Best Bets: Monday 13 December

Loulou Moon (Trap 2) - 14.54 Sheffield

LOULOU MOON (Trap 2, 14.54) hasn’t found the winning habit easy in recent months but having been eased a peg on the graded ladder, there have been better signs of late, third behind one in resurgent form seven days ago. Not reliant on a lead, today’s contest is a race lacking depth and Nigel Saunders’ bitch can trap handy on the rails and take control from the three-quarter point.

Tintreach Jet (Trap 6) - 20.06 Nottingham

The semi-finals of the Arc National Sprint are the feature on a mixed card at Nottingham this evening and TINTREACH JET (Trap 6, 20.06) is fancied to supplement his impressive opening heat success seven days ago. The Central Park raider is very reliable at the boxes and has a good make-up operating as the sole wide seed, so all looks set fair for another bold showing.

Burgess Ranger (Trap 1) - 20.52 Nottingham

Our final selection comes at 20.52, top-grade action and relative youngster BURGESS RANGER (Trap 1) is fancied to make the breakthrough at A1 level. An ultra-consistent sort, he was only reeled in late on his most recent start. Bossing the rails from lid rise rates distinctly possible this evening and we’re hopeful he can string out the opposition and have enough in reserve to hold off the staying types off the final bend.