Monday's Horse Racing Tips: James Boyle's Best Bets At Leicester

For today's horse racing tips, our analyst James Boyle looks at the flat racing at Leicester, with one selection 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 change. Odds stated are correct at the time of publishing.

16:50 Leicester – Ay Up Duck – 1pt @ 14/1

The market hasn’t taken much interest in Ay Up Duck as of yet but I’m interested to see how he will perform in just his second handicap, and his first at a sprinting distance.

Track position and the level of opposition were problems last time at Ascot but I liked the way he shaped when winning around Southwell in April, defeating a horse who has won twice since.

Red Spells Danger is the rival in question and he was super impressive in his first handicap, scoring at his ease by four-lengths at Hamilton. It came in a sprint as well and whilst the pair have had contrasting experiences since their battle, Ay Up Duck could find more for the shorter trip too.

Robert Havlin, on board for the Southwell success, returning will do no harm and Leicester’s track should suit. Whether he’s good enough to compete with a few of these off 80 at this stage of his career is the question, but he’s 14/1 generally and that’s worth chancing.