Today’s Horse Racing Tips: Nap of the Day, best bets around the tracks for Friday 12 September

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Today’s Horse Racing betting tips: Friday 12 September Nap Of The Day Tip

Could a class edge decide Doncaster’s staying feature this afternoon?

• Sweet William are 2-3 at Doncaster and 1-2 at 2m2f, with an RPR peak of 125 this season
• Forecast markets: Sweet William 11/8, Hipop De Loire 4/1, Sunway 5/1; others bigger
• Gosden yard 4-29 (14%) last 14 days; Havlin 3-35 (9%) in the same spell, overall 23% this year

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Friday’s card at Doncaster builds steadily towards a heavyweight staying test at 3:00, where the Betfred Howard Wright Doncaster Cup Stakes over 2m2f gathers a compact but intriguing field. The declarations feature a blend of proven cup performers and progressive stayers, with conditions set to emphasise stamina and rhythm through the long straight.

Eight line up: Sweet William, Sunway, Coltrane, Hipop De Loire, Kyle Of Lochalsh, Pendragon, Oxford Comma and Tashkhan. Market layers currently lean towards a repeat hero, but the supporting cast bring varied profiles across age and experience, from battle-hardened eight-year-olds to a three-year-old on the upgrade.

Connections are in mixed nick: John & Thady Gosden have posted 4 winners from 29 runners (14%) across the past fortnight, while rider Robert Havlin’s recent return stands at 3 from 35 (9%). Among the opposition, William Buick arrives with a sharp 21% strike-rate over 14 days, and Oisin Murphy has been notably efficient at 27% in the same period.

Course and distance indicators add extra colour: Sweet William are 2 from 3 at Town Moor and 1 from 2 at the extended staying trip, whereas Coltrane boast a prior success in this race back in 2022 and remain a live place threat if conditions are not testing. Betting forecasts point to Sweet William at the head of the market around 11/8, with Hipop De Loire next at 4/1 and Sunway hovering near 5/1; the remainder sit at bigger quotes, including Pendragon and Kyle Of Lochalsh in single digits, Coltrane around 12/1, Oxford Comma near 18/1 and Tashkhan out at 50/1.

Doncaster Cup technical analysis

This renewal lacks the very top-end stayers, and that absence reshapes the tactical landscape. Sweet William’s season-long figures of 2-3432 underline consistency at Group level, and the six-year-old’s RPR peak of 125 towers within this field. On recent evidence, the Gosden-trained stayer has been operating just below elite yardsticks, finishing 2nd to Trawlerman at York over 2m½f and 3rd behind Scandinavia at Goodwood over 2m, prior to a gritty 4th in the 2m4f Ascot marathon earlier in the summer. Dropping back to 2m2f, a track and trip that suit, removes the need for an extreme test while still demanding sustained galloping.

Form lines tie tightly with key rivals. Sweet William had Sunway behind at Goodwood (the margin noted as half a length), and earlier in the campaign he finished in front of Coltrane at Ascot over 2m on ground described as good to soft. Those collateral lines, married to Sweet William’s Doncaster record (2 wins from 3 starts), elevate confidence that the form can be upheld. The forecast also emphasises his suitability: by Sea The Stars out of Gale Force (Shirocco mare), the pedigree screams thorough stamina, and visually he has repeatedly shaped as a relentless grinder who sustains a long run off even fractions.

Looking across the field, Hipop De Loire’s profile hints at improvement stepping back up in trip, and Kyle Of Lochalsh arrives on the back of a personal best at 2m4f during Glorious Goodwood. Pendragon introduces the three-year-old allowance into staying company beyond 14.5f for the first time, which injects a tactical unknown. Coltrane’s class remains, particularly if the ground stays on the sound side; Oxford Comma is unexposed at marathon trips but has ticked course, distance and going boxes in lesser company. Tashkhan’s peak efforts would make him interesting if the mud were flying, but those levels have not been seen since October 2023. Against that tapestry, Sweet William’s blend of course affinity, proven endurance at and beyond the distance, and higher-end ratings profile make a persuasive case.

Nap of the Day

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Sweet William to win – 3.00 Doncaster

Sweet William set a high bar in defeat all season and reappears in a race he captured last year without the division’s dominant names—no Kyprios, no Scandinavia, no Trawlerman—standing in his path this time. His York second over 2m½f behind Trawlerman (giving a 1¼l beating) and his Goodwood third behind Scandinavia demonstrate that he has been trading blows with the very best stayers, and the return to Doncaster’s 2m2f looks tailor-made given his smooth course record of 2 wins from 3 attempts.

Collateral form is firmly on his side: he already finished ahead of Sunway this season and had Coltrane covered at Ascot over two miles on ground with a little ease. An official mark of 115 sits right at the top of this line-up, supported by an RPR high of 125, projecting him as the class anchor. The rider booking remains unchanged, with Robert Havlin’s familiarity a further aid to energy distribution in a race that often rewards measured fractions rather than bursts. With John & Thady Gosden’s team operating steadily (4-29 over 14 days), the stable form is adequate, and the betting market’s 11/8 forecast reflects his superior claims. In a field rich on potential but light on established Group 1 power, he sets the standard.

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