Mick Fitzgerald’s Saturday ITV Racing Suggestions
13:50 Newbury – Alyanaabi
14:05 Market Rasen – Flying Fortune
14:25 Newbury – Naqeeb
14:40 Market Rasen – Kihavah (every method)
15:00 Newbury – Regional
15:15 Market Rasen – Statuario, Parisencore
15:35 Newbury – Kaadi
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to alter.
It’s Newbridge Tremendous Dash day and we begin off with the Steventon Stakes. Alyanaabi, who ran within the St James’ Palace, goes to be a heat order right here for good purpose as he’ll love the bottom circumstances and had an excellent run within the 2000 Guineas.
I really feel a bit imply leaving Al Aasy out. The bottom goes to dry out and that’ll be attention-grabbing. If Al Aasy had already a run I’d be eager on him, however he hasn’t and that simply places me off. For that purpose, Alyanaabi will get the nod.
The primary of three stay races from Market Rasen is a handicap hurdle over two-and-a-half miles. In the event you might assure me that Flying Fortune would soar effectively I’d be very joyful and that’s the one I’m going to take a punt on.
She’s very effectively handicapped off a mark of a 109 and a variety of that’s right down to her leaping. She’s value taking an opportunity on as a result of I don’t assume there’s any tremendous star on this subject.
This can be a very aggressive handicap, you can also make a case for a number of of those. I fairly Kyle Of Lochalsh, who had an excellent run at Ascot, however the choice is Naqeeb, who ran effectively within the Copper Horse Handicap at Royal Ascot. He bought stopped fairly a number of instances there and it didn’t fairly work out for this son of Nathaniel that day.
The William Haggas’ yard is in higher type now than they had been at Royal Ascot and keep in mind that Naqeeb received a worthwhile handicap at Haydock final yr off a mark solely 3lbs decrease than he races off now.
An honest prize on supply once more and Dan and Harry Skelton’s runner Principally Sunny is simply a five-year-old and may be very flippantly raced. The opposite one which will get a weight-for-age pull is Manuelito, who I believed ran higher than his ending positions in earlier runs. He was despatched as much as Carlisle on Wednesday for a Flat race simply to maintain ticking over and ran effectively sufficient too.
The worth for me on this race although lies in Kihavah as an each-way choice. He likes Market Rasen having received on the monitor – beating the progressive Shallow River that I owned – and has been operating very effectively on the Flat. Coach Adrian Keatley is aware of the time of day and on the costs, he’s one I actually like each-way.
Regional is favorite for excellent purpose. That was a really spectacular run within the King Charles III at Royal Ascot behind the Australian horse Asfoora when Huge Evs was behind them.
He units an excellent normal and floor circumstances will probably be completely excellent for him. That may very well be key to beating three-year-old’s Elite Standing and Lake Forest. The latter hasn’t been marked up on his run at Ascot, which was a really stable effort contemplating the beginning, however I feel Regional will win.
Peter Bowen has such a robust report on this race, which makes it very laborious to disregard his runners. I’d like to again two in it. The primary is Parisencore for Nicky Richards. He had an excellent win at Perth the final time and the handicapper has solely bumped this son of Stroll In The Park up 3lbs. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see if he can again that up. He’s undoubtedly a participant.
The second is Statuario for the Bowen workforce. He ran third to stablemate Francky Du Berlais in 2022 and is progressive. He received effectively at Perth final outing. The one concern I’ve is he’s taken an excellent hike within the rankings, however I nonetheless fancy him.
The massive race of the day is the very worthwhile Wetherbys Tremendous Dash – the winner will get £128,000! I really feel Kaadi needs to be a shorter worth.
Karl Burke trains and he or she ran a very good race on smooth floor at Deauville final time and earlier than that at York on floor similar to what we’re going to have at Newbury. I’m keen to take a punt on her over this 5f journey.
Floor circumstances will probably be all vital – it should dry like loopy at Newbury – and may very well be quick floor by the point this race goes off.
Mick Fitzgerald’s Saturday ITV Racing Suggestions
13:50 Newbury – Alyanaabi
14:05 Market Rasen – Flying Fortune
14:25 Newbury – Naqeeb
14:40 Market Rasen – Kihavah (every method)
15:00 Newbury – Regional
15:15 Market Rasen – Statuario, Parisencore
15:35 Newbury – Kaadi
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct at time of publishing however topic to alter.
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