Today is the day we see Marine Nationale for the first time since he was a well-beaten fifth behind when sent off 4/7 for the Grade 1 Irish Arkle.

He has a few questions to answer today, and if he does not answer them with flying colours, his season may be over before it has even started.

Away from Marine Nationale, we have ultra-competitive races from Sandown and Naas and the best online horse racing bookmakers for your best Sunday betting tips.

Best Sunday horse racing betting tips

• Naas 2:00 – Win Some Lose Some
• Sandown 3:25 – Copperhead

Naas 2:00 – Listed Brown Lad Handicap Hurdle (2m4f)

In a race run at a good clip, it should suit the last time out winner WIN SOME LOSE SOME.

This five-year-old son of Champs Elysees looked in trouble turning in for home at Clonmel and was looking one-paced, two-furlongs out and going nowhere.

But all of a sudden, he started to pick up.

An untidy jump at the second last didn’t help matters, as that put him in a pocket behind the leading pair, and jumping the last, he was over two lengths off.

But once Mark Walsh got him in clear daylight, he picked up well and won snugly.

He has been given an eight-pound rise in the weights for that win, but with the slight step up in trip and on a more galloping track with a stiff finish, this should be right up Win Some Lose Some’s street.

Bet on Win Some Lose Some with Paddy Power

Sandown 3:25 – Sandown Park Veterans’ Handicap Chase (3m)

The phrase ‘if it’s not broke, then don’t fix it’ comes to mind with COPPERHEAD.

He was put up as a selection on his last two wins, and it’s hard to look beyond him again.

He has found a new lease of life this season and comes in here after a 14-length demolition job at Aintree.

That was the third leg of his hat trick, and even with him up another eight pounds, he is still well-treated on his old form.

The small field should be an issue for him as Good Boy Bobby likes to get on with things, and if he is in the same form as he was at Aintree two weeks ago, Good Boy Bobby and the rest of the field will find it hard to contain him here.

It’s all set for Copperhead to make it four wins in a row.

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