Rhys Williams' Racing Tips: 3 Selections For Tuesday
Horse racing expert Rhys Williams is sharing his best selections for today's racing.
Rhys has been a racing analyst for over 10 years, working for At The Races and most recently as a tipster for Betfair where his tipping column had a 31% ROI over four and a half years.
He often focuses away from the front end of the market, finding angles that aren't evident to most.
Thanks to his recent winners, Rhys' tips have returned 149.93 points from 127 points staked, meaning his profit and loss record stands at +22.93pts overall.
Here are Rhys' tips for Tuesday, using the most up-to-date odds from the best horse racing betting sites.
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Punchestown 15:05: Moon Mission 1pt Each-Way 14/1
Moon Mission finished behind a couple of today’s rivals when last seen at this track, but I think he’s got a good chance of reversing that form and getting off the mark in this valuable final.
He caught the eye in a couple of maiden hurdles at Thurles, including when sixth behind subsequent Grade 1 novice winner Zeus Power.
On his handicap debut at this track in January, he travelled well behind the leaders after jumping two out but ran into trouble turning the bend, while the front trio got away from him.
Once getting a clear run in the straight, he finished strongly to take third despite landing flat-footed at the last.
With a clear run, I think Moon Mission would likely have won that race, and I’m not convinced that ground was ideal for him either, so it was a taking run on his first start in handicap company.
While there is a slight concern over the drop in trip, the likely strongly contested nature of this race will help his cause, and if he can get a clear route through, I think he’s capable of doing very well.
Any double-figure prices appeal.
Rhys' Selection 1: Punchestown 15:05: Moon Mission - 1pt Each-Way
Punchestown 15:05: Must Go Now 0.5pt Win 40/1
Must Go Now finished fifth in this race last season off a 3lb higher mark, and I wouldn't be surprised if he can bounce back after finishing well beaten last time.
Cheekpieces went on for the first time two starts ago at Cork, and he ran well to finish a close third having been ridden in midfield.
The headgear was taken off last time, and he was ridden very patiently, and unsurprisingly finished a long way behind at Fairyhouse.
The cheekpieces go back on today, and he was ridden very handily in this race last season, so I wonder if they will revert to those tactics and get a better performance out of him.
He may just be inconsistent these days or now need further but he looks a little overpriced and any 33/1 or bigger appeals.
Rhys' Selection 2: Punchestown 15:05: Must Go Now - 0.5pt Win
Punchestown 15:05: Union Park 0.5pt Win 80/1
Union Park is the outsider of the whole field, but I wouldn't be as surprised as the market if he was to run well given his showing at this track earlier in the season.
He was ridden patiently that day before making headway on the inside turning the final bend.
He couldn't continue that progress, but kept going well enough to finish fourth.
He was racing off a 2lb higher mark than he races off today and is now better off with Rakki and Sticwiththeprocess who are much shorter prices.
Union Park has been well beaten in both starts since, but he ran better than the margin suggests at Thurles when he was still in contention on the long run to two out before dropping away on ground that was softer than ideal for him.
He did show nothing when running over fences at Wexford last time, but that may have been a chance to put him spot-on for this.
It might be that he's just on the decline now as a 10-year-old, but I think the market has overreacted to how far he was beaten on his last two starts, and any 40/1 or bigger appeals.
Rhys' Selection 3: Punchestown 15:05: Union Park - 0.5pt Win
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