Racing Tips – Top Tipster Templegate’s best horse racing selections for Thursday, August 17

THROW your hat in the air for Salisbury’s Sovereign Stakes (4.20).

HATHAL (nap) won a Haydock Group 3 last September and he’s been running in better races this season.

The forecast overnight rain would do his chances no harm.

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WHOSYOURHOUSEMATE (6.00 Yarmouth, nb) landed an uncompetitive Southwell maiden in March.

He took a step forward on his handicap debut at Newmarket last time and looks primed to strike.

Templegate's Treble

By Templegate

• NAP 4.20 Salisbury – Hathal: ‘Won a Haydock Group 3 last September and the forecast rain will be no problem’ (add to your betslip)
• NEXT BEST 6.00 Yarmouth – Whosyourhousemate: ‘Took a step forward at Newmarket last time and looks primed to strike’  (add to your betslip)
• TREBLE 5.10 Beverley- Portledge: ‘Made a promising return from a six-month break last time’ (add to your betslip)

PORTLEDGE (5.10 Beverley, treble) made a promising return from a six-month break behind useful Hugin at Redcar last time.

That should have put him spot on for today.

BEVERLEY

2.10 Elnadim Star

2.40 Dandy’s Beano

3.10 Admiral Rooke

3.40 Sakhalin Star

4.10 Noah Amor

4.40 Vercingetorix

5.10 Portledge (treble)

5.40 Ingleby Spring

CHEPSTOW

5.15 Shepherd Market

5.45 Pondering

6.15 Princess Roania

6.45 Sleep Easy

7.15 Zavikon

7.45 Kinglami

8.15 Bonjour Steve

FONTWELL

1.30 Sky Of Stars

2.00 Code Of Law

2.30 Little Windmill

3.00 Jack Snipe

3.30 Psychedelic Rock

4.00 Forever Field

4.30 Get Home Now

SALISBURY

1.50 Autumn Leaves

2.20 McDelta

2.50 Masarzain

3.20 Subhaan

3.50 Notice

4.20 Hathal (nap)

4.50 South Sea Belle

5.25 Key Bid

YARMOUTH

4.55 Cracker Factory

5.30 Hope Is High

6.00 Whosyourhousemate (nb)

6.30 Flying Fantasy

7.00 Tallulah’s Quest

7.30 Musical Comedy

8.00 Justice Rock