Horse Racing tips: Matt Chapman’s best Saturday ITV Racing bets

Matt has his say on all the tellybox races on Saturday.

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By / Horse Racing Tips / 12 months ago

Matt Chapman’s ITV Racing Tips:

13:05 – Sandown – Celtic Art
13:40 – Sandown – Jonbon
14:15 – Sandown – Frodon (each-way)
14:50 – Sandown – Hewick
15:05 – Leicester – Al Mubhir
15:25 – Sandown – Mumbo Jumbo
15:45 – Haydock – Montassib (each-way)

*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.

13:05 – Sandown – Celtic Art

ITV Racing Saturday gets under way here as the jumps season closes with a handicap hurdle over 2m. A truly competitive event on paper. CELTIC ART might be well handicapped off 120 for Jeremy Scott and Rex Dingle. When last seen he thrashed Killaloan and he’s actually 11lb better off here! My hope seems to stay well and was improving fast on that last February effort. The ground should be fine.

13:40 – Sandown – Jonbon

 Always a rather spurious Grade 1 in the Celebration Chase over nearly 2m. JONBON has a mountain to find on ratings but the high class novice might well be good enough and hopefully will get an aggressive ride from Aidan Coleman to get the best out of his jumping. Nicky Henderson trains the recent Aintree winner who remains an exciting prospect.

    14:15 –  Sandown – Frodon

    The big betting race of the day in a handicap chase over an extended 3m4f. Most of these are going to struggle to go with FRODON if he’s in a going mood for Paul Nicholls and Bryony Frost. The recent Kempton third remains in good shape at the age of 11 and the former King George hero will no doubt get many of these off the bridle. Worth a few quid each-way.

    14:50 –  Sandown – Hewick

    The Grade 2 Oaksey Chase over an extended 2m6f. HEWICK was running a belter when coming down in the Gold Cup and would have finished in a much better position than many would have expected. Rachael Blackmore rides for the Shark Hanlon and I’d imagine they will be hard to catch. The fairytale continues…

    15:05 –  Leicester Al Mubhir

    ITV also show this Flat race from Leicester in the King Richard III Cup handicap over 1m. AL MUBHIR didn’t quite come up to scratch in the Lincoln for William Haggas but still ran a fair race in fifth. That was a first run after a wind operation and he might be better here on the second start after surgery. William Buick rides a horse for which the ground is no issue.

    15:25 –  Sandown – Mumbo Jumbo  

    A novices’ handicap chase over 2m4f. It’s not been a great season for Emma Lavelle but off bottom weight here the consistent MUMBO JUMBO might allow her to end on a high. My hope is not massively well handicapped for consistent efforts, but his last run was fair and he stays this trip well and goes on the ground.

    15:45 – Haydock – Montassib

    ITV also brings you one from Haydock in a handicap over 7f. MONTASSIB was awful in the Lincoln when I thought he would have a fabulous chance. After a slow start he never got in the race. Hopefully Cieren Fallon will get a better tune here and this trip is perfect on ideal ground. Must have at least an each-way chance.

    Matt Chapman’s ITV Racing Tips:

    13:05 – Sandown – Celtic Art
    13:40 – Sandown – Jonbon
    14:15 – Sandown – Frodon (each-way)
    14:50 – Sandown – Hewick
    15:05 – Leicester – Al Mubhir
    15:25 – Sandown – Mumbo Jumbo
    15:45 – Haydock – Montassib (each-way)

    *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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