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Windsor and Newcastle Horse Racing tips for Friday

There is some quality action on Friday with the first day of the Winter Millions at Windsor and a good quality all-weather card from Newcastle.

Racing Post tipster Phill Anderson is on hand to run you through his best selections from across the day, with his tips taking in races from Windsor and Newcastle.

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Friday’s Horse Racing Betting Tips and Odds

12.25 Newcastle - Popmaster @ SP
14:10 Newcastle - Gweedore @
33/1
16:08 Windsor - Ballycamus @
9/1

12.25 Newcastle - Popmaster @ SP

The opener on Newcastle’s all-weather card on Friday is a bit of a cracker and one that makes some each-way appeal is Popmaster.

Ed Walker’s stable stalwart has to saddle top-weight in this contest but he’s still well treated on old form and he ran with plenty of credit despite a market drift when beaten a length and a half here on New Year’s Day.

He’s a dual winner on the all-weather, albeit on Kempton’s Polytrack surface, but he’s shown he can handle the Tapeta last time out and he was a bit unlucky on his penultimate outing in Listed company.

The form of each of his last two starts is working out nicely, with the winner from his Listed contest going in again subsequently and the re-opposing Apiarist from last time landing a valuable pot at Chelmsford last week. He’s better off at the weights with the latter this time and may be up to reversing the form.

14:10 Newcastle - Gweedore @ 33/1

Gweedore certainly comes with risks attached having tailed off on his sole start in 2024 but there are a few reasons to think he can go well on his belated return here.

The eight-year-old has an excellent record when fresh, having won on his reappearances in 2022 and 2023 and he’s given the impression that a six stiff furlongs could be his optimum trip on several occasions.

He’s only 1lb above his last winning handicap mark and given that he’s generally a consistent sort, he looks like a big price at odds well into the double figures.

16:08 Windsor - Ballycamus @ 9/1

The finale on the Winter Millions card from Windsor looks like one of the stronger betting races of the day with 14 runners declared for the 2m6f Handicap Chase and bet365 are paying four places on the race.

With that in mind, it may be worth looking for some each-way value and one that fits the bill is Ballycamus for the Nigel Twiston-Davies yard.

With the tight nature of the Windsor track and some of the races there turning into sprints from the home turn, it’s probably going to pay to be on the speed at the Berkshire venue this week and one that we know handles this venue is Ballycamus, who won here back in December.

That was a return to something like his best, jumping well throughout that contest before staying on well to the line and while the drop back in trip might not be ideal, the softer ground ought to help bring his stamina into play.

A 3lb rise looks on the lenient side for that win and he has less to prove than many of his rivals in this line up. With more to come from him this season, he looks like the value play with Sam Twiston-Davies retaining the ride.

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This article was written by a partner sports writer via Spotlight Sports Group. All odds displayed on this page were correct at the time of writing and are subject to withdrawal or change at any time.

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