ITV Racing Tips: The best bets for Lingfield, Ascot and Haydock today
Today's live ITV Racing takes in four races from Lingfield, three from Ascot and one over the jumps at Haydock. Here we provide a tip for all eight races...
1:30 Ascot - Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% Handicap
THINK FIRST heads the weights here and he can outclass his rivals in the Ascot opener. He has finished as runner up on both runs since joining Neil Mulholland once over hurdles and last time out back on the flat at Epsom. He may be suited by the strong pace expected in this competitive handicap and he's taken to score under Neil Callan.
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1:50 Lingfield - William Hill Epic Value Handicap
Roger Varian's AIMERIC finished last season with a career best win in the Silver Cup Handicap at Beverley in taking fashion. The 6lb rise for that looks leniant and he can go in on seasonal debut with James Doyle doing the steering.
2:05 Ascot - Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0% British EBF Fillies' Handicap
The Varian yard can land a quickfire cross the card double via STRONG IMPACT in this Fillies Handicap. Consisten last term (2221), she may have needed the run when only fourth last time out at Chelmsford. The return to turf can coincide with a return to the winners enclosure.
2:25 Lingfield - William Hill Oaks Trial Fillies' Stakes
It's hard to beyond the favourite DANIELLE for this listed contest. The daughter of Cracksman was a 12 length winner at Wetherby at the end of last month earning her an RPR well in excess of the rest of today's field. Kieran Shoemark rides for John and Thady Gosden.
2:40 Ascot - Lavazza & Ascot 10 Year Anniversary Victoria Cup
The James Fanshawe trained HICKORY has produced a couple of good placed efforts over course and distance and, off a similar mark, looks a decent each-way bet with bookies paying six and seven places. The headgear was discarded for his seasonal debut, where he finished second at Kempton, but the visor is back on today and it all looks good for a big run.
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3:00 Lingfield - William Hill Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes
This could be a battle between the two Aiden O'Brien trained runners with THE EUPHRATES just edging the vote at the prices. The son of Frankel has done all of its running on Soft/Heavy so far, winning a decent Gowran maiden and finishing second in the Ballysax Stakes last time out. At around 6/1 he looks a decent price to at least hit the frame especially with SkyBet paying four places.
3:15 Haydock - Pertemps Network Swinton Handicap Hurdle
Fred Winter winner Lark In The Morning heads the betting for the Joseph O'Brien stable but, at the current prices, he looks worth taking on and a speculative punt is taken on TEDDY BLUE who arrives 3lb lower than his mark when finishing second in this race last year. Caoillin Quinn takes off 3lb's to further help his cause.
3:35 Lingfield - William Hill Chartwell Fillies' Stakes
Sure to be one of the best backed horses of the day, REMARQUEE, looks to hold a tremendous chance in this Group 3 contest. A Group 3 winner already (in the 2023 Fred Darling), she has twice finished as runner up in Group 1 races at Royal Ascot and Newmarket and was a respectable fourth in the G1 Prix Rothschild at Deauville on her final start of last season. She makes her seasonal debut having had a wind op and could be the cornerstone of many a Saturday acca.