Secret Potion finds the recipe for success after trading at big prices

Golden Salute (right) holds the challenge of Little Boy Blue at BathCredit: Alan Crowhurst

>>Secret Potion touched a high of 200 in running on Betfair despite making virtually all in the 5½f handicap at Bath.

The 16-1 outsider appeared a sitting duck in front when market leaders Farleigh Mac (10-11) and Love Oasis (5-2) loomed up to challenge, but Secret Potion fended the pair off to deny those who forced Love Oasis to 1.7 and Farleigh Mac to as short as 1.16.

>>Little Boy Blue was backed to a low of 1.35 to cause a 40-1 upset in the opener but, after coming alongside Golden Salute, the big outsider couldn't brush aside the 5-4 market leader, who kept on strongly to hold on by a head after touching a high of 4.

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Published on 26 July 2017inHorse racing tips

Last updated 11:53, 28 July 2017

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