There are a total of four meetings planned in Britain and Ireland on Wednesday, all the action taking place in the afternoon, including an AW Flat fixture at Dundalk which concludes under lights.
Racing Post tipster, Marcus Buckland, has provided three recommendations for the action.
Marcus Buckland’s Wednesday’s Horse Racing Betting Tips
13:00 Bangor - Piper Park @ 11/2
13:50 Warwick - Crystal Days @ 5/2
16:32 Dundalk - Direct Action @ 15/2
13:00 Bangor - Piper Park @ 11/2
Tom Lacey’s Piper Park was soundly beaten in the Grade 2 Mares’ Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March when last seen, but that was a tough ask for this lightly raced seven-year-old on only her second chase outing, and she may well bounce back at Bangor.
A winner of her sole Irish point outing in October 2023, she’s been sparingly raced under rules since, finishing third in a Wetherby bumper before coming home in a remote sixth on her hurdling debut at Chepstow.
She was dropped in at the deep in Listed company on her chasing debut at Huntingdon in February, her first start for 405 days, but she ran with huge credit, looking the winner at the second-last before tiring on the run-in to be beaten two lengths by Jasmin Bliss.
She ran to a Racing Post Rating of 133 on that occasion and remains open to plenty more improvement considering her relative inexperience.
13:50 Warwick - Crystal Days @ 5/2
Ben Pauling has been ticking over nicely in recent weeks and claimed a notable Grade 2 success with Taurus Bay at Aintree at the weekend. That bodes well for the yard’s Crystal Days ahead of her chasing debut at Warwick, where the six-year-old is bidding to maintain her unbeaten record at this venue.
The daughter of Diamond Bay won a bumper at this course at odds of 40/1 on her return from a wind operation in April last year and has undergone a similar medical procedure after winning a mares’ maiden hurdle back at this course in the spring.
She ran to Racing Post Rating matching this official mark of 109 last time and has scope for further improvement now switching to fences. She may well get her own way out in front.
16:32 Dundalk - Direct Action @ 15/2
Irish trainer Derek McCormack is still searching for his first winner, but Direct Action might be the one to buck that trend at Dundalk, such was the promise with which he ran over 6f at Navan last time.
The €65,000 son of Territories had shaped encouragingly when finishing sixth of 21 on his debut over the same course-and-distance at the start of September, but this represented an even better effort, the two-year-old sticking well to his task, aided by the application of a first-time tongue-tie.
He was beaten six lengths, but few were finishing better and I’m confident he’s got plenty more to come, especially over this additional furlong. Colin Keane is an eye catching-booking.
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Tipster’s Recent Winners
Marcus Buckland has enjoyed a profitable time in recent weeks, his winners including Chattering Classes (20/1), Woodstock City (11/2), Ash Hobbs (4/1) and St James’s Finest (5/2).
Marcus Buckland’s Wednesday’s Horse Racing Betting Tips
13:00 Bangor - Piper Park @ 11/2
13:50 Warwick - Crystal Days @ 5/2
16:32 Dundalk - Direct Action @ 15/2
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