Horse racing tips May 25: Horses you MUST back at Cartmel, Chester and Goodwood | Racing | Sport

His chance is enhanced by the fact that trainer Sir Michael Stoute could hardly have his horses in better form.

A big-race Saturday treble seven days ago at Newbury has been followed by further winners in the week, including Regal Reality’s success in the Group Three Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown on Thursday.

Another plus for Mirage Dancer ahead of this tilt at the Listed Tapster Stakes is that he can clearly run up to his best form first time out, as he did when touched off at Ascot last May.

The other two best bets of the day are horses who won their respective races 12 months ago.

When BATTAASH (nb, 4.00) trotted up in the King George Stakes at Goodwood last summer he could justifiably be called the best sprinter in Europe.

The Charlie Hills-trained speedball never lived up to that billing subsequently but he remains a sprinter of enormous potential.

He carried a penalty to win this Temple Stakes prize in 2018 and his chance is even more obvious this time as he has no extra weight to carry.

Brian Ellison’s BARAWEEZ (treble, 2.55) won the seven-and-a-half furlong handicap on this Chester card in 2018, ridden by today’s pilot Ben Robinson, who delivered him with a well-timed late dash.

He is two pounds lower in the ratings this time and he ran a cracker in a prep race for this over the course and distance 15 days ago when a close third behind Sha La La La Lee.

TODAY'S TIPS

Cartmel

2.05 YOUNG WOLF

2.40 MEGA DOUBLE

3.15 SACKETT

3.50 TONTO’S SPIRIT

4.25 THE KINGS BABY

5.00 ROLLING MAUL

5.35 ALTRUISM

Chester

1.45 HERO HERO

2.20 NO MORE REGRETS

2.55 BARAWEEZ (treble)

3.30 JABBAAR

4.05 RAFFLE PRIZE

4.40 SIMOON

5.15 APTERIX

Ffos Las

6.05 ADHERENCE

6.35 SHOW’S OVER

7.05 BALLYCAINES

7.35 ATOMIC RUMBLE

8.05 DELFACE

8.35 UNO MAS

9.05 TWILIGHT WAR

Goodwood

1.55 ELARQAM

2.30 DUBAI LEGACY

3.10 SILENT WAVE

3.40 MIRAGE DANCER (nap)

4.20 KING’S ADVICE

4.55 ENGLISHMAN

5.30 NEON SEA

Haydock

2.15 WATERSMEET

2.50 OASIS PRINCE

3.25 CALYX

4.00 BATTAASH (N.B)

4.35 SIGNORA CABELLO

5.10 SIR RON PRIESTLEY

5.45 FINNISTON FARM

Salisbury

5.50 BORN TO DESTROY

6.20 AIR OF YORK

6.50 MONSIEUR NOIR

7.20 AIRTON

7.50 EARL OF HARROW

8.20 STARCZEWSKI

York

2.00 DANCING STAR

2.35 ARCHIVE

3.05 ENBIHAAR

3.45 DUKE OF FIRENZE

4.15 WAR STORM

4.50 ELISHEBA

5.25 SIR RODERIC