'He's sure to make a bold bid' - Richard Birch with a sprinter to back

3.45 Pontefract
1pt each-way at 10-1 generally

Seven-time course-and-distance winner Round The Island simply never got into the race from a poor position at the top of the straight on his last visit.

You can put a line straight through that run, and it’s best to focus on the sprinter's Pontefract victory three starts ago when he got up in the last stride to deny a bang-in-form Magical Effect.

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Published on 17 October 2022inHorse racing tips

Last updated 09:45, 17 October 2022

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