Best Bets: Sunday 5 May

DROOPYS LIRA (Trap 5) in the 17:44 at Kinsley

The final race at Kinsley (17:44) provides the best bet on the afternoon cards, with DROOPYS LIRA fancied to add to her tally. The contest is full of exposed sorts, the selections included, but this represents a slight drop in class and the early speed Droops Lira usually possesses (does race over two bends) should enable her to turn very handy.

GLENBRENTON IVY (Trap 1) in the 18:19 at Poole

There’s handicap action on the Poole evening card, and the grader may have taken a chance giving GLENBRENTON IVY nine metres in 18:19. A pretty strong stayer over 450m, these contests have really played to the selection’s strengths in recent weeks, winning twice, and given the form she’s in, the hat-trick is a distinct possibility.

SCOOBY STAR (Trap 5) in the 18:55 at Poole

All the early pace in the 18:55 A8 race at Poole is on the outside, so clearing the stripes is paramount for SCOOBY STAR at the first bend. On our early sectionals, he is up to the task and is the stronger stayer of the pair, too, so he can snap a losing sequence dating back to January.