Saturday ITV Racing Tips: Best bets for Chester, Sandown and Beverley

Saturday's highlights are the Beverley Bullet Sprint (1440) and the Group 3 Atalanta Stakes (1425), plus six other intriguing contests for the TV cameras to feast upon.

We will start off with a quick run through 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 first publication)

 

Saturday's selections:

13:35 (Chester) Lord Bertie

13:50 (Sandown) Tough Enough

14:05 (Beverley) Aimeric

14:25 (Sandown) Midnight Mile

14:40 (Beverley) Kerdos

15:00 (Sandown) Educator

15:20 (Chester) Military Order

15:38 (Sandown) Starlore

 

13:35 (Chester) Lord Bertie

Plenty of course specialists to consider but it could be they prove no match for the unexposed Lord Bertie who is a William Haggas trained three-year-old.

Resumed from a lengthy absence winning a Thirsk maiden four weeks ago and this opening mark might not prevent him from following up on handicap debut.

Revich produced a good fourth in a competitive 1m handicap at Sandown two starts back and warrants thought as a four-time course winner.

Top-weight Boardman is considered racing off only 3lbs higher than when scoring tackling track and trip in May.

Positive Impact also holds chances.

 

13:50 (Sandown) Tough Enough

Tough Enough has won three times in the past four outings and justifies favouritism scoring by half a lenght over course and distance.He remains competitive off this current mark while jockey Rossa Ryan is in good form.

Amber Island has been on a break since winning at Leicester the start of June, and can go well fresh with proven form attempting this journey.

Final Watch followed up a neck win on the July course at Newmarket with a disappointing run in the same conditions. Switching to a different track could see a return to form.

Indemnify carries top weight and holds each-way claims following a fourth tackling a longer trip at this venue.

 

14:05 (Beverley) Aimeric

A chance is taken on Aimeric despite a disappointing effort at Newmarket last time.

Shaped well when eighth in a competitive Royal Ascot handicap during June and with a record of two from three tackling this trip could easily bounce back for a stable going great guns.

Dancing In Paris arrives in good condition and will likely be in the mix if in the same form as when runner-up over 1 ¼m at Chepstow last time.

The consistent Perfect Play could have more to offer stepping up to 1 ½m for the first time.

Windsor third Fulfilled cannot be ruled out with that form solid for the grade.

 

14:25 (Sandown) Midnight Mile

Midnight Mile was outstayed at Haydock recently and she now moves back to a mile in the Virgin Bet Atalanta Stakes.

Winner of the Oh So Sharp Stakes and a fine fourth at the Breeders’ Cup as a juvenile, Midnight Mile could not build an initial fourth in the Musidora when tried over 12 furlongs in the Ribblesdale, but looked to have found her niche back at 10 furlongs when winning a York Listed heat.

However, Al Aasy was just much too strong in the Rose of Lancaster Stakes, with Midnight Mile dropping to third inside the final furlong, eventually coming home three lengths adrift.

Richard Fahey’s charge could yet have untapped potential in a strongly-run mile affair.

 

14:40 (Beverley) Kerdos

The Listed William Hill Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes is the highlight on the Westwood and trainer Clive Cox can claim the prize for a third successive year.

While the admirable Tis Marvellous shoots for a hat-trick, preference his for his stablemate Kerdos.

He found the King George at Goodwood beyond his capabilities but a repeat of his fifth would be more than good enough here.

 

 

15:00 (Sandown) Educator

Educator was not disgraced at York last week and could put up another good showing in the Virgin Bet Handicap.

Beaten just over five lengths in seventh by the well-supported Marhaba The Champ on the Knavesmire, Educator could perhaps benefit from this slightly less competitive heat as well as a switch down in trip to 10 furlongs.

 

15:20 (Chester) Military Order

Derby disappointment Military Order tries to get his campaign back on track in the CAA Stellar Chester Stakes.

Winner of the Lingfield Derby Trial on his penultimate run, Charlie Appleby’s charge was among the leading fancies at Epsom but came home last of the 14 runners, beaten 24 lengths by Auguste Rodin as he hardly appeared to relish the famous descent to the finish.

Military Order is prominent enough in the St Leger betting at this point and given his rating of 110 puts him well ahead of these rivals, it would be disappointing if he could not make an impact stepped up to 14 furlongs.

 

15:38 (Sandown) Starlore

Sir Michael Stoute has sent out only one juvenile winner so far this term, but Starlore can double both their tallies in the Virgin Bet Solario Stakes.

The Kingman colt won on his debut over this same seven furlongs back in July, when he made pretty hard work of it by hanging in the closing stages and idling in front to eventually hold on by a nose from Maximum Dividend.

Starlore looked very inexperienced that day, so it is probably best not to read too much into that and instead focus on the fact the third-placed Arabian Crown has since won a Listed race while the fifth, Devil’s Point, hacked up on his only start since.

Stoute’s team have hardly been firing on all cylinders of late, but Starlore looked a classy type who could could give the Freemason Lodge team a nice boost in this Group Three affair.