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Saturday’s Horse Racing Tips: Market Rasen, Newbury, July 20th

Stephen Harris

Today’s Racing Tips – July 20th

Saturday’s ITV cameras bring the best of the action from Market Rasen and Newbury, with a compelling mix of ultra competitive summer jumping and top class turf contests. The Weatherbys Super Sprint at 3.35 is always a fascinating clash between some of the most promising juveniles, while the Summer Plate handicap chase will attract a huge field for the excellent prize money on offer.

In this article:

Today’s Daily Nap
Today’s Value Angle
Saturday’s ITV Racing Tips

Today’s Daily Nap

MYTHICAL COMPOSER

Newbury 3.35 (UK time)

Clive Cox has his team in blistering form at the moment with 7 winners in the last fortnight at a 32pc strike rate, and his progressive juvenile can handle a jump up in class here under Rossa Ryan. He has improved run to run in three career starts so far, pulling hard but quickening clear in style at Bath last time out, and remains with plenty of scope to improve as he becomes more tractable in the early stages of his races.

Odds: 11.00

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Today’s Value Angle

PHANTOM FLIGHT

Newbury 1.50 (UK time)

George Scott’s 5-y-o has a chance to dominate this small field from the front on rapidly drying ground, and could be extremely hard to pass under Callum Shepherd. He has been gelded in the close season, and has run some of his best races at this track, with old rival Al Easy not making any appeal at the prices.

Odds: 7.00

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ITV Racing Tips – Saturday July 20th

Time (UK)	Track	Horse	Analysis
1:50	Newbury	PHANTOM FLIGHT	George Scott’s 5-y-o has a chance to dominate this small field from the front on rapidly drying ground, and could be extremely hard to pass under Callum Shepherd. He has been gelded in the close season, and has run some of his best races at this track, with old rival Al Easy not making any appeal at the prices.
2:05	Market Rasen	ILANZ	Olly Murphy’s unexposed handicapper went straight into the notebook when finishing a cracking second on his stable debut at Plumpton in May, and is perhaps best excused a lesser effort when well backed at Stratford last time out (tapped for pace back at a bare two miles at that sharp track). The booking of the top class Sean Bowen increases confidence, and this speed track on good ground should be ideal.
2:25	Newbury	NAQUEEB	“William Haggas has enjoyed a fantastic past month, with a high strike rate as seven well backed winners hammered the bookmakers in the last fortnight. His stayer ran really well in defeat on his seasonal reappearance at Newmarket in May, and has had valid excuses for two lesser efforts at York and Royal Ascot since. He should relish this increased stamina test at two miles for the first time, and remains with upside in handicaps after just eight career starts on the turf so far.
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2:40	Market Rasen	NIBRAS GOLD	David Pipe has maintained a solid win rate throughout the summer jumps season, and his consistent handicapper should relish this test of speed at Market Rasen on Saturday. He has won 2 from 11 over hurdles in his career so far, best on decent ground, and comes into this valuable prize on the back of two cracking runs over fences.
3:00	Newbury	REGIONAL	Ed Bethell’s classy sprinter missed the July Cup at Newmarket last Saturday with the ground expected to be too soft for him, and he will appreciate the decent underfoot conditions likely at Newbury on Saturday. He has run two cracking races in defeat at The Curragh and Royal Ascot already this season, and his blistering early pace should make him extremely hard to pass under Callum Rodrigues in this valuable Group 3 prize.
3:15	Market Rasen	BOOMBAWN	“Dan Skelton’s smooth traveller is far less exposed than most of these rivals after just three starts so far over fences, and the strongly run race on drying ground is expected to play to his strengths under a patient ride from Harry Skelton.
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3:35	Newbury	MYTHICAL COMPOSER	Clive Cox has his team in blistering form at the moment with 7 winners in the last fortnight at a 32pc strike rate, and his progressive juvenile can handle a jump up in class here under Rossa Ryan. He has improved run to run in three career starts so far, pulling hard but quickening clear in style at Bath last time out, and remains with plenty of scope to improve as he becomes more tractable in the early stages of his races.