Horse Racing Tips: Your best York bets in Wednesday’s cheat sheet

As long as stall one is not a massive disadvantage, there is no doubt that MAKANAH has strong each-way claims for Julie Camacho and Paul Hanagan. We’ll just have to take the draw on trust, but a mark of 101 is workable for my selection. Dropping back to 5f will be ideal after just fading late on in the Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood last time. He still ran a cracker then. Worth a few quid each- way.

The 5f trip on the Knavesmire is quick, but Bond Chairman has been running really well in competitive races over Ascot’s stiffer 5f this season.

The excellent Rossa Ryan takes over at the steering wheel and hopefully, he can get Atalis Bay into a rhythm early as there is no doubt he has untapped ability.

Atalis Bay had absolutely no luck in running at Goodwood  and has fallen 6lb below the mark he ran off before that at this track. The trainer had a winner on Monday night too.

The 2019 winner DAKOTA GOLD can notch up a record-breaking seventh success on the Knavesmire. He held off Makanah, who has good claims, for his latest victory here in May. Last year’s victor Copper Knight is also bidding for win number 7 at York. 

It’s impossible to know what he achieved first time out at Newmarket, but LOCAL DYNASTY put up a very good effort to win easily having got loose before the race. The son of Dubawi is clearly talented and hails from the strong Charlie Appleby stable with William Buick on top. Connections have a good line on Mill Stream via Noble Style.

This looks a great opportunity for Local Dynasty to add to his comfortable debut success at Newmarket last time for trainer Charlie Appleby.

Richard Hannon’s HECTIC was always holding on in the closing stages when winning on his racecourse debut at Newbury 32 days ago. The step up in distance to 7f is going to suit him perfectly.

My idea of the winner is Andrew Balding’s Chaldean, who impressed with his demeanour when winning at Newbury last time. This race has been very tough for favourite backers historically.

LOCAL DYNASTY won on debut in the style of a potentially smart colt in a maiden at Newmarket 12 days ago, overcoming greenness to score with plenty in hand, and shades the vote in a race full of potential.

It’s really frustrating there are not eight runners in here! Hard to oppose SECRET STATE with trainer Charlie Appleby saddling the likely top two in the market and sticking William Buick on my selection. Secret State was suggested to be a St Leger hope after his Goodwood win and seems to be improving with every race.

AIKHAL disappointed at Royal Ascot but his back form is strong.  We may not have yet seen the best of him yet.

Aikhal took a huge step forward from Royal Ascot when winning very easily over 1m 2f at the Curragh last time. He can serve it up to the Godolphin runners.

Deauville Legend would have been a more confident choice with a guaranteed gallop to run at. He has form to his name at least as strong as Secret State, and deserves to be closer to that one in price.

SECRET STATE can emulate the yard’s recent Gordon Stakes winner New London and take the step up from top handicap company to Group level in his stride.

Not a betting race this for me – I’m just hoping BAAEED is even better at 10f than he is over 1m and he’s pretty good over that distance as the best racehorse on the planet! His pedigree has always suggested he will be better over further.

The imperious Baaeed tries 1m 2f for the first time and that might just give last year’s impressive winner Mishriff a big chance over his best trip. I’m willing to take a chance at the prices.

Native Trail may well take them along on the front end and set BAAEED a sterner test of stamina than he may like on his debut at 1m 2f. A reverse forecast could be the value play.

It’s not certain that Baaeed will stay 1m 2f, and these are better horses than he’s been beating over a mile. Mishriff won this impressively last year, and while his slow starting of late is a worry, he can give the supposed ‘good thing’ a massive fright if back to his best.

BAAEED has been all conquering over 1m and has a pedigree which suggests he should prove at least as effective over this trip so he’s strongly fancied to make it a perfect 10-10. Baaed and Native Trail can fight it out foe the forecast spot. 

ROCK EAGLE has runs to his name that suggest an eachway chance here now rated 98. They include a fifth in the Cesarewitch off 100 and his form this season suggests he’s capable of still running to that kind of level. I’ll back him each-way for Ralph Beckett and Rob Hornby.

Frankenstella is a course and distance winner and she has run well at the track a few times. She won a handicap here a couple of years ago and stays this 2m trip really well. Has to have a strong chance at a decent price.

Haveyoumissedme has a very formidable change of gear which he can use here to good effect. Expect him to come late and fast.

I’ve backed Frankenstella ante-post for this, but her price has dried up like the ground, and I’m looking for a saver. I’ll take a flyer about Red Flyer staying the extra two furlongs after his excellent effort at the July meeting.

SOAPY STEVENS did really well to finish fourth at Goodwood given how free he ran. A brace of wins prior to that mark him down as a four-year-old on the up. Zoffee failed to stay last time and is a big threat back down in distance.