Sunday's Horse Racing Tips: James Boyle's Best Bets at Doncaster

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

13:25 Doncaster – The Man – 1pt @ 6/1

The Man hasn’t finished off any of his races overly well since returning from a post-Meydan break in late June and that’s not exactly the most encouraging of signs.

However, I thought he moved through his race at York last time with a lot more purpose and should be happier racing over a bare five-furlongs again.

A mark of 87 sees him 9lbs below his peak and there are no excuses whatsoever on that front, the question is whether he’s ready to hit the line this time around.

Having had a run in each of the last three months, I hope he’ll be coming to a peak from a fitness point of view and this is a weaker contest to boot, for all that it’s obviously competitive.

Ground won’t be a problem, he prefers flatter tracks and there’s pace positioned nearby. If he’s able to get back to his true level of ability, I would expect him to be bang in the mix late on.

13:55 Doncaster – Asuka – 1pt @ 3/1

Asuka only made it to the track once during his first couple of seasons racing, bolting up in a Newmarket maiden over six-furlongs, albeit one that wasn’t hectic form-wise.

Almost a couple of years away from the track followed but he has made up for lost time and managed to run on four occasions in July and August.

It’s the two handicap efforts that interest me the most, the way he overcame trouble to win at Thirsk on handicap debut confirming that he’s pretty smart.

A wide draw at Chester limited him a few weeks ago and, again, he made his ground up like a smart one, but didn’t seem to be the strongest stayer in the world over the extended 7f.

Dropping down a furlong on a more conventional, straight track has the potential to see him do even better and I’m sure he’s capable of winning from 94 against this calibre of opposition.