ITV racing tips: Matt Chapman’s top betting preview for Friday’s TV racing at York
Get all the info to bash the bookies as ITV's Matt Chapman runs you through Friday's live racing on ITV
TWO down - two to go.
Yes, it's Day 3 of the York Ebor meeting and what a fab Friday is promises to be, although short priced favourites will be the theme.
So let's get straight into it, and ITV kick off with the 1.55pm, a near 1m4f handicap.
I will take an eachway chance with ERIK THE RED who is 2lb lower in the weights than when placed in this 12 months ago.
Kevin Ryan's hope clearly needed his first run of the campaign and should have been laid out for this.
Next it's the Group 2 Lonsdale Cup over an extended 2m at 2.25pm.
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The betting tells you Stradivarius will probably win, but I'll have a few quid eachway on MAX DYNAMITE.
He is sure to be held up and has masses to do on the book. But he's just the kind of horse who can slip into the frame at least.
The quality continues at 3.00pm with the Group 2 Gimcrack for juveniles over 6f.
SPACE TRAVELLER could be something special. He was awesome on the debut at Doncaster and then gained experience for Richard Fahey at Hamilton.
Chapman's best bets for Friday
1.55 York - Erik The Red: '2lb lower in the weights than when placed in this 12 months ago'
2.25 York - Max Dynamite: 'He is sure to be held up and has masses to do on the book. But he's just the kind of horse who can slip into the frame at least'
3.00 York - Space Traveller: 'Awesome on debut at Doncaster and could be out of this world'
3.35 York - Battaash: 'Impossible to oppose, only worry would be his pre-race antics'
On form he's not the best horse, but he has something a bit special about him and could be anything.
And finally the feature, the Group 1 Nunthorpe over 5f at 3.35pm.
It's hard to oppose BATTAASH if he doesn't boil over beforehand.
He was brilliant in the Abbaye and at Goodwood and quite simply on song he's different class to this lot for Charlie Hills.
So once again good luck and pray for Yeeehaaa!