Friday ITV racing tips: Best free bets for Newmarket and Goodwood on May 2

It's day 1 of the Guineas Festival at Newmarket, and while the feature races are saved for Saturday and Sunday we still have a cracking televised weekend warm-up card including the Listed King Charles Stakes (1420) and the Grade 2 Jockey Club Stakes (1605).

ITV are also showing three contests from Goodwood's first meeting of the new season.

Let's begin with a quick run through of our tips, with the reasons why we've picked them further down the page.

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(Please be aware selections could become non-runners after article's latest update)

Friday ITV tips:

14:20 (Newmarket) Cosmic Year

14:35 (Goodwood) Shagraan

14:55 (Newmarket) Brave Mission

15:10 (Goodwood) Scenic

15:30 (Newmarket) Fifty Nifty

15:45 (Goodwood) Waleefy

16:05 (Newmarket) Silver Knott

14:20 (Newmarket) Cosmic Year

The King Charles II Stakes revolves around talented and unbeaten Cosmic Year.

The Harry Charlton colt looked good winning at Kempton (7f) second time out last month and could take some stopping.

Charlie Appleby trains Symbol Of Honour who holds some very solid form claims and commands respect on the back of a smooth success at Meydan last time.

Pellitory beat a good performer over course and distance fifteen days ago. Holds major claims revisiting this venue, while Diego Ventura also needs to be included.

14:35 (Goodwood) Shagraan

Shagraan makes seasonal reappearance in the Racehorse Ownership From 25 At Racingclub.Com Handicap.

Michael Appleby's four-year-old was last seen finishing ninth in the Portland Heritage Handicap at Doncaster in September.

Won over course and distance at the Goodwood Festival last year and will be a leading contender here.

Toca Madera placed 1L second returning to racing at Newmarket. Lost to Shagraan including when tackling track and trip here in August. May reverse form.

Rhythm N Hooves makes first turf start this season. Finished 0.75L runner-up at Southwell. Could go one better.

Tatterstall looks interesting on first start this prep after scoring attempting the journey here two starts back.

14:55 (Newmarket) Brave Mission

There could be more to come from top weight Brave Mission. Trained by Ralph Beckett and steps up to 1m in the Betfred 'The Classic Bookmaker' Handicap.

May improve on his Kempton success in September with Rossa Ryan in the sadddle.

The Charlie Appleby-trained Spectacular View did little wrong when second under a penalty at Kempton in December and cannot be ignored delivering handicap debut following five months off.

Impressive Kempton winner Dante's Lad could provide a bold bid revisiting turf off 5lb higher, while Best Rate also makes for each-way appeal.

15:10 (Goodwood) Scenic

Scenic drops markedly in grade for the Ebf Daisy Warwick Fillies' Stakes after finishing fourth attempting the G2 Park Hill Fillies Stakes at Doncaster in September.

Secured a 3.75L win in the Listed Galtres Stakes at York and will be a leading contender for trainer Ed Walker.

Panthera is another dropping in standard following a ninth in the G1 Grosser Preis von Bayern at Munich last November and will be a danger.

Molten Rock finished fourth contesting the Listed Prix Casimir Delamarre at Longchamp and has potential.

Allonsy failed to land a fifth consecutive victory when 2.5L runner-up in the Listed Noel Murless Stakes at Ascot. Can return to winning ways.

15:30 (Newmarket) Fifty Nifty

Fifty Nifty looks the horse to beat here after being denied a neck over course and distance sixteen days ago.

Trained by Tom Clover and can go one better off a 2lb higher mark in the Betfred 'Nifty 50' Handicap.

Danger may come from Alzahir who won at Thirsk tackling the trip before finishing a good fourth at Musselburgh earlier this month.

Booking Ryan Moore looks significant for Local Hero after his second-place finish behind a decent performer at Kempton last time.

Each-way claims go the way of Miss Information.

15:45 (Goodwood) Waleefy

William Haggas' Waleefy brings two wins and three placed efforts from past five starts including placing third attempting a classified stakes event at Ascot in September.

Knebworth finished fifth at Doncaster delivering initial turf outing this year.

Adopts blinkers which may provide extra improvement in the Elston Supports Uk Financial Advisers Handicap.

Spring Bloom finished sixth at Newmarket making seasonal reappearance and needs to find more, while Capote's Dream returns to turf following a fourth at Kempton 17 days ago.

16:05 (Newmarket) Silver Knott

Previous course winner Silver Knott maintains best form and could take some beating in the Jockey Club Stakes if in the same condition as when successful attempting the G2 Dubai City Of Gold in March.

Runner-up in the G1 Epsom Derby last year Ambiente Friendly raced too freely when fourth in the G3 Earl of Sefton Stakes here on reappearance. Would be a major danger if building on that.

Bellum Justum disappointed in the 1m4f G3 John Porter Stakes at Newbury. Hard to ignore adopting first-time cheekpieces.

Winning that day Divina Grace cannot be dismissed up in class.

You can place a bet on all these races with Betway here.

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