ITV Racing Tips for Saturday 2nd September from Sandown, Chester and Beverley

1:35 Chester

The opener on ITV comes from the Roudee and it’s a handicap over 7 and a half furlongs.

I think LORD BERTIE (5/2) will take a lot of beating here. A lot of his rivals don’t have much room for improvement off their current marks but Lord Bertie makes his handicap debut off a mark of 95 and he may well prove to be better than that. He was 3rd on debut in a hot maiden behind 2000 Guineas winner Chaldean before winning his next two starts including a 12 length success last month at Thirsk. He has Group class and nothing to fear in this line-up.

 

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1:50 Sandown

The first of four races from Sandown is a 7f handicap.

It’s ALPHA CAPTURE (12/1) for me here. Winning off a mark of 100 less than 12 months, he comes into this handicap off an 18lb lower mark of 82.  Obviously, there is a reason for that but I felt as though he ran better than the finishing position last time out at Newbury. If he can return to anywhere near last season’s form, he’d win this doing handstands. At the prices available, I have to take that chance. Tom Marquand is riding as well as ever and the William Haggas yard remains in decent nick. There has to be a reason they’re persisting with Alpha Capture.

 

2:05 Beverley 

The first of two race from Beverley is the Silver Cup Handicap over 1m4f.

It’s DANCING IN PARIS (9/2) for me. A really consistent 3 year-old that always seems to run his race, he deserves to get his head in front. Placed on his last three starts, he’s travelled strongly but has been done for toe on each occasion. They were all over shorter and I get the impression this step up to 1m4f may be the key. He has a lovely racing weight of 8’3 and I think he has a solid chance here.

 

2:25 Sandown

We head back to Sandown for the 2:25 and it is the Group 3 Atalanta Stakes for the fillies and mares over the mile.

It’s POTAPOVA (13/2) NAP for me here. A career best for her when winning this race last year, she returns in similar disappointing form. However, this will have been her main summer target and with Ryan Moore jocked up, I’m hopeful she can run a big one. The Michael Stoute yard have been under a cloud but there last four runners have always finished in the first two. That gives me the impression the tide may be slowly turning and I’ll give this course and distance winner a chance at the prices.

 

2:40 Beverley 

The Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes comes up at 2:40, a popular listed race over the 5f trip.

It’s APOLLO ONE (7/2) for me here. Put up on the column when a fine second in the Stewards Cup over 6f last time out, he added to what has been a fine consistent season. This front runner should be able to get a nice prominent position again from stall 2 and the return to 5f should be no problem. He has plenty of pace from the stalls and likes to bowl along out in front which suits this track well. I like the booking of Graham Lee and I am happy to stick with the selection at listed level.

 

3:00 Sandown

The 3:00 from Sandown is a tricky handicap over 1m2f.

It’s DUAL IDENTITY (13/2) NB for me here. He has a decent record here at Sandown winning off a mark of 80 before finishing a close second off 86 in a competitive handicap here at Sandown on his next start. He’s only a 1lb higher here and he’s looked on the way back when running well enough in two decent handicaps on his last two starts at both Ascot and then Goodwood.

 

3:20 Chester 

The Chester Stakes is next up, a listed race over the extended 1m6f with 6 runners scheduled to go to post.

I think MILITARY ORDER (4/6) will take this. The Charlie Appleby yard are back amongst the winners recently and this horse was full of promise heading into the Epsom Derby. A decent winner at Newbury on seasonal return, he then went to Lingfield and was an impressive winner of their Derby trial. He didn’t handle Epsom and he’s had a nice break since to regroup. He should be good enough to win this.

 

3:38 Sandown

The finale on ITV is the Solario Stakes, a Group 3 race over 7f.

It’s DEVIL’S POINT (5/1) for me here. He finished behind the favourite here on debut here at Sandown but he looked in desperate need of the racecourse experience. He was slowly away and was running about in the last 2 furlongs. However; there was obvious signs of promise and he was a well-backed winner on his next start at Ffos Las suggesting connections were expecting significant improvement. He travelled a lot better then and powered clear to win by over 4 lengths. I think he can improve again and looks the value to me.

 

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