Friday's Horse Racing Tips: James Boyle's Best Bets At Newcastle

For today's horse racing tips, our analyst James Boyle looks at the All-Weather racing meeting at Newcastle, with two selections now online.

As always, you’ll find the most up-to-date odds at the best horse racing betting sites, but our tipster’s predictions are researched early in the day and those prices could soon be moved in by the betting public. Odds stated are correct at the time of publishing.

15:00 Newcastle – Apiarist – 1pt @ 20/1

Apiarist has a fine All-Weather record and while not open to as much improvement as some of today’s rivals, I think quotes around the 20/1 mark are underestimating his chance.

There’s nothing wrong with his form since returning from a short break in January. He was unlucky not to get closer first time up over this C&D, then won at Lingfield off the highest mark he has ever defied. Another run was needed to qualify for this, so he dropped back to 7f at Kempton.

That race didn’t pan out to suit, Mount Athos dictating a steady tempo before holding on, but it was a decent effort from Apiarist to finish third. He’ll be happier with today’s test and if the gallop gives those ridden with patience a chance, he has the raw ability to be thereabouts late on.

15:35 Newcastle – Marshman – 1pt @ 5/1

Marshman bids to make it second time lucky in this race having finished third 12 months ago and, from a 5lb lower mark, there’s every chance he’ll be involved when the going gets tough.

His three runs to get into this have seen his form gradually improve and despite being easy to back on his first 7f attempt at Wolverhampton, he shaped up really well. The run of the race didn’t help his cause but once he got organised in the straight, he hit the line best of all.

Reverting to a sprint distance on this stiffer track will do no harm and if Karl Burke has managed to improve his want to get out of the stalls, I suspect he’ll be the one to beat.