Thursday ITV tips: Best bets for Newmarket and Carlisle
Planet Sport tipsters mark your card for Thursday's ITV action from Newmarket's July Festival and Carlisle with a selection for each of the five live races.
Here's a snapshot of Planet Sport's hot tips for Thursday, with a bit of extra detail on each horse below that. You can follow all the latest racecards and results using our live centres at Newmarket and Carlisle.
13:50 (Newmarket) Zechariah
14:25 (Newmarket) Persian Force
14:45 (Carlisle) Razeyna
15:00 (Newmarket) Khanjar
15:35 (Newmarket) Yibir
13:50 (Newmarket) Zechariah
Zechariah should get the slight edge in the Bahrain Trophy after only just missing out in the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot. He was beaten by a nose by favourite Eldar Eldarov, who is now one of the ones to watch for the St Leger.
A huge 1-2 for #GoffsOrby grads ELDAR ELDAROV & ZECHARIAH in the G2 Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot 🥇🥈
— Goffs (@Goffs1866) June 15, 2022
The winner Eldar Eldarov was sold by Staffordstown to Mags O’Toole / Oak Tree Farm, while Zechariah was sold by @TheCastlebridge to Dermot Farrington 👏pic.twitter.com/XPbb0sQP5D
14:25 (Newmarket) Persian Force
14:45 (Carlisle) Razeyna
A drop in trip for the British EBF Fillies' Handicap should suit the William Haggas-trained Razeyna after being the beaten favourite at her last two outings at Chester and Newcastle in May.
A winner at seven furlongs on good ground in her first race in April, and has shown plenty of promise. Stevie Donohoe will pilot again.
Course winner Ey Up It's Maggie and Monica, who won a novice contest over course and distance last month, should also be considered.
RAZEYNA slicing in yesterday afternoon @NewburyRacing. The first foal out of the mare Deleyla who I bought with @BenJShoare at @Goffs1866 in November. pic.twitter.com/S5eKbWyJdv
— Olly Batchelor (@ollybatchelor) April 18, 2022
15:00 (Newmarket) Khanjar
15:35 (Newmarket) Yibir
Breeders' Cup Turf winner Yibir was disappointing in the Man o'War Stakes at Belmont in May, but can bounce back in the Group 2 Princess of Wales's Close Brothers Stakes.
Mostahdaf is the biggest threat; the John and Thady Gosden-trained four-year-old finished unlucky seconds in his last two races, and scored a hat-trick of wins before that, including two Group 3 victories.