Horse Racing Tips: Sam Turner's best bets on Saturday including 9/1 Carlisle pick

Carlisle, 13.30 - Back Rogue Millions each-way @ 9/110.00

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.

Chester, 15.30 - Back Brighton Boy each-way @ 8/19.00

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.  

Chester, 16.38 - Back Home Hero @ SP

There is a fair bit of guesswork in fancying Home Hero, but joining the dots together suggests the son of El Kabeir could make an impact on this handicap from a seemingly workable mark of 72.

As a full-brother to Masekela, a one-time 100-plus rated middle distance handicapper for Andrew Balding and a half-brother to the Group placed Asoof (10f), the selection should really appreciate this step up to ten furlongs, having run three times over a mile as a juvenile to earn his rating.

Gelded since we last saw him, Home Hero was a shade unfortunate not to finish placed on his final start last term at Haydock where he met trouble in running and it could be notable that Jason Hart is keen to maintain the association as he presumably would have been offered the ride on Newmarket scorer Sharp Romance who he rode to finish runner-up on her Ayr debut last summer.

Home Hero is no good thing on his reappearance in a tricky handicap, but there is a good chance he will prove a lot better than we've seen to date and therefore could be worth risking to modest stakes.

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