Steve Ryder shares his best bets for Saturday's racing action at Newmarket and York.
1:15 NewmarketSee All Odds
TIP 1: HUMIDITY - 1pt
Best odds of 3/1 at bet365 while publishing.
Three-year-olds have won four of the five previous renewals and the sole representative for the classic generation this year is HUMIDITY (best priced at 3/1) who gets the handy 4lb weight-for-age allowance. It is noteworthy that James Doyle has chosen to ride him over Haatem who won a Group 3 in America last time despite now returning from 378 days off the track having been gelded during that time.
Humidity is top rated in this field with an official mark of 111 which was achieved last season in the Royal Lodge Stakes at this track when only beaten a length by future three-time Group 1 winner Bow Echo. He looks the one to beat on his return.
2:05 YorkSee All Odds
TIP 2: WATER TO WINE - 0.5pt EW
Best odds of 15/2 at William Hill while publishing.
The John & Thady Gosden trained WATER TO WINE (best priced at 15/2) was well fancied for the Derby at the start of his career and he now returns from a 113-day break and drops in grade. The three-year-old was an impressive 4 ¼ length winner of a Newbury maiden before justifying short odds at Kempton on his next start.
Water To Wine could only finish 3 rd at Royal Ascot but has since been gelded and is now dropped in trip to 1m2f and fitted with first-time cheekpieces. He makes his handicap debut off a mark of 104 and despite a wide draw, he can win this before stepping back up in class.
