Friday's free racing tips: punting picks from our team of experts

Newmarket nap

Cliff Wind (1.35 Lingfield)

Sir Mark Prescott's grey is fancied to overcome a wide draw and register an important first win after a decent second at Kempton last time.
David Milnes

Handicappers' nap

The Mouse Doctor(3.00 Mussleburgh)

Potentially well-treated on the pick of his Flat form and caught the eye when posting a career-best run over hurdles at Leopardstown on Boxing Day.
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West Country nap

Getaway Fred (1.45 Chepstow)

Scored in good style at this course back in November and is fancied to regain the winning thread.
Andrew King

Eyecatcher

Graystown (3.30 Musselburgh)

Can pop up again before too long if putting in a good round of jumping.
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Ace tipster

Optima Petamus (3.45 Newcastle)

Only 2-55 in his career but won well on his penultimate outing and will appreciate the switch back to the Tapeta at Newcastle.
Tom Collins

Speed figures

Foresee (3.15 Newcastle)

Escapes a penalty for his recent runaway Wolverhampton success and will be a tough nut to crack.
Dave Edwards

Spotlight nap

Just A Thought (3.20 Chepstow)

Missed last season but built upon encouraging reappearance run when second here in November. Handed a 5lb rise but this drop in trip won't be a problem. Big player if first-time cheekpieces have any sort of positive effect.
Chris Wilson
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Dark horse

Kupa River (4.15 Newcastle)

Down the field recently but has dropped to his last winning mark and Ben Curtis, who is 2-5 when riding him, is back in the saddle.
Simon Giles

Irish angle

Masalai (6.00 Dundalk)

A three-time course winner, twice over this trip, the Eddie Lynam-trained six-year-old can score following a solid effort on his most recent start.
Tony O'Hehir

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Must-have stat of the day

Ben Curtis is 4-10 when riding on the all-weather for Charles Hills since the start of 2019, including three wins from six rides at Newcastle (+£13.37 to £1 level stakes). He takes the mount on Tommy De Vito at 5.45.

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