Short-priced favourite looks well worth taking on

Credit: Matt Cardy

No 5

3.25 Pontefract
1pt win at 7-1 generally

Punters love a unexposed short-priced favourite from a big yard and there was never any danger of Derevo being anything other than a shorty with Ryan Moore on board for Sir Michael Stoute in a small-field handicap at Pontefract.

However, there really is nothing special about his form – he was a well-beaten odds-on shot at Chelmsford last time – and he has it to prove against some battle-hardened handicappers.

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Published on 23 June 2019inHorse racing tips

Last updated 09:56, 23 June 2019

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