Drop in the weights can end losing run

Credit: Patrick McCann

No. 4
Anonymous John
3.30 Lingfield
1pt each-way at 8-1 with bet365, Sky Bet, Betfred and Betway

It is more than a year since this four-year-old recorded his last win, but that came off a mark of 85 in a competitive Windsor handicap and he has now dropped to a mark 8lb lower than for that comfortable success.

Anonymous John's last two wins have come off 85 and his last all-weather victory was in Class 2 company at Wolverhampton. He is down in a Class 4 today and definitely has the ability to win in this grade off a mark of only 77.

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Published on 28 December 2016inHorse racing tips

Last updated 11:46, 28 December 2016

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