Saturday’s Horse Racing Tips: Doncaster, Kempton April 1st

Today’s Racing Tips – April 1st
ITV racing switch their attention to the flat season on Saturday, with 7 races covered and the best of the action on the AW at Kempton and the turf at Doncaster. The big betting race of the afternoon is on turf moor, with the William Hill Lincoln at 3.35pm sure to attract a huge field over the straight mile. Punters should tread carefully, with testing ground conditions likely and the race having a long history of throwing up long-priced hard to find outsiders. At Kempton there is some welcome listed class racing to get stuck into on the all-weather, with race-fitness sure to count for plenty at this early stage of the season.
In this artice:

Today’s Daily Nap
Commanche Falls
Doncaster 3:00 (UK time)
Michael Dods tough and high class handicapper has been a terrific advert for the yard over the years, winning 9 of his 26 career starts and amassing over £370,000 in prize money. He has a terrific record in top handicaps with a bit of juice in the ground, and his battle-hardened nature should count for plenty now tackling a valuable listed prize on his reappearance.
Odds: NA
Today’s Value Angle
Awaal
Doncaster 3:35 (UK time)
Simon and Ed Crisford are very much an operation to keep on the right side of this turf season, and their unexposed sort is sure to be primed to make a winning reappearance in the Lincoln on Saturday under James Doyle. He landed hefty market confidence into handicaps at Redcar in October, handling the deep conditions really well, and there should be plenty more improvement in the tank after just four career starts (two on the all-weather/two on the turf).
Odds: NA
Odds are best odds available as at 9am April 1st 2023. Odds may now differ.
ITV Racing Tips – Saturday April 1st
Time (UK) | Track | Horse | Analysis |
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1:50 | Doncaster | Go To Work | The big 2-y-o race that traditionally signals the start of the turf season proper can be a real minefield for punters, but David Evans has been in good form on the all-weather in recent weeks and it looks significant that he starts off this juvenile here. |
2:05 | Kempton | Tyrrhenian | Roger Varian’s 5-y-o has won 3 from 6 on all-weather surfaces, and might have a crucial fitness edge over these rivals after running really well behind the prolific Lord North at Lingfield in February. |
2:25 | Doncaster | Arthurs Realm | Ed Dunlop’s handicapper did very well to win this contest in 2022, racing freely initially and still finding for pressure to land a substantial late plunge. He has had a sighter on the all-weather earlier in the month to put him spot on for a repeat bid, and that could count for plenty against rivals largely making their reappearances. |
2:40 | Kempton | Darwell Lion | John Butler is a very shrewd trainer especially when the cash is down, and his handicapper is open to a bit of improvement after just three runs for these astute connections (three runs since leaving David O’Meara and undergoing a gelding operation). |
3:00 | Doncaster | Commanche Falls | Michael Dods tough and high class handicapper has been a terrific advert for the yard over the years, winning 9 of his 26 career starts and amassing over £370,000 in prize money. He has a terrific record in top handicaps with a bit of juice in the ground, and his battle-hardened nature should count for plenty now tackling a valuable listed prize on his reappearance. |
3:15 | Kempton | Aced It | “Camilla Poulton’s stayer has run to a consistent level in defeat since winning over this course and distance in January, and he seems sure to give his running again under regular rider Jack Mitchell. |
03:35 | Doncaster | Awaal | Simon and Ed Crisford are very much an operation to keep on the right side of this turf season, and their unexposed sort is sure to be primed to make a winning reappearance in the Lincoln on Saturday under James Doyle. He landed hefty market confidence into handicaps at Redcar in October, handling the deep conditions really well, and there should be plenty more improvement in the tank after just four career starts (two on the all-weather/two on the turf). |
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