Saturday's Horse Racing Tips: James Boyle's Best Bets at York

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

13:55 York – Wahdan – 1.50pts @ 20/1

On his second outing for Tim Easterby, Wahdan looks overpriced. Joseph O’Brien was unable to get a win out of him last season, a surprise in itself, but he has been gelded and shaped well on debut over the extended 1m 2f at this track despite a BSP of 750!

He did flatten out a bit under tender handling, beaten just less than six-lengths at the line, and is bound to improve for the spin. From the 7f pole until 2f out, he had the quickest split and whilst part of that will be due to where he was ridden, I’m happy to see him back at a mile.

The handicapper has eased his mark to 90, 15lbs below what he was rated when going to race in Ireland, and Jake Dickson hops up to remove his 7lb claim. There’s zero doubt that he’s value for it and they’ve got a low draw, compared to 16 of 16 last time out.

Whether he’s ready to win a race remains to be seen, as he needs to step forward for the comeback run regardless of the mid-race promise, but he’s 20/1 in places and 18/1 generally. That strikes me as big, especially with the chunky claim coming off his back.

14:25 York – Our Cody – 1pt @ 8/1

Our Cody remains with just an odds-on maiden success to her name but has been hunting black-type more often than not and this is just her second attempt in handicapping company.

A mark of 88 is no gimme up against some talented rivals but I have a suspicion that she will be happier away from Sandown, where both of this season’s outings have been.

They did yield fine efforts, finishing third on handicap debut despite returning from 230 days off the track, and then she was only a length-and-a-half behind Words Of Truth in a Listed race.

My main hope, alongside avoiding stakes horses, is the switch across to York’s track. It should suit her, she will get a solid pace to travel off and looks in the form needed to be a player.

Neil Callan is booked, which I’m always happy to see, and they have what should be a good draw with some of the main pace horses nearby. 8/1 is worth taking as far as I can see.