ITV Racing Tips: Four To Consider At Newbury

Sadly Warwick has already succumbed to the weather and thus there is just one meeting set to be broadcast live on ITV Racing, Super Saturday from Newbury. Billy Grimshaw has already penned a preview for two of the feature races in the Game Spirit and Betfair Hurdle, but has a couple more he recommends keeping onside come Saturday afternoon...
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13:30 Newbury - Betfair Serial Winners Fund Handicap Hurdle
The two market leaders at the time of writing were available at much bigger prices earlier in the week than they are now, with Kyntara in particular looking to have been offered at crazy odds of 14/1 on Monday before now being just 7/2. That price looks skinny enough, for all the horse has been reborn since leaving Kim Bailey and really should be chasing a four timer were it not for his final flight mistake at Warwick last time out. He should be in the mix, as should second favourite EMITOM who is getting closer to the market leader all the time as I pen these words.
He recently stable switched to Alan King's and at ten looks to have rediscovered his mojo, making a winning start for his new yard with a win over this C&D last year. He has since run with credit in defeat, particularly behind Saint Davy last time out when the front two pulled miles clear. That is clearly hot form as the winner has come out and won again, and I am willing to chance this lightly raced and clearly talented ten year old in this warm race. His heavy ground form reads well and with the race looking certain to be run at a fast pace with Kyntara likely to snatch the lead early, those are the circumstances which see Emitom to best effect. An each-way bet looks a lock, but I will be backing the former Warren Greatrex runner win only.
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14:05 Newbury - Denman Chase
SHISHKIN really should be winning this race if he has any ideas about winning a Gold Cup in just over a month's time. He is arguably the most talented chaser around barring Galopin Des Champs and may well have won the King George if he stayed up in the final stages at Kempton, but this is a horse with plenty of quirks. He is trained by a master in Nicky Henderson but even the Seven Barrows handler says this lad puzzles him.
He has refused to race, thrown in stinkers, fallen at the last and run to immense ratings in his eventful career thus far, but if he doesn't win this race I will be disappointed. The main market rival Protektorat is one of the many horses I just cannot seem to call right over the years, and he will be suited by the heavy ground. I don't think it'll particularly hinder Shishkin, however, and on class he should waltz away from this field. At the prices he is no betting proposition, so perhaps the smart play is to back known mudlark SAM BROWN without Shishkin in the hope of a Protektorat flop. He had a hard race chasing home L'Homme Presse last time out at Lingfield and has run poorly when backed up quickly in the past.
Whenever recommending a without bet I have been reminded recently to always have a tiny bet on the horse to win outright, so that is what we will do here with Sam Brown.
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14:40 Newbury - Game Spirit Chase
Billy has penned a full race preview of the Game Spirit Chase...
15:15 Newbury - Betfair Hurdle
Billy has penned a full race preview of the feature race on the Newbury card and the last race to be shown on ITV Racing on Saturday, the Betfair Hurdle...