ITV Racing Saturday tips: Newsboy's five best bets including Popmaster in Ayr Gold Cup

Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Saturday's meetings at Newmarket, Redcar, Fontwell, Wolverhampton and Ascot. ROBIN GOODFELLOW 1.30 Madame Ambassador (nb) 2.05 Zoulu Chief 2.40 Divina Grace 3.15 Heredia 3.50 Sisyphean 4.25 Placo 5.00 Vermilion GIMCRACK 1.30 Whispering Words 2.05 Zoulu Chief (nap) 2.40 Long Ago 3.15…

INSPIRAL can give retiring Frankie Dettori a final victory in the Virgin Sun Chariot Stakes (British Champions Series) (Fillies & Mares) (3.15pm) at Newmarket on Saturday afternoon. Having been disappointed in bidding to land a final victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and at ParisLonghcamp last weekend he can grab just a second victory in the…

The Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup, Scotland's most famous and richest flat race run, is amongst the highlights of ITV Racing's coverage on Saturday. The broadcaster also has its cameras at Newbury, where the Group-2 Mill Reef Stakes could throw up a star of the future. It is difficult to get enthusiastic about any specific horse in Ayr's two 25-runner…

Our tipster Newsboy gives his verdict on five of the races shown live on the channel, including the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup. Mister Sketch, an juvenile sprinter trained by Eve Johnson Houghton, is among his Newbury selections Ascot Adventure (red cap) won the Virgin Bet Bronze Cup at Ayr's big Flat meeting on Friday HISTORY beckons for SUMMERGHAND…

JUAN LES PINS can win the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (3.35pm) at Ayr on Saturday afternoon. While at Newbury Michael Bell's RED ZONE HERO can take the Group Two Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (3.15pm). Mick Appleby's six-year-old has run some fine races in top sprints this summer and can land a well-deserved success in…

The ITV cameras will be showing five races from Ayr on Saturday afternoon, including the feature Ayr Gold Cup (1535), and four from Newbury with the Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes (1515) the highlight. We will start off with a quick run through our tips, with the reasons why we've picked them further down the page. Planet Sport race centre which will…

Andy Stephens shares his best bet for the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup and also has fancies at Newmarket and Newbury. Northern Express was my main ante-post selection for the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup and nothing has shaken my confidence in him ahead of Saturday's feature. He's been in fabulous form in competitive handicaps over longer trips all season…

This Friday and Saturday sees Newbury Racecourse host the Dubai Duty Free International weekend featuring a plethora of top-class horse racing. There's the Listed Dubai Duty Free Cup, Group 3 Dubai International Airport World Trophy Stakes and Group 2 The Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes, and talkSPORT can take you through with tips and info on all…

LA YAKEL and'Magic Man' João Moreira are the combination to follow in the Dubai Duty Free Shergar Cup Challenge (2.45) at Ascot today. The Brazilian legend skippers the Rest of the World team at the international jockeys' challenge - and has an excellent chance of hitting the bullseye aboard the William Haggas-saddled son of Time Test. La Yakel…

David Egan saddled four winners in a row, including the feature Mill Reef Stakes, at Newbury Racecourse as racing returned to the track for the first time since the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Three of those four winners came for Newmarket's Roger Varian, who completed an incredible 34838/1 across-the-cards seven-timer six days after he landed the…

For the second Saturday in a row, the afternoon belonged to Roger Varian who for the first time in his training career sent out seven winners on the same day. Needless to say, that remains a very elusive achievement, albeit one that has become more readily attainable in recent years as the fixture list and number of eight-race cards has continued…

It all kicked off with the newcomer Exoplanet who was well-backed into 5/2 favouritism ahead of a winning debut at Newbury and things just got better from there on in for the Newmarket handler. Royal Champion bolted up by five-and-a-half lengths in the Listed Doonside Cup at Ayr before Al Husn delivered at the trainer's home track under Dane…

Roger Varian's Sakheer made light work of his six rivals in the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury on Saturday, travelling beautifully and sprinting clear in the style of a high-class colt. As short as 7/1 for the QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket next May, he has announced himself as a Classic prospect and there is no doubt he looks an…

channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage This Saturday, 17 September, the horse racing NAP of the Day, according to SportsLens experts, is SAKHEER. He contests the Group Two Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury (2:50) - one of the feature races on the day. The Roger Varian 2 year-old looks an exciting prospect and appeals at…

MR WAGYU is fancied to hand trainer John Quinn another big sprint success by beating 24 rivals for the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup (3.40). Quinn has garnered his fair share of headlines this summer, thanks to the exploits of three-time Group 1 winner Highfield Princess. Mr Wagyu operates at a lower level to his illustrious stablemate - but there are…

It's Ayr Gold Cup Day in Scotland (Ayr racecourse) this Saturday, while the ITV cameras are also heading to Newbury for their Dubai Duty Free Day - We've 9 LIVE races in total and we've got it all covered with all the key trends for each race. Did you know? 16 of the last 21 Ayr Gold Cup winners FAILED to win their last race, while 12 of the last…

Busy day of racing on Saturday as ITV cram in three Group 3 races, a Group 2 and of course the Ayr Gold Cup (1540). Here's a quick snapshot of Planet Sport's hot tips, with a bit of extra detail on our highlighted horses below that. You can follow all the latest racecards and results using our live centres at Ayr and Newbury. Selections: 13:20…

Bielsa: aiming for back-to-back Ayr Gold Cup wins Bielsa and Kevin Stott will bid to become the first back-to-back winners of the Virgin Bet Ayr Gold Cup Handicap (3.40) after the defending champion was declared for Scotland's most valuable race. The seven-year-old is yet to score since winning the £150000 handicap last year and will face a full…

Gaassee is Newsboy's tip for the big race of the day, the Sky Bet Ebor. It is a typically competitive renewal, with plenty of Irish-trained runners including Earl Of Tyrone and late gamble Licence William Haggas (right) trained superstar Baaeed (pictured at Goodwood) to win at York earlier in the week - and Newsboy hopes he can add this year's Ebor…

Ahead of his horse Nipper Reed going for a treble in handicap hurdles in 1998, trainer Rod Simpson was asked if the gelding was doing well after his latest win. impson replied: "He's eaten up well - but then my girlfriend left me this week, and I'm still eating." Nipper Reed finished fifth of the 10 runners in his treble attempt, and I suppose the…

Perfect Power is expected to race into contention for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. The ante-post betting market is headed by the Charlie Appleby-trained Native Trail Newbury Racecourse hosts a competitive card PERFECT POWER is fancied to book his place in the 2000 Guineas line-up with victory in the Group 3 Greenham Stakes (3.00) at Newbury. The…

Richard Kingscote: gets the plum ride back on board Great Ambassador in the Ayr Gold Cup Richard Kingscote will be reunited with Great Ambassador in the Ayr Gold Cup (3.40) after the ante-post favourite was confirmed in a full field of 25 runners for Saturday's feature race. The son of Exceed And Excel has been in flying form since moving to Ed…

Fivethousandtoone is 9-4 favourite with Coral to give trainer Andrew Balding his first win in the feature Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury on Saturday. Balding has yet to win the race named after the brilliant 1971 Derby and Arc winner trained by his father Ian. Fivethousandtoone, who was an effortless winner at Newcastle on his last…