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Saturday’s Horse Racing Tips: Newbury, Ayr, September 21st

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Today’s Racing Tips – September 21st

Saturday’s ITV cameras focus in on a cracking card at Newbury, with a compelling mix of high class Group action and some typically competitive and valuable heritage handicaps. There is also some cracking racing in Scotland as Ayr stage there big meeting of the year, with the Gold Cup at 3.35pm sure to be the big betting heat of the afternoon.

In this article:

Today’s Daily Nap

PHANTOM FLIGHT

Ayr 1.50 (UK time)

James Horton’s smooth traveller has run three cracking races in victory and defeat this summer, and his latest second at York in the Group 3 Strensall Stakes behind See the Fire deserves extra credit (up on a strong pace throughout/winner swept through from rear). More patient tactics are likely here from Callum Shepherd, and the decent ground at Ayr over this 1m2f trip should be his optimum conditions.

Odds: 5.00

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Today’s Value Angle

LIEBER POWER

Newbury 2.05 (UK time)

Andrew Balding continues in blistering form with 14 winners at a 17pc strike rate in the last fortnight, and his progressive handicapper remains open to more improvement after nine career starts on the turf. He was left with an awful lot to do from rear at York last time out, finishing strongly from an impossible position, and Oisin Murphy is likely to be a lot more positive on this occasion.

Odds: 7.00

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ITV Racing Tips – Saturday September 21st

Time (UK)	Track	Horse	Analysis
1:30	Newbury	ADAAY IN DEVON	Rod Millman’s stable star has been a real money all season, and has been found a terrific opening in this valuable Group 3 at Newbury on Saturday. Regular rider Silvestre de Sousa is back in the plate, and he will be looking to make all of the running on the speedy filly (with this flat track expected to suit better than Pontefract last time out).
1:50	Ayr	PHANTOM FLIGHT	James Horton’s smooth traveller has run three cracking races in victory and defeat this summer, and his latest second at York in the Group 3 Strensall Stakes behind See the Fire deserves extra credit (up on a strong pace throughout/winner swept through from rear). More patient tactics are likely here from Callum Shepherd, and the decent ground at Ayr over this 1m2f trip should be his optimum conditions.
2:05	Newbury	LIEBER POWER	Andrew Balding continues in blistering form with 14 winners at a 17pc strike rate in the last fortnight, and his progressive handicapper remains open to more improvement after nine career starts on the turf. He was left with an awful lot to do from rear at York last time out, finishing strongly from an impossible position, and Oisin Murphy is likely to be a lot more positive on this occasion.
2:25	Ayr	SUMMERGHAND	David O’Meara’s sprinter has run well in defeat all summer in northern handicaps, and has optimum conditions to go close at Ayr on Saturday. He often catches the eye finishing well from well off the pace, and should get a rapid early gallop to aim at here in this huge field for the Silver Cup.
2:40	Newbury	HOUSTONN	Richard Hannon’s handicapper had been on a steady upward curve of improvement until sinking in the mud at Ascot last time out, and this return to a faster surface can see him resumer his progress under the excellent Hollie Doyle.
3:00	Ayr	ENGLEMERE	George Boughey always has a very strong hand in the juvenile division, and his speedy filly ran really well when upped to Group 3 company at Longchamp earlier in the month (duelling on a fast pace and tired inside the final furlong behind the smart Aesterius).
3:15	Newbury	ANDESITE	Karl Burke’s highly regarded 2-y-o shaped better than the bare result in the Group 2 Gimcrack at York last time out, possibly just in need of the run on his first start since winning on debut in May. That form has been franked subsequently by the third and fourth at Group level, and he remains with scope to do better after just two career starts so far for his excellent yard.
3:35	Ayr	ROHAAN	David Evans sprinter is extremely well handicapped now after a summer in the wilderness, and he showed last time out at Ascot that he is very much on the way back to his best (steady gallop in a small field no use and finished with running left in the tank). This huge field of sprinters are sure to go hammer and tongs from the stalls, and he can swoop late and fast if enjoying any luck in running.