Horse Racing tips: Matt Chapman’s Best Saturday Bets for ITV Racing

Mr @MCYeeehaaa fancies Midnight Mile in the 14:25 at Sandown.

Matt Chapman’s Horse Racing Tips

13.35 Chester Lord Bertie
13:50 Sandown Indemnify
14:05 Beverley Aimeric
14:25 Sandown Midnight Mile
14:40 Beverley Apollo One
15.00 Sandown Stay Well (each-way)
15:20 Chester Military Order
15:38 Sandown Aablan

*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.

13.35 Chester – Lord Bertie

ITV Saturday gets under way here at Chester with a handicap over an extended 7f. I’m interested in Revich each-way but his draw has not been kind. LORD BERTIE has shown blinding early speed out of handicaps and that should help him from stall 1 for William Haggas and Danny Tudhope.

My selection has looked very useful at Ffos Las and Thirsk and while a mark of 95 is high enough height well be above this grade although being a Group horse will be no benefit to him as already gelded.

13:50 Sandown – Indemnify

ITV Saturday gets under way here with a handicap over 7f. INDEMNIFY has been running all right over 1m but this trip is possibly ideal and from a good draw he might take all the beating for Kieran O’Neill and Alex Haynes. The fourth last time at this track was not bad at all and he was a real eye catcher that day as was short of room when trying to get going. A stronger gallop at this trip will be perfect.

 

14:05 Beverley – Aimeric

A handicap over 1m4f. It’s some time since AIMERIC has run on decent ground and he’s been very lightly raced so has clearly been hard to train. That said, the Roger Varian runner is over the right distance and has looked a very useful animal on occasions. That includes a fine with at Ayr in 2022 and he’s only 6lb higher on this occasion. If ready he’s got a big chance under Jack Mitchell.

14:25 Sandown – Midnight Mile

Up in class here for the Group 3 Atalanta Stakes for fillies and mares over 1m. MIDNIGHT MILE has run really well on her last two starts and will be very hard to kick out the frame. Richard Fahey trains with Oisin Orr on top and I think she will enjoy this trip despite scoring over further at York two starts ago. She just wasn’t good enough against Al Aasy at Haydock last time.

14:40 Beverley – Apollo One

A listed race over 5f. APOLLO ONE has been in terrific form in defeat of last including when second to Aberama Gold in the Stewards’ Cup. The selection showed blinding speed on that occasion and will be hard to catch from an excellent draw in stall 2 under Graham Lee for the Charalambous and Clutterbuck stable.

 

15.00 Sandown – Stay Well (each-way)

A handicap over 1m2f. This is competitive. STAY WELL is interesting for Hughie Morrison and Oisin Murphy. The son of Iffraaj has been run over as far as two miles this term but was back to his best last time over just short of a mile and a half when fourth at Windsor to Gallant Lion.

He didn’t get him that day and it might just be a prominent ride over this trip is just what he wants. I’ll back him each-way and Murphy does well for Morrison.

15:20 Chester – Military Order

ITV show one more at Chester in this Listed Chester Stakes over an extended 1m6f. If MILITARY ORDER is anything like the horse I thought he was once he should take this for Charlie Appleby and William Buick. I wasn’t alone in expecting a huge run in the Derby but in the end he finished last of fourteen.

Prior to that he had looked like a monster when defeating subsequent Royal Ascot winner Waipiro in the Lingfield Trial. Lone Eagle is no mug but Military Order should be too classy and relish this step up in trip. If you fancy him here have a few quid on him for the Leger too.

15:38 Sandown – Aablan

The big race of the day for youngsters in the Group 3 Solario Stakes over 7f. AABLAN is the one I like here for Charlie Appleby and James Doyle. The son of Dubawi made a winning debut at Newmarket when strongly fancied and looked like a proper horse for the future. There are a number in here that have the same credentials so it’s not a race to be adamant about. But I’m very hopeful from a good draw.

 

Matt Chapman’s ITV Racing Tips

13.35 Chester Lord Bertie
13:50 Sandown Indemnify
14:05 Beverley Aimeric
14:25 Sandown Midnight Mile
14:40 Beverley Apollo One
15.00 Sandown Stay Well (each-way)
15:20 Chester Military Order
15:38 Sandown Aablan

*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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