Best Bets: Thursday 22 July

LONGSEARCH (Trap 6) - 18:26 Perry Barr

LONGSEARCH doesn’t always make life easy for himself with moderate breaks but he does possess abundant stamina over the 480-metre trip, runner-up in this grade of A4 latest. A reliable performer in this company, this doesn’t look a particularly strong affair and with a clear run, he can turn the screw from halfway and assert off the final bend for further success.

NOT A VEGAN (Trap 1) - 18:36 Sunderland

Sunderland’s 18:36 could hardly be described as a strong contest and it may pay to side with one who hasn’t had the rub of the green in handicaps since his switch to the North East to come out on top in the shape of NOT A VEGAN. Boasting good early pace, the daughter of Droopys Jet found Doncaster’s 450-metre trip at the limit of her stamina. Level break sprint racing promises to be much more her bag and she can trap swiftly on the rails and make every post a winning one.

EASY APACHE (Trap 4) - 19:16 Perry Barr

EASY APACHE is very much a baby as a February '20 whelp and has shaped with promise all three starts to date, again going down narrowly following trouble seven days ago. Holding sound claims on the clock, he holds potential for better still as his experience is drawn out. He can turn handy around the opening bends and announce his presence from the three-quarter point.