Six meetings on Wednesday 30 September: Musselburgh, Catterick and Warwick in the afternoon, Bellewstown and Sligo in Ireland, and Kempton's all-weather card into the evening. Two of our picks run at Musselburgh, where the going is good, good to soft in places.
The NAP is Venetian Lion, chasing a fourth straight win at Kempton at 19:00. Azuinthejungle is the next best in the 15:58 sprint at Musselburgh, and Misemerald is the each-way pick in the 14:48 there.
Wednesday's selections
| Bet | Race | Horse | Price | Stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAP | 7:00 Kempton | Venetian Lion | SP | 2 pts win |
| Next best | 3:58 Musselburgh | Azuinthejungle | SP | 1 pt win |
| Each-way pick | 2:48 Musselburgh | Misemerald | SP | 0.5 pt e/w (3 places, 1/5) |
How the tips got on
| Bet | Horse | Result | SP | Profit/loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAP | Venetian Lion | 3rd | 6/5 | −2.00 pts |
| Next best | Azuinthejungle | 6th | 9/1 | −1.00 pts |
| Each-way pick | Misemerald | 5th | 6/1 | −1.00 pts |
Day total: −4.00 pts. Every tip goes into our public record, winners and losers.
NAP: Venetian Lion (7:00 Kempton)
Industry Leading In-Play Markets At Unibet Handicap, 1m, Standard / Slow, 13 runners
Venetian Lion is the one improving horse in this Kempton mile handicap. His form reads 962111: three wins in a row after a slow start, which is how a lightly raced three-year-old looks when the penny drops. He has had only seven runs, won three and placed in four.
William Haggas keeps him on the go, 13 days after the last win, and Tom Marquand stays on. Stall 2 of 13 gives him a short route round the bend, and 9-5 off 81 is a fair weight for a gelding still on the way up. Several of the older rivals here are exposed or returning from a break: Shimmy Jimmy has been off 458 days and Menzies 155.
Main danger: Elan D'or, a dual course and distance winner who won last time.
Next best: Azuinthejungle (3:58 Musselburgh)
Weatherbys Stallion Book Handicap, 5f 1y, Good (Good to Soft in places), 12 runners
Azuinthejungle has won four of his last six and comes here 11 days after his latest win. The form figures 211161 show a sprinter who keeps finding more, and five of his seven career wins have come over this five-furlong trip.
He is joint top weight on 9-12 off a mark of 80, but that is the price of being in form, and a record of 7 wins and 13 places from 28 runs says he rarely runs a bad race. Stall 8 is fine over the straight five at Musselburgh. No rival in the field has a recent run of form to match his.
Main danger: Startling, a six-time distance winner who has won her last two.
Each-way pick: Misemerald (2:48 Musselburgh)
Invades Day Party Handicap, 7f 15y, Good (Good to Soft in places), 11 runners
Misemerald has finished in the first four on each of her last six starts, and that consistency is exactly what an each-way bet needs in an 11-runner class 6 handicap. Her form reads 342313, including a win among those placings.
She has won at Musselburgh and over this trip before, carries a light 9-2 off 52 and keeps the cheekpieces on for Philip Kirby, with Kevin Stott riding. She returns after 33 days. Stall 7 of 11 is a middle draw that should let her track the pace.
Main danger: Monhammer, a four-time course and distance winner.
Wednesday's meetings
| Course | Going | Races | First - last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musselburgh | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 7 | 1:38 - 5:08 |
| Catterick | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 8 | 1:57 - 5:55 |
| Warwick | Good to firm | 6 | 2:00 - 4:52 |
| Bellewstown | Yielding to Soft | 7 | 2:05 - 5:35 |
| Sligo | Good | 7 | 2:20 - 5:50 |
| Kempton | Standard / Slow | 9 | 4:25 - 8:30 |
We settle these tips at the starting price (SP). Stakes are in points: 2 on the NAP, 1 on the next best and 0.5 each way on the each-way pick.
FAQs
What is the NAP of the day for Wednesday 30 September?
Our NAP is Venetian Lion in the 19:00 at Kempton, a one-mile class 4 handicap on the all-weather. The William Haggas-trained three-year-old has won his last three races, is ridden by Tom Marquand and runs off an official rating of 81 from stall 2. It is a 2 point win bet, settled at the starting price.
What is the going at Musselburgh today?
Musselburgh is good, good to soft in places, for its seven-race card, which runs from 13:38 to 17:08. Two of today's selections run there: Misemerald in the 14:48 handicap over 7f 15y and Azuinthejungle in the 15:58 sprint over 5f 1y.
Which horse is the each-way tip today?
Misemerald in the 14:48 Invades Day Party Handicap at Musselburgh, an 11-runner race over 7f 15y. She has been in the first four on each of her last six starts, is a course winner and a distance winner, and runs off 52. It is a 0.5 point each-way bet at the starting price.
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