Saturday Racing Cheat Sheet: Best bets for ITV Racing at Carlisle, Beverley and Chester

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Tips Summary

Please Note: Prices quoted in table below were correct at time of each writer/tipster's column being published on Betting.Betfair.

Race	Tipster	Tip/Runner	Odds
13:30 Carlisle	Sam Turner	Rogue Millions E/W	9/110.00
13:45 Beverley	Mark Milligan	Urban Glimpse	2/13.00
14:00 Carlisle	Katie Midwinter	Rousing Encore E/W	9/110.00
14:33 Carlisle	Katie Midwinter	Celandine	4/15.00
14:48 Beverley	Timeform Verdict	Matteo	11/43.75
15:30 Chester	Sam Turner	Brighton Boy E/W	8/19.00
15:45 Carlisle	Alan Dudman	Princling	3/14.00

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Saturday horse racing tips and insight

13:30, Carlisle - Sam Turner: Millions to go Rogue in opener

Opportunity, well-supported in the ante-post markets for this race, was always likely to attract supporters given his eyecatching Ascot return and rates the horse to beat given his potential and connections.

The Frankel gelding remains very feasibly handicapped on a mark of 92 and his savvy handler will no doubt be eyeing a prospective Royal Ascot outing or a tilt at the Northumberland Plate should events go to plan here.

However, at odds of around [7/4] I'm happy to let him run and possibly win, especially as the unexposed Rogue Millions makes some appeal on his first start for the excellent Ed Bethell following a stable switch from James Owen.

The son of Dubawi won twice for his former handler, including over course and distance last June on easy ground when he made a mockery of a seemingly tightly-knit handicap to score by four lengths under today's rider.

The selection was then plunged into Listed company at Hamilton before unsuccessfully contesting an Ascot handicap in September as his form tapered off following a lengthy year in training.

Reportedly the type to make a better four-year-old, Rogue Millions should appreciate a return to Carlisle and the only slight reservation about his chance is fast ground as he would ideally love a thunderstorm or two to materialise given his preference for an easier surface.

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13:45, Beverley - Mark Milligan: Urban to go to town on rivals

The pair of two-year-old races at Beverley could well provide plenty of Royal Ascot clues, but they don't appeal as betting mediums and I'd much rather concentrate on the opening handicap, where Andrew Balding's Urban Glimpse will take all the beating.

A lightly-raced four-year-old, the selection ran with credit all three times in handicaps last season and those were stronger affairs than he gets to race in here.

The final race of his campaign looks a notably strong piece of form in the context of this event, with the winner King's Charter now boasting a Timeform rating of 114 having performed with credit in good handicaps out in Meydan over the winter.

Urban Glimpse should appreciate dropping into the calmer waters of 0-85 company having looked pretty rusty on his comeback in a 0-100 contest at Goodwood last time, while the trainer's strong record at this track only adds to the appeal (40% strike-rate in the last five years).

Unfortunately, the selection has shortened appreciably in the time it's taken me to type this column out, but I think his current Betfair Sportsbook price of 2/13.00 is just about acceptable.

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14:00, Carlisle - Katie Midwinter: Encore can finish best

Ruth Carr-trained Rousing Encore didn't run his usual race at York when last seen, but excuses can be made for the disappointing effort and he's good enough to bounce back from a 1lb lower mark here. He's 4lb higher than his latest success, when winning at Ayr in September, but has gone close from his current mark since then, when narrowly denied in a higher class Doncaster handicap at the end of his previous campaign.

The six-year-old is generally consistent and began this season well with a second-placed effort at Newcastle. He emerged with credit from a competitive Newmarket handicap in his subsequent run, and could be worth keeping the faith in under James Sullivan, as he's usually a reliable type, who can often outrun his odds, and is on a mark from which he can pose a threat with a favourable trip.

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14:33, Carlisle - Katie Midwinter: More to come from Celandine

In this Listed sprint, Ed Walker-trained Celandine is an interesting contender under Kieran Shoemark. She could take a significant step forward for her return to action at Newmarket, and has the credentials to make her presence felt in this field having landed Group Two honours over a subsequent Commonwealth Cup winner previously when landing the Lowther Stakes as a juvenile.

Last year, the daughter of Kingman placed at Group Three level before being narrowly denied by course specialist Roman Dragon at Chester, and was far from disgraced despite being unable to pose a threat in the Nunthorpe at York.

There could still be more to come from Celandine, who is yet to be fully exposed in twelve starts. She's a promising sprinter and may be good enough to put in a bold bid in this field.

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14:48, Beverley - Timeform Verdict: Back Matteo to score

Matteo is bred to be precocious and handed a decisive beating to a next-time-out winner here on debut. He gets the verdict over Arapaho Gold and Clash of Hearts in what should prove a really informative heat.

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15:30, Chester - Sam Turner: Eye-catcher in for a Bright day

Brighton Boy was shrewdly snapped up by Tim Easterby for 20,000gns at the 2025 Tattersalls Autumn sale and wasted little time repaying the faith by landing a nice prize at Thirsk earlier this month.

The grey son of Gregorian served notice he might be capable of bagging a race of that nature on his previous start when catching the eye from a tough draw at today's venue during the May meeting.

Parked three wide from gate 12 for much of that Class 2 affair won by Supido, who exploited box two and a rail run in good fashion, Brighton Boy chased a strong gallop and was in the front rank until the final furlong when his exertions unsurpringly told.

That outing put him cherry ripe for Thirsk where he duly took advantage, again leaving the impression that there is more under the tank than he often reveals.

For now, the cheekpieces that were utilised under Andrew Balding's time training the selection have been left off and it's worth noting that both Partisan Hero (7th home) and Belarchi (9th) have joined Brighton Boy on the winner's podium since their runs in that well-contested event landed by Supido.

Brighton Boy has three-and-a-half lengths to make up on his old adversary, who has again fared well in the draw stakes, but I'm optimistic he can at least narrow the gap and is worth an each-way wager with four places on offer.  

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15:45, Carlisle - Alan Dudman: Son of Kingman can strike

William Haggas is often called the best 'target trainer' around, an exemplar of plotting the right race from a good mark, and Princling looks off a rating he can do some damage from at 87 for a handicap debut.

A small little win came at Wetherby, a track which never has a good race, and it was no more than a prep at odds of 1/4.

He didn't race in totally tractable fashion that day in Yorkshire, like a typical Frankel, he was headstrong and eager to race on with Tom Marquand trying to keep a lid on the exuberance, but when asked for an effort under pressure, he responded well and ran a pretty startling penultimate furlong at 10.85 seconds, by some distance the quickest in the field at that point.

Coming from a steady pace and finishing speed of 112% means he didn't do it on the bridle, but he acted on good to firm that day and a strongly run 1m at a stiff track could well draw about a big run here.

As a novice last year he finished second to Yazin at Newmarket, and while Yazin flopped recently, he was holding a Group 1 St James Palace Stakes entry before his poor in the Heron on Thursday at Sandown.

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