Thursday fancies: our experts give their best bets of the day

Handicappers' nap

Winged Spur (5.20 Chepstow)

Well-handicapped filly who finished a good third in a better race at York last week and looks to hold a class edge over this field dropped back in grade.
Paul Curtis

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Burning up the gallops

King Of Comedy (8.10 Sandown)

Won nicely on his reappearance at Yarmouth under a penalty and this has been the plan since. John Gosden's colt has worked nicely on the Limekilns.
David Milnes

Eyecatcher

Badenscoth (7.25 Chelmsford)

Was thwarted in his hat-trick bid at Wolverhampton last time but pretty much everything went wrong for him that day and he can bounce back to winning ways.
Rodney Pettinga

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Irish Angle

Nibiru (5.05 Tipperary)

Successful on debut as a two-year-old, the Tony Martin-trained gelding has been placed on two of his three attempts over hurdles and was a promising third on his most recent start at Cork. He makes plenty of appeal in this 2m maiden.
Tony O'Hehir

Ace Tipster

Matterhorn (7.35 Sandown)

Proved himself top class on the all-weather when slamming Wissahickon on Good Friday. Good effort on ground that didn’t suit when second to Forest Ranger at Chester last time and very much the one to beat if quicker turf suits.
Paul Kealy

Speed Figures

Regal Reality (7.35 Sandown)

Creditable third in a moderately paced mile race here last month and this step up in trip may bring out the best in him.
Dave Edwards

Spotlights nap

Game Player (2.35 Goodwood)

Progressive last year and improved again on second start this season with a ready win at Lingfield recently. The runner-up has since gone one better and this lightly raced four-year-old could well take a 5lb rise in his stride.
Ben Hutton

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Dark horse

Roseman (8.10 Sandown)

May be slighty overlooked as he won a weak looking novice at Nottingham when last seen, but Roger Varian's three-year-old could be the best of Kingman's offspring here, offering a spot of value to do so.
Dave Revers

Must-have stat of the day

Paul Cole has figures of 11223132121 with his runners at Chepstow in the last three seasons (+£31.25 to £1 stakes). Cool Reflection looks of strong each-way interest on that stat at 3.35.

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