Monday's Horse Racing Tips: James Boyle's Best Bets at Musselburgh

For today's horse racing tips, our analyst James Boyle looks at the flat racing at Musselburgh, 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.

15:45 Musselburgh – Two Commanders – 1pt @ 7/2

Two Commanders has more to offer in handicap company and should be heavily involved here.

Things didn’t go to plan for him on his first start outside of novices when third at Catterick last time, a slow start from the inside gate yielding a tricky sit that put him on the back foot.

He was under pressure from around the halfway mark and simply had too much to do in order to get into contention, but kept on well to finish in third position.

The form of that race has worked out, the winner scoring again twice since, whilst the fourth and fifth landed their next starts. I think he did as well as possible in the circumstances and shapes as if returning to 7f – the trip over which he made his debut – will prove to be a help.

Giving him a bit of time between runs may also help, his first four outings coming within six weeks, and the yard is in fine order, especially when Oisin Orr is on board. Assuming the start goes well and they get into a nice tracking position, I suspect they’ll be tough to beat late on.