Architect Tips has four selections for Saturday at Newbury.
12:40 Newbury
TWINJETS ran a huge race when second to Masaccio here last time out and should have more to come. The winner ran well to finish runner-up in a Grade 2 race last time out, so this seven-year-old lost little in defeat when conceding 5lb to Alan King’s charge.
Returning to this longer trip, with conditions to suit, I expect Harry Cobden to make more use of him, and he should be difficult to beat. I cannot see him out of the frame.
13:54 Newbury
INTHEWATERSIDE has an excellent record when fresh, which reads two wins from two starts, and was last seen finishing an excellent third at Aintree.
He returns off only a 3lb higher mark and should have plenty more to offer. His form is stacking up well, and his team could hardly be in better form, so he’s worth an interest on his return to action.
14:25 Newbury
QUEENS GAMBLE has won all three of her starts over timber, and the drying ground will firmly be in her favour. An opening mark of 130 is lenient, and Harry Derham has had this race as a target for quite some time.
Her only disappointment was when finishing midfield in last year’s Champion Bumper when the ground was too soft for her; otherwise, her form on better ground reads five wins from six starts. I think she has a massive chance on her seasonal reappearance.
15:00 Newbury
Dan and Harry Skelton know what it takes to win this contest, and they team up with GALIA DES LITEAUX, who shaped nicely on her return at Carlisle and will improve a lot here.
A mark of 144 is within range given she’s only 2lb higher than when narrowly denied in last season’s Classic Chase at Warwick over a longer distance. She’s a Graded/Listed winner in this sphere, and her good jumping and the way she can travel in a race will suit her well.
She’s an extremely consistent mare, and this isn’t a deep renewal compared to previous years, so I can see her having a major say in the outcome and would be disappointed if she can’t fill the frame, at the very least.
