Looking for expert ITV Racing tips for Saturday, 4th October. Our tipsters have handpicked today’s best horse racing tips for the racing at Ascot, Newmarket, and Redcar, featured live on ITV1 and ITVX.
From form analysis to betting value, scroll for today’s top selections, a Saturday ITV Racing accumulator, and the best bookmaker offers.
Our acca for ITV's coverage on Saturday includes a selection in the Group One race from Newmarket. Back this 3-leg ITV accumulator for Saturday:
The ITV coverage on Saturday kicks off with a competitive handicap over seven furlongs.
The unexposed Nardra could be an interesting player for the William Haggas yard.
She was second of seven over seven furlongs on her second start following a layoff last time out, and a bigger field should ensure that she settles better. In-form Cieren Fallon is booked to take the ride.
A handicap over a mile and two kicks off the ITV coverage from Newmarket on Saturday. Blessed Star has been frustrating to follow this season, finishing second on three of her last four starts.
However, she still looks far too well handicapped to ignore in this field.
She steps back up in trip after finishing second on the all-weather last time, and her best run to date was an excellent second over a mile and two at York when beaten two lengths by Cape Flora.
The Listed Rous Stakes is due off at Ascot at 13:50, with a field of 12 runners competing over five furlongs.
Kerdos has plenty of experience to his name, and he should relish dropping back in class.
Will need to put a disappointing run in the Group Three World Trophy Stakes behind him, but has run creditably on his last two starts at Ascot, including over the five-furlong trip when beaten just two lengths in the Group One King Charles III Stakes in June.
The October Auction Stakes will be one of the big betting races of the day on Saturday.
As expected, plenty have leading chances, but Ivan Furtado’s Blakefell could be an interesting each-way angle. The two-year-old ran well on debut at Chelmsford on the all-weather in August, before blowing the start and failing to get a run when tenth at Doncaster last month.
A wide draw isn’t ideal this weekend, but if everything goes perfectly, he is overpriced.
The Group Three Cumberland Lodge Stakes is due off at 14:25 at Ascot, and the involvement of a couple of runners will be ground-dependent.
Therefore, Tenability could be the interesting player for the William Haggas stable.
The progressive three-year-old has won on a range of ground after clocking up a four-timer, which includes victories over course and distance on the last three occasions. He is unlikely to have stopped improving, and is well worth a shot at this level.
The Group One Sun Chariot Stakes is the big race of the day on ITV, and a big field of ten fillies and mares will take their chance.
Cinderella’s Dream didn’t appear to be suited by the step up to a mile and two in France last time, and she will be back on more familiar ground now back to a mile.
She was an impressive winner on the July Course in July when beating January by just under a length in the Group One Falmouth Stakes.
Represents the respected connections of William Buick and Charlie Appleby, and could be hard to beat if back on song.
Prince Of India could be the most progressive runner in the Group Three Bengough Stakes on Saturday.
The three-year-old has little to find on official ratings in this company, and was excellent over course and distance when beating Milford by a length in August.
Was only a length behind the re-opposing Elmonjed in the Garrowby Stakes, but found trouble in-running at a crucial stage on that day.
The lucrative Listed Two Year Old Trophy is run at Redcar on Friday, and a competitive field of 16 will go to post.
Argentine Tango should relish this drop in grade after running in effectively every major group juvenile race this season.
She has come up short at the highest level, but she has some proven high-quality form in the book over six furlongs, including a win at Newmarket and an excellent second behind the talented Venetian Sun. If at that level, she will be hard to beat.
The ITV coverage on Saturday rounds off with a Heritage Handicap over seven furlongs.
Hickory could be primed for another big run at Ascot after winning the Molton Brown Classified Stakes over course and distance at the start of last month.
The seven-year-old has an excellent record at the track, with his recent form figures reading 1-3-1. Jamie Osborne’s yard is among the winners, and he should go close.
Coverage begins at 13:00 from Ascot on ITV1 and ITVX. Live races today include:
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