ITV Racing Tips: Saturday Each-Way Double for Newbury & Newmarket

The Listed BetVictor Carnarvon Stakes will kick off the card on Lockinge Day at Newbury and while Noble Style has obvious claims back down in grade after finishing sixth in th 2000 Guineas, he is unceremoniously much too short in the betting, so can be taken on for that reason alone. 

Instead, I much prefer to back the outsider or the party, ROUSING ENCORE (best price 28/1) who has been priced up by firms as if he has been written off, and that certainly isn’t the case. After assessing this race multiple times, I just really like the claims of Richard Fahey’s three-year-old, who is wildly overpriced at the forecast odds and could cause a “surprise” as the bookmakers rule it, 

Following a good third on debut at Leicester, he won at Beverley and then followed up at Pontefract before he turned up in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, finishing sixth of 17. He did well to finish as close as he did too, considering he raced keenly, and that form has a nice look to it, as the first four home have all boosted the form since.  

However, his standout piece of form, which makes him a player in this, was when he came second over course-and-distance in the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes when a three-length second to Sakheer. In that race, he split Roger Varian’s duo, which included Charyn and neither of them disgraced themselves in the 2000 Guineas when last seen. 

In fact, Sakheer was only a place behind Noble Style in the 2000 Guineas, so Rousing Encore is matched a lot closer to the favourite here the bookmakers indicate here. His comeback run in the Group 3 Commonwealth Cup Trial should have also blown away the cobwebs, where he fared pretty well in fifth. 

In which he had Desert Cop back in seventh, yet the latter is nearly half the odds of the selection, which is an insult. He is the only runner with course form, will step forward from his return and connections have booked the services of Tom Marquand to ride. 

He is rated only two pounds lower than second-favourite Shaquille, who’s form looks a lot weaker. The absence of Lady Hamana has restricted each-way players from a top-three finish to top-two but that still doesn’t diminish the interest I have for this very underrated sprinter, who has the ability and form to easily outrun market expectations. 

The big race of the day is the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes and the price about MY PROSPERO (best price 11/2) is really appealing from an each-way point of view, as he makes his return following a career-best third in the Champion Stakes when last spotted. 

He is a battle-hardened colt, who won over course-and-distance on his return last year and improved as the season went on. His third in the St James's Palace Stakes is also a good piece of form, while his win in France has been advertised by the second, who was last seen running well to finish third in the Dubai Sheema Classic. 

This distance is probably short of his best but he goes well fresh, has won at the course, is the joint highest-rated in the field and probably has even more to come this term. He has to concede fitness to Modern Games but he has to be the solid each-way play with four places widely on offer and a good chance of making a successful reappearance given his reliability and class. 

In the Oaks Farm Stables Fillies' Stakes, I find it hard to see past YIBIR (best price 13/8) who would need to underperform by some stretch to not collect this pot on his seasonal reappearance for the boys in blue.

He is clear of these on ratings being officially rated 118 and signed off last season with Group 2 success Princess of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket. He was marginally denied by Shahryar in the Group 1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic on last season’s return, yet connections have deliberately bypassed that race in favour of this one which speaks volumes. 

All of his best form has come on ground that is either good or good to firm but he should be fine on good to soft and the form of his Group 1 win in the 2021 Longines Breeders' Cup Turf is strong form.

He should get a nice pace to aim at with Charlie Appleby also supplementing Kemari, who is going to be the pacesetter, and William Buick has stuck with the former. I think his mount will take the world of beating. He is undoubtedly the best horse in the race. 

The Aspall Suffolk Draught Cyder Handicap, which is also shown on ITV4, has a really competitive look to it but EXPERT AGENT (best price 11/2) has come of age since a gelding operation, winning three on the bounce and has more to come now his attention is reverted to the turf after a great spell on the all-weather. 

This progressive three-year-old won a shade more comfortably than the margin suggested at Lingfield last-time-out and even though he is four pounds higher for this race, he appeals as the type of horse who remains ahead of the handicapper now that everything has clicked for this stable. 

His first three starts on the turf didn’t set the pulse racing but he has improved enormously since and his winning sequence could be extended here with the stiff finish likely to bring his late dash into the equation. He also meets Revenite on much better terms than when the pair clashed at Ascot back in September. Four places widely on offer. 

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS (best price 8/1) also warrants an each-way interest, who is a really consistent horse from the Kevin Ryan team and concluded last season with an excellent third in the Two-Year-Old Trophy at Redcar. 

He reappeared with a good second over course-and-distance on his return on guineas weekend, which is a good piece of form from a handicapping perspective, as the winner was scoring off 94. His head second to Shouldvebeenaring off level weights also makes him a key contender, given the winner has since won a Listed race. 

The form of his third in that big race at Redcar could hardly have worked out any better as well, as the second Holguin finished runner-up in both starts this year, including when narrowly denied in a Listed event when last seen, while the winner Cold Case, won the Group 3 Commonwealth Cup Trial on his return. 

He is drawn well in 7 and has only gone up a pound for his return second, so he is entitled to be fitter and his trainer is in excellent form. With most firms paying four places, and the course form tucked into his inventory, he rates a solid each-way bet at the odds. 

The London Gold Cup is a tough race to solve but Roger Varian has a good record in the race and maybe EXOPLANET (best price 5/1) will give the Military Order form a boost by producing a career-best performance having chased home the Derby favourite when last seen. 

This son of Sea The Stars won on debut here last year and while he was down the field in a Group 3 next time, he bounced back to run well behind Military Order when last seen over course-and-distance. That did come on softer ground but he has more to come and has been aimed at this race since.

He will have come on plenty for that encouraging return to action and Jack Mitchell is here to ride him. With five places generally available, he has to be high on the shortlist with the potential to raise his game in this race. 

HAVE SECRET (best price 16/1) is a rapid-improver though, who relished the step up to this distance when powering clear at Nottingham last-time-out. The way he put daylight between himself and the remainder was visually impressive.

Even though he is eight pounds higher on his reappearance, he surely has plenty more to come this season. He is drawn well in stall 2 and Andrea Atzeni has a good record in the race as well. He could be a fair each-way shout at juicy odds with five places widely available.