Best Bets: Friday 17 June

Hawthorn Best (Trap 5) - 18.28 Romford

We head to Romford for our first selection at 18.28 and an unlucky loser from last week, HAWTHORN BEST (Trap 5) is fancied to gain deserved compensation. An impressive A1 winner on his penultimate start, he was just getting ahead of steam when bumped at the three-quarter point latest. Clearly in rude health, his draw in orange looks a good one and granted his share of luck-in-running, can be expected to pass this test.

Shockwave Shaman (Trap 6) - 19.41 Nottingham

SHOCKWAVE SHAMAN (Trap 6) arrives 0-6 in Nottingham’s 19.41 but he dropped a big hint he’s getting the hang of things when runner-up in this grade nine days ago, taking a sizeable step forward on the clock to boot. An October 20’ whelp that effort marked him down as one to be interested in and with a clear run out wide, the son of Droopys Cain can come out on top.

Storys Peewee(Trap 4) - 20.54 Romford

We head back to Romford for our final selection at 20.54, the Romford Friday Night Maiden Stayers Final and STORYS PEEWEE (Trap 4) can supplement his impressive semi-final success last week. A strong-running sort, he looks tailor made for this 575-metre trip, coming from an unpromising position latest and nicely on top at the line. Setting the standard on the clock with that performance, and with a clear passage, he can pick off the early-paced types from halfway.