Horse racing tips today Thursday 17th September
🔥🐎 SMASH SPORTS BETTING — TODAY’S 5 PICKS 🐎🔥
🐎 Pick #1: LEVEL LOOK — 17:25 Southwell
🏆 Recent form: Arrives absolutely flying after an emphatic 7½-length Wolverhampton win over 1m6f just 10 days ago. That was his second win of 2026, and the step up in trip clearly unlocked more improvement. Today’s extra distance looks tailor-made for this progressive 3yo.
📍 Course angle: First Southwell appearance, but he’s already a dual all-weather winner, scoring at Newcastle and Wolverhampton. 📈 No course form yet, but looks progressive!
👨🏫 Trainer form: Andrew Balding is operating at an excellent 19.8% strike rate over the last 14 days — 18 winners from 91 runners, with 53.8% finishing in the first four. The yard also won this very race last year. 🔥
🔥 Progressive, thriving over staying trips and representing a red-hot yard — BIG CHANCE TODAY!
🐎 Pick #2: WALSINGHAM — 16:08 Pontefract
🏆 Recent form: Walsingham produced a cracking 5th in the ultra-competitive Golden Mile at Glorious Goodwoodthis summer, and today he returns to the track where his record really comes alive. 💪
📍 Course record: THIS is the standout angle! 🤩 Walsingham boasts a superb 3 wins from 4 previous Pontefract appearances. He clearly loves this unique circuit and returns over the mile today. 🏆🏆🏆
👨🏫 Trainer: David O’Meara sends him back to his favourite venue, with Jason Watson booked for the ride. That proven Pontefract record gives the combination a seriously exciting platform. 🚀
🔥 Three wins from four at Pontefract — BACK AT HIS HAPPY HUNTING GROUND! BIG CHANCE TODAY!
🐎 Pick #3: TARMONBARRY KID — 15:30 Ayr
🏆 Recent form: 🔥 5-6-1-3-1 coming into today — including victory over a mile at Doncaster and another excellent win at Beverley last time. He’s now won 2 of his last 3 starts, and his latest success came on soft ground, making today’s good-to-soft conditions a particularly positive angle.
📍 Course angle: 📈 No Ayr course form yet, but looks progressive! He’s already proven over today’s one-mile trip, with both career victories coming around this distance. 🏇
👨🏫 Trainer angle: Richard & Peter Fahey have always held this horse in regard. Their stable tour highlighted his progression after his Doncaster success, and regular partner Oisin Orris back aboard today. 👀
🔥 Two wins from his last three and thriving over a mile — HUGE CHANCE TODAY!
🐎 Pick #4: DARZAH — 14:30 Ayr
🏆 Recent form: A very exciting profile! Darzah has already won twice from six career starts, scoring at Bath before landing a Newmarket handicap. Most recently she produced an excellent 2nd at Pontefract, beaten only 2¾ lengths. 🏆📈
📍 Course angle: 📈 No Ayr course form yet, but looks progressive! She now steps up to 1m2f, giving this well-bred daughter of Dubawi another opportunity to progress.
👨🏫 Trainer form: William Haggas is absolutely ON FIRE 🔥 — 18 winners from 64 runners over the last 14 days, a 28.1% strike rate, with half of his runners making the first three. Daniel Tudhope takes the ride today. 🚀
🔥 Progressive filly + red-hot Haggas yard = SERIOUSLY EXCITING! BIG CHANCE TODAY!
🐎 Pick #5: DIGGER ONE — 16:38 Pontefract
🏆 Recent form: 🔥🔥 BACK-TO-BACK WINNER! Digger One landed a staying handicap at Salisbury before following up over 2 miles at Kempton, sweeping from near-last to first and winning by 1½ lengths. He now goes for the HAT-TRICK! 🎩🏆🏆🏆
📍 Course angle: 📈 No Pontefract course form yet, but looks progressive! Today’s 2m1fplays directly into the stamina-rich profile that has transformed him since switching to staying handicaps.
👨🏫 Trainer angle: Keiran Burke has this horse absolutely thriving, while Josephine Gordon retains the partnership after riding him to both recent victories. That winning combination stays intact! 💪🐎
🔥 Two wins on the bounce, thriving over staying trips and chasing the hat-trick — MASSIVE CHANCE TODAY! 🔥🔥🔥
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