Mud-lover overpriced after plunging to a low handicap mark

Lingfield runner fancied to strikeCredit: Alan Crowhurst

Sirop De Menthe
3.20 Lingfield
1pt win at 9-1 generally

Sirop De Menthe ended last season out of form, but that has been reflected in a plunging handicap mark, writes Richard Birch.

Sue Gardner’s mud-lover won first time out last season off 128 and spent most of the campaign battling a mark in the 130s, yet is now rated just 124 and will relish underfoot conditions.

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Published on 14 November 2017inHorse racing tips

Last updated 09:50, 14 November 2017

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