them over C&D last October (good).

He’s now 13lb higher than that winning mark but he’s gone well in defeat on both subsequent occasions.

He showed improvement last time out at Ascot, when a close second to a Paul Nicholls inmate who has won his only race since and I think he looks capable of going very close again after a 4lb rise.

Conditions should also suit.

Duel Au Soleil (Wetherby, 15.20) – 1pt each-way @ 12/1 ( bet365 )
Koapey to make a winning return in chase debut
Parramount has lost his way a little over hurdles and on the All Weather in recent months but he is well handicapped on form of not long ago, if he can jump well on this belated chase debut.

However, far less exposed is the Warren Greatrex-trained KOAPEY , who is a good ground hurdle winner over two miles and improved on all his hurdling form when runner-up on his chase debut at Uttoxeter last October (2m, good).

The six-year-old then went to Newbury’s Coral Gold Cup meeting and ran no sort of race, being pulled up and has not been seen since.

He’s had wind surgery in the meantime and returns to action sporting a tongue-tie, with a 2lb drop looking handy.

He has the scope to do better and is taken on horse racing betting sites to score.

Koapey (Wetherby, 15.50) – 1pt win @ 3/1 ( bet365 )
Yummy a taster Wetherby contender
This looks a very moderate contest and should not really take much winning.

It’s rare these days to see a Dan Skelton-trained horse with a BHA mark of 80 but that’s the current reality for YUMMY .

The gelded son of Order Of St George ran respectably in a bumper on his rules debut (2m, good) last October but then showed very little on his first three hurdles starts.

Held up at Doncaster last time (2m½f, soft), he stayed on nicely enough to be fourth, beaten 13l.

The step up to three miles really ought to suit him this time and a sound surface should not be a problem, so he could leave the form of his first few hurdles starts well behind here and make a much bigger impact.

Yummy (Wetherby.

16.50) - 1pt win @ 3/1 ( bet365 )
Power Fizz can go off on return from a long absence
Now that he’s been gelded, there could be more to come from POWER FIZZ , who goes into this six-furlong contest as the BHA’s joint top-rated runner in the field and the joint-favourite on most betting apps .

Aged four, he has time on his side and one or two other things in his favour in addition to that, not least his ability to act at this stiff track (as a course winner) and his good record when fresh.

His three wins to date have all been over 7f and when making all but he doesn’t lack the pace for six.

Just watch his races back.

I think William Haggas has found a good opportunity for him to return from a 307-day absence with a win.

Power Fizz (Newcastle, 19.00) – 1pt win @ 10/3 ( William Hill )
Saytarr going for three in a row
Unless, for reasons which we’re not currently aware, he doesn’t act at this track, the recent dual Southwell winner SAYTARR looks to have strong claims of completing a Tapeta hat-trick in this 0-85 handicap.

James Horton has placed him well to win back-to-back at the Nottinghamshire track, the first a Class 5 over 7f, before winning a shade cosily when back up to 1m there last month.

He’s up a further 6lb for that but he’s unexposed and very much the in-form runner of the 12 declared for this £35,000 contest.

He gets on well with pilot Daniel Muscutt and there should be more to come from him.

Saytarr (Newcastle, 19.30) - 1pt win @ 9/4 ( Betway )
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