Rory Delargy’s Saturday ITV Tips:
13:50 Haydock – Erne River
14:05 Ascot – LHomme Presse
14:25 Haydock – Might I
14:40 Ascot – Constitution Hill
15:00 Haydock – A Plus Tard
15:15 Ascot – Boothill
15:35 Haydock – Houston Texas
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
13:50 Haydock – Erne River
ERNE RIVER has it to do on ratings, but he is best on testing ground and goes very well fresh, so may be able to spring a shock. He was impressive in winning his first two starts over fences at Doncaster and Wetherby, and will appreciate the return to testing ground. He is unbeaten after a break of two months or more, incidentally.
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14:05 Ascot – LHomme Presse
With Do Your Job running on Friday and Hitman’s preferred engagement being at Haydock, this looks set to go to L’HOMME PRESSE, who had such a productive campaign as a novice last year, and can help kickstart the season for Venetia Williams.
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14:25 Haydock – Might I
This is MIGHT I’s first attempt at a staying trip, but he pulled 24 lengths clear of Good Risk At All in a Grade 1 over 2½m at Aintree when last seen and looked in need of an even stiffer test, which he gets here. His stable has been in fine form in recent weeks, and this Fame And Glory half-brother to National Hunt Chase winner Stattler is completely unexposed granted a test over obstacles. He won despite being unfancied on his racecourse bow, and also after a lengthy break on last season’s return, so his absence since April is no concern at all.
14:40 Ascot – Constitution Hill
Hopefully the ground doesn’t dry enough to give Nicky Henderson second thoughts about running CONSTITUTION HILL, who looks to have this race at his mercy. His 22-length defeat of Jonbon had to be seen to be believed, and Henderson is unable to keep a lid on his enthusiasm for this unbeaten hurdler.
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15:00 Haydock – A Plus Tard
It would be wonderful to think that grand veteran Bristol de Mai could turn the clock back to register a fourth win in this event, and the soft ground should ensure he runs much better now than he did a year ago, but the real bogey is A PLUS TARD who is a better chaser than the gallant grey ever was, and who should be able to win consecutive runnings of the race despite slight concerns over the ground.
15:15 Ascot – Boothill
I remain convinced that BOOTHILL is a high-class two-mile chaser in the making, and he was really impressive despite the small margin at Newton Abbot on his return, beating subsequent winner Datsalrightgino by three-parts of lengths after being heavily eased when clear after the last. The fences at Newton Abbot take some jumping and he was foot perfect, while the winning margin could have been ten lengths if he’d been ridden out.
15:35 Haydock – Houston Texas
HOUSTON TEXAS has been most progressive this season, and impressed with how well he travelled when bringing up a Carlisle hat-trick on his most recent start. He has been slow to bloom, but Nicky Richards is a patient man and has given the son of Dylan Thomas plenty of time to come to himself. He’s done that in no uncertain terms of late, shaping as if he’s going to do even better as his stamina is drawn out.
Rory Delargy’s Saturday ITV Tips:
13:50 Haydock – Erne River
14:05 Ascot – LHomme Presse
14:25 Haydock – Might I
14:40 Ascot – Constitution Hill
15:00 Haydock – A Plus Tard
15:15 Ascot – Boothill
15:35 Haydock – Houston Texas
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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