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Saturday’s Horse Racing Tips: Haydock, Ascot, Kempton, September 7th

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Today’s Racing Tips – September 7th

Saturday’s ITV racing brings the best of the action from Ascot, Haydock and Kempton, with a compelling mix of high class Group contests alongside typically competitive heritage handicaps on the turf.

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Today’s Daily Nap

CLOVE HITCH

Haydock 1.15 (UK time)

Andrew Balding’s progressive performer created a deep impression when winning by 8l at Newbury in a warm novice in June, and she can handle this jump up into Group 3 company (with eased ground expected to suit over this stiff mile and loads more to come after just five career starts). The top class Oisin Murphy is booked for the ride with the yard flying (a remarkable 18 winners in the last fortnight), which certainly increases confidence she can win again (excuses for her fifth in testing ground at Sandown last time out).

Odds: 9.00

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Today’s Value Angle

CONTACTO

Haydock 1.50 (UK time)

Andrew Balding’s progressive performer impressed in the mud over 1m4f last time out, and can defy a career high mark now upped to 1m6f for the first time under Oisin Murphy. The recent rain easing conditions has certainly come in his favour, and could well be a negative to the chances of his rivals at the head of the market.

Odds: 6.00

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ITV Racing Tips – Saturday September 7th

Time (UK)	Track	Horse	Analysis
1:15	Haydock	CLOVE HITCH	Andrew Balding’s progressive performer created a deep impression when winning by 8l at Newbury in a warm novice in June, and she can handle this jump up into Group 3 company (with eased ground expected to suit over this stiff mile and loads more to come after just five career starts). The top class Oisin Murphy is booked for the ride with the yard flying (a remarkable 18 winners in the last fortnight), which certainly increases confidence she can win again (excuses for her fifth in testing ground at Sandown last time out).
1:35	Ascot	THE WIZARD OF EYE	Charlie Fellowe’s handicapper remains unexposed in this sphere, and seven furlongs on decent ground could be his optimum conditions. The booking of James Doyle certainly increases confidence, and he impressed when winning a 21 runner contest over this course and distance in May.
1:50	Haydock	CONTACTO	Andrew Balding’s progressive performer impressed in the mud over 1m4f last time out, and can defy a career high mark now upped to 1m6f for the first time under Oisin Murphy. The recent rain easing conditions has certainly come in his favour, and could well be a negative to the chances of his rivals at the head of the market.
2:10	Ascot	SOLOMON	William Haggas’s smart handicapper posted a career best when winning in style at Haydock in August, and pulled too hard under restraint when hammered down to 5/4f last time out.
2:25	Haydock	IF NOT NOW	Ralph Beckett’s stayer remains open to improvement since undergoing a gelding operation in the winter, and is worth forgiving a lesser effort at Epsom last time out (rough race there and previous reappearance at Lingfield was very promising).
2:35	Kempton	LIONS PRIDE	John and Thady Gosden maintain an excellent strike rate on the all-weather at Kempton, and their useful 4-y-o has run with credit in defeat this season in slightly stronger company.
3:00	Haydock	SHAGRAAN	Mick Appleby’s tough and durable sprinter has been kept on the go all summer, running with credit on all starts since arriving from the Clive Cox yard/undergoing a gelding operation, and he seems sure to go close again if seeing any daylight late here with conditions to suit.
3:15	Kempton	EBTS GUARD	Willie Muir and Chris Grassick have endured a very quiet summer after a great season last year, but their consistent handicapper seems sure to give his running again at Kempton on Saturday under Frankie McDonald.
3:35	Haydock	JASOUR	Clive Cox’s classy sprinter has won 3 of his 8 career starts so far, and will relish the cut in the ground expected at Haydock for this valuable Group 1 prize. He impressed in a Group 3 on good to soft ground at Ascot in May at a time when the yard was quiet, and shaped a lot better than the bare result after missing the break at Newmarket last time out.