Saturday Racing Tips: Timeform's three to back including a strong Dewhurst fancy on Future Champions Day

14:10, Chepstow - Swinton Hurdle fifth Made U Blush to make winning return

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Made U Blush

• J: Harry Skelton
• T: Dan Skelton
• F: 3112-5

• SBK 10/3
• EXC 4.2

Having landed the Scottish Triumph Hurdle at Musselburgh in January, Timeform 'Horse In Focus' Made U Blush twice shaped well in handicaps thereafter, latterly when doing best of those from off the pace when a staying-on fifth in the Swinton at Haydock in the spring.

Given her shrewd stable, this has likely been her target since, and with a tongue-tie on for the first time, she can exploit a handy-looking BHA mark of 121 with the prospect of more to come this season.

15:00, Newmarket - Desert Castle to maintain unbeaten record

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Desert Castle

• J: William Buick
• T: Charlie Appleby
• F: 11

• SBK 8/13
• EXC 1.75

Having impressed when scoring on debut, Desert Castle took the rise in class in his stride and looked a high-class colt in the making when impressively following up in the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster four weeks ago.  

The Frankel colt, who is an imposing, grand-looking sort, produced another fine display having slightly missed the break, as he cruised into contention over two furlongs out and soon quickened three lengths clear of Sergei Diaghilev who could frank the form in the preceding Autumn Stakes.

Open to further improvement, the Godolphin runner shades preference over Darkness Falls who is similarly improving at a rate of knots and already has a comfortable success at Group 1 level to his name.

16:10, Southwell- 'Sectional' flag horse Dumfries to score

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Dumfries

• J: James Sullivan
• T: Ruth Carr
• F: 56-554432

• SBK 11/2
• EXC 6.4

Dumfries has been shaping up well for a while now, and this could be the day where he puts it all together.

The Ruth Carr-trained six-year-old picked up the Timeform 'Sectional' flag at Wolverhampton last month, going like the clear pick of the weights and denied the win only by how things developed as he finished with a flourish but just failed to make up the leeway on the prominently-ridden winner.

Although back up 1 lb, he's still 3 lb below his most recent win in August 2025 and should have the race run to suit with Lightning Galaxy likely to set a strong tempo.

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