Cool Bahamian and Eccleston look primed to recall past glories

Cool Bahamian (yellow): ran a fine race from a poor draw at Windsor last timeCredit: Mark Cranham

I'm hoping for a case of deja vu this afternoon, with two horses bidding for a repeat in races they won last year forming the backbone of today's punting strategy.

We'll start with Cool Bahamian in the trm-ireland.com Handicap (5.30) at Newmarket, a contest he took from a 1lb lower mark 12 months ago at odds of 16-1.

He won't be anywhere near that price this time following an excellent fourth in a valuable 14-runner handicap at Windsor last time and, even though he's not the most consistent, there's every reason to think he can be marked up for that.

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Published on 25 August 2016inHorse racing tips

Last updated 12:34, 25 August 2016

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