Lingfield and Fakenham Racing Tips for Sunday

There are two meetings in Britain on Sunday on the last day of racing before Christmas, and here are the latest horse racing betting tips from the Racing Post's Gary Savage.

Sunday's Lingfield and Fakenham Horse Racing Betting Tips and Odds

13:30 Lingfield - Mashaan @ 14/1
14:13 Fakenham - Sublime Heights @ 12/1
15:00 Lingfield - Riot @ 6/1

13:30 Lingfield - Mashaan @ 14/1

Alice Haynes' six-year-old is extremely well handicapped after a couple of down-the-field efforts since returning from an injury.

Those were also his first two runs since returning to Haynes, for whom he won twice in 2022.

One of those victories was a course-and-distance success off a rating 13lb higher than Sunday's, and enhanced his impressive course record.

In seven starts here, as well as his win, he's been second twice, third once and fifth beaten only half a length. All of those runs came from much higher marks than Sunday's, which is his lowest ever rating.

With his recent form hopefully ensuring a decent price, he looks worth backing each-way here under Dougie Costello, one of the most experienced jockeys on this rider-restricted card.

14:13 Fakenham - Sublime Heights @ 12/1

Last year's winner Gold Clermont returns for this marathon contest from only a 4lb higher mark and will be rightly popular, but the horse who finished ahead of her last time can make his first attempt at a truly marathon trip a winning one.

Although untried at this trip, Toby Lawes' gelding has been a strong stayer at trips up to three and quarter miles and his run last time, behind Lady Balko, can be marked up as he made a bad mistake with a circuit to race.

The cosy winner of that contest won a good race off 16lb higher on Saturday, so there was no disgrace in being well behind her, and he has been dropped 2lb whereas Gold Clermont, just behind the selection that day, has seen her mark untouched.

Sublime Heights is now 4lb below his winning mark from last April, and the cherry on the cake is that trainer Toby Lawes knows what it takes to win at this unusual course, boasting a 43% strike-rate.

15:00 Lingfield - Riot @ 6/1

Another to benefit from an experienced jockey could be David O'Meara's consistent seven-year-old, now ridden by Ben Robinson.

Robinson rides a lot for the stable and although he's only ridden the gelding once in a race, should know him well from home.

Thanks to dropping a few pounds at the end of the turf season, the selection is back on a winnable mark, especially as his all-weather form is marginally better than his turf form.

Despite a couple of turf wins this year he can run off the same mark as for his last win on synthetics in December last year and he has already run three excellent races since being switched back to the all-weather in October.

Two outings ago he almost won from the back at Chelmsford, which is a lot harder to achieve there than it is here, and his last run in particular, where he pulled a bit hard over a mile at this course, showed him well capable of taking this slightly inferior contest.

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