Lingfield racing tip (1500): Nature Watch to get the better of Verbier

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The 1500 at Lingfield boasts two unknown quantities in early favourite Mahboob and Archie Watson’s Birthday Angel, both getting their first run out here.

Strong support in the market has helped shape the odds and thrust John & Thady Gosden’s horse to the front.

The three-year-old is a half-brother to numerous winners out of sire Sea The Stars, so good things are expected, and you’d expect nothing less than a competent runner from the yard.

However, this will be a watching brief for us.

The Dark Angel Colt, Birthday Angel, is also a sibling to a handful of winners. The expectation is this distance won't him at all.

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Godolphin’s Nature Watch is a close second in the market and was a comfortable second when pulling clear at Wolverhampton last month. He showed promise of more to come.

Verbier looked strong when winning on debut at Wolverhampton in March but he didn’t take to the ground at Redcar, so a return to the all-weather will please him.

Eleanor Cross has been steady if unspectacular and there’s no supporting evidence to warrant backing Lookingdandy, Orange N Blue or Hiccups.

Nature Watch and Verbier are the only two to have confirmed some of their potential so far, but the former did so with the most style.

Although, Blindly backing Rossa Ryan this season would have earned you an ROI of 11% from over 1000 runs such has been his form, so Verbier is next best.

Suggested bet: Nature Watch to win the 15:00 at Lingfield

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