Horse Racing Tips by Always Back Winners:- 2nd May 2026

Saturday sees four turf meetings with top class racing featuring the 2000 Guineas from Newmarket.

There's further meets at Goodwood, Donny and also The Skybet Hunt Cup at Thirsk.

Two horse racing tips for today 🫎🫎

BOL (Best Of Luck!) with any of your betting selections today.

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Gary

2025/26 £1k to £10k Challenge bank ended at £1529.59 with a 36% win/place rate.

2026/27 £1k to £10k Challenge bank stands at £811.92 with a 42% win/place rate and full stakes at £10.15 EW

2026/27 Turf bank stands at -15.6 pts to 1pt EW stakes with over a 36% win/place rate.

2025/26 AW bank ended at +62.6 pts to 1pt EW stakes with over a 39% win/place rate.

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Today's Horse Racing Tips

Thirsk 14.40

Taking out the favourite's will look to David O'Meara's MIRSKY to get amongst the slots with the extra paying place.

Ran well early last term and has a promising pipeopener under him finishing a close third on his reappearance at Musselburgh

David O’Meara is well known for improving horses significantly from their first outing and long overdue a winner in this event.

Eased a 1b from that he’s a previous C&D winner, who handles any ground, and the drop back to a mile looks ideal after that stretch LTO.

Likes to race prominently and draw not really an issue over this flat billiard table has Mark Winn doing the steering and priced with 7/1 and the FOUR paying places.

Thirsk 14.40 - Mirsky (Full Stakes Challenge)

Doncaster 20.02

Zubaru heads the market around 3's as a 4yo maiden, whilst Evocative Spark the hatrick seeking angle at a similar price

Looking at more of a price, Lumenbourg is the course specialist from Julie Camacho's yard. Her charges go well here and she's had a couple of winners in the last two weeks.

Opting for Tim Easterby's VALENTINE CATCHER.

His charges so far have generally improved for a run and this one has always given the impression he will get the 7f.

Comes primed after a decent tilt in a race rated 5lb higher than this one up the stiff Ponty hill where he finished off well behind Diamonte Katie.

JPS doing the steering and priced with 16/1 and the THREE paying places.

Doncaster 20.02 - Valentine Catcher (Full Stakes Challenge)

Today's Bets........

Good luck with any of your EW selections today.

Thirsk 14.40 - Mirsky (Full Stakes Challenge)

Doncaster 20.02 - Valentine Catcher (Full Stakes Challenge)

BOL (Best Of Luck!)

ABW Team

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