Tom Marquand Boosts Brosay in Timeform Saturday Tips — Betfair Sportsbook
betfair sportsbook readers got a fresh Saturday card of Timeform advice as Sporting Life published best bets for Carlisle, Catterick, Chester and Stratford. Brosay, Washington Heights, Not So Sobers, Home Hero and Gateau de Miel were the names pushed to the front.
Brosay and Washington Heights
Brosay was put up as one to strike again after a recent Newbury run, with the horse back on the same mark as when landing Ascot last September for a different trainer. That old Ascot success came when he was ridden off the pace, and the switch from blinkers to cheekpieces, plus Tom Marquand’s booking, added more edge to the case.
Washington Heights was the other headline tip in the same set of Saturday recommendations. He was described as a smart type when in peak form, was better than the result in the Palace House last time, and had already won his last start in a listed event, with 5/1 judged generous.
Not So Sobers and Home Hero
Not So Sobers arrived off a hurdles win last time out in a first-time hood at Hereford, and the hood stayed in place for this round. That kind of repeat setup is a straightforward vote of confidence in the same headgear doing its job again, rather than a fresh experiment.
Home Hero was the only first-time-back among the three-year-olds mentioned, and Chester was chosen for his first run back in a handicap. He earned his mark with three runs in as many weeks last year, and Hugo Palmer now sends him out as a brother to the 2022 Derby fourth Masekela.
Gateau de Miel at Chester
Gateau de Miel rounded out the list as a revival play in a small-field handicap chase. Now with Fergal O’Brien, he had fallen to the same mark from which he won over a similar trip at this track a couple of summers ago, giving the tip a clear form-and-mark angle rather than a blind leap.
The slate closed with the safer gambling reminder for over-18s, a standard note that sat alongside the race-by-race advice. For anyone playing the Saturday meetings, the practical takeaway was simple: Brosay, Washington Heights, Not So Sobers, Home Hero and Gateau de Miel were the horses Timeform had lined up across Carlisle, Catterick, Chester and Stratford.
