Best Bets: Monday 20 January

NEAMSTOWN RITA (Trap 1) - 16.46 Sheffield

NEAMSTOWN RITA gained a hard-fought success on her penultimate start, coming from a most unpromising position off the last bend to get up close home. Far from disgraced when third subsequently, the daughter of Head Bound is fancied to hold her position around the opening bends and use her stamina to good effect from the ¾ point.

SWIFT WHIFF (Trap 4) - 20.23 Nottingham

Over at Nottingham, SWIFT WHIFF is in the form of his life right now, rattling off a quick-fire graded hat-trick in A1 company three days ago. In this sort of form, it looks a wise call to have him out again so quickly and, with the distinct possibility of seizing an early lead, the son of Pat C Sabbath may prove difficult to dislodge.

BALLYMAC AMBROSE (Trap 4) - 20.51 Nottingham

Despite relative market weakness, BALLYMAC AMBROSE proved his class with back-to-back victories at Sheffield in recent weeks, highlighting his versatility in scoring in contrasting style. A versatile campaigner, he’s already proven himself over this C&D and we’re willing to side with Bev Heaton’s Belle Vue raider to emerge victorious once more from the black jacket.