The Punt Daily: Tom Collins' free horse racing tip on Friday afternoon

EYECATCHER

(3.20 Sandown)

David Menuisier has a phenomenal record with his runners at Sandown (13-48, 27 per cent strike-rate, +£29.15 profit to £1 level stakes) and can enhance those statistics with his sole runner on Friday, Russian Virtue. This six-race maiden performed with promise in a couple of strong novice events last term and couldn't have been more eyecatching when fifth of 18 on his return to the track over an inadequate 7f. The last couple of races haven't developed for Russian Virtue, but a big jolt of improvement is now expected on the step up to 1m2f. His mark of 76 appears lenient.

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