Best Bets: Wednesday 26 June

RAITHBY WONDER (Trap 3) in the 16:29 at Hove

RAITHBY WONDER makes plenty of appeal in the 16:29 at Hove this afternoon. This lowly A9 contest won’t take much winning, and Raithby Wonder isn’t exactly a prolific winner himself, but neither are any of his opponents and he has a card full of good recent efforts that are good enough to win this. If he traps as usual, he ought to be able to clear the duo on his inside to the bend and get a clear run.  

ALOE SCOLARI (Trap 4) in the 17:44 at Hove

In contrast, ALOE SCOLARI has a decent strike rate and can extend that further in the 17:44 at Hove. The selection ticks quite a few boxes in this line up, not least bringing the best recent form to the table, and he faces a slightly easier task than last time. The return to the black box after running from T5 last time out is also a plus.  

CABRA JOKER (Trap 4) in the 18:22 at Sunderland

Sunderland's opener at 18:22 looks something of a gift for CABRA JOKER. Not only is the black in a much easier race than of late but his last three runs are easily the best on show and so long as he reproduces that level of performance he can make the most of this drop down into A5 (successful last time he ran in the grade).