Thursday's free racing tips: best selections from our team of experts

Handicappers' nap

Round The Island (5.10 Pontefract)

Well-handicapped sprinter who returned to form when third at Carlisle last week. Four course and distance wins include a victory off a 13lb higher mark in this race last year and wouldn't need to find much on his latest run for a repeat success.
Paul Curtis

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Newmarket nap

Dubai Icon (7.00 Chelmsford)

Saeed Bin Suroor has his team in good shape and this three-year-old is fit for his reappearance after some searching spins on the watered gallop.
David Milnes

Eyecatcher

Forewarning (4.10 Pontefract)

Delivered a determined late challenge last time out but found the stamina-laden winner just too strong. He is going the right way and was unfortunate to meet such an upwardly-mobile rival.
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Speed Figures

Shimmering Dawn (6.30 Chelmsford)

Never in the hunt at Naas last time but has won both starts over today's trip and track and can maintain her unblemished record at the course.
Dave Edwards

Spotlight nap

Eva Maria (4:00 Ayr)

Won Thirsk novice (1m, good to soft) on second start and runner-up in Pontefract novice (1m, good) next time. The winner franked that form at Doncaster last week and this lightly raced three-year-od has potential off her opening mark, especially now upped in trip (sire Sea The Stars is a stamina influence).
Steve Boow

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Dark horse

Robert Walpole (2.20 Yarmouth)

Shaped with plenty of promise on debut at Newmarket, should appreciate the step up in trip and makes plenty of each-way appeal here.
Neil McCabe

Must-have stat of the day

Protected Guest has figures of 13111 when running in Yarmouth handicaps (+£60.75); away from that course the four-year-old is 6447852. He goes in the 1m6f contest at 3.20.

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