Today’s Horse Racing Tips: Nap of the Day, best bets around the tracks for Monday 22 September

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Today’s Horse Racing betting tips: Monday 22 September Nap Of The Day Tip

Could early rhythm and a savvy claim tilt Fontwell’s feature handicap towards a hard-fit improver?

• Hill Station beat a subsequent winner by over 20L at Stratford 16 days ago
• Effective mark eased by Luke Scott’s 3lb claim; RPR 93 last time is the field’s standard
• Consistent 2025 hurdles form: 2-2-3-6-2-2-1 culminating in a decisive breakthrough

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Fontwell’s afternoon card takes centre stage, with the 2.30 bringing together a competitive renewal of the Bet Clever BetGoodwin Conditional Jockeys’ Novices’ Limited Handicap Hurdle over 2m1½f. The field blends recent improvers with long-standing maidens, creating a puzzle where tactical nous and jumping accuracy are likely to prove decisive under conditional riders. Market interest revolves around Graham, Hill Station and Aquifolia, while others seek a spark at rewarding odds.

Graham arrive as early favourite at around 5/2 despite being turned over as market leader on his last three hurdle outings and showing poor recent form on the Flat; that profile invites both respect for his raw ability and caution regarding current wellbeing. Hill Station, trading close behind at roughly 11/4, return to hurdles in buoyant heart after a decisive Stratford success 16 days ago. Aquifolia, quoted near 9/2, remain winless under rules but produced her most persuasive hurdle effort when second over this very course and distance last month, suggesting the configuration suits.

Jorebel (about 7/1) shaped with encouragement when last seen in March at Uttoxeter and reappears off 11st 10lb, while Lusso Milan (circa 8/1) are still searching for a first win over hurdles having made the frame twice at 2m earlier in the summer. Sure To Please step into handicaps with little shown in bumpers or maiden hurdles, Path Of Stars finished off strongly to be fourth at Cartmel the last day and could be running on late again, and Chester Tonik, 0-8 in this sphere, needs a step forward after a modest fifth over C&D.

Handicap marks and claims shape the calculus: Hill Station line up from an official rating of 88, carry 11st 9lb, and benefit from Luke Scott’s 3lb allowance; Aquifolia are on 89; Graham top the weights off 91. Trainer patterns are mixed. Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole’s team show a modest recent return (1-26 overall in the last fortnight; 0-7 for the joint licence in the same spell), whereas riders like Luke Scott (1-5, 20% in the last 14 days) have been making the most of limited opportunities. The race complexion looks open on paper, yet current momentum and handicapping angles could count for plenty around Fontwell’s tight, figure-of-eight layout.

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Nap of the Day: Hill Station to win, 2.30 Fontwell

Hill Station arrive in far better nick than most and stack up strongly on recent evidence. At Stratford 16 days ago, he gained a first hurdles success at the fifteenth attempt, opening his account with authority and, crucially, finishing more than twenty lengths ahead of a subsequent winner in behind. That collateral line is the most persuasive piece of current form in this race, and a 5lb rise looks lenient relative to the substance of the performance. The handicap mark of 88 still leaves room for manoeuvre given his string of placed efforts through the summer (notably seconds at Newton Abbot over 2m1f and 2m1f again, plus a solid third at Uttoxeter over 2m), which collectively signal a reliable level around the minimum trip.

Luke Scott’s 3lb claim neatly offsets the higher impost, keeping the effective burden manageable, and his recent strike-rate underscores competent execution in the plate. On the clock, a Racing Post Rating of 93 from the latest win reads well against this field, and his current tongue-tie set-up appears to have stabilised his finishing effort since the spring.

With Graham carrying top weight after repeated defeats as favourite and Aquifolia still searching for a first win despite a C&D second, Hill Station’s blend of fitness, balance of speed and stamina at 2m1½f, and proven end-product marks him out as the runner to beat.

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