Newmarket Placepot predictions: expert picks for Saturday October 8

It's day two of the Dubai Future Champions Festival at Newmarket. There are six Placepot races, including the leading two-year-old contest at 3.00 pm.

New customers can place their first £5 bet on a Placepot and get £20 in free bets.

Flying Honours won two races at Newmarket before the Royal Lodge Stakes. He was beaten by less than a length in that race. Flying Honour is the one they all must beat in the Group 3 Zetland Stake.

Epictetus won his debut race on his first start. Charlie Appleby's Lope De Vega colt, Silver Knott, won at this level when he landed the Solario Stakes at Sandown back in August.

Nostrum won over the Dewhurst course and distance in the Tattersalls Stakes. Nostrum is the son of Kingman and trained by Sir Michael Stoute.

Ahorsewithnoname is bidding to complete a hat-trick of wins at Cesarewitch. Willie Mullins has won the race in three of the previous four years. Gibraltar sneaked in at the bottom of weights.

William Buick will ride Desert Order over Modern Dancer in the Newmarket nursery race at 4.15. Charlie Appleby and Godolphin have two runners in this nursery.

Newmarket Placepot predictions are expert picks for Saturday October 8. Selections are No 1 Desert Order, No 5 Modern Dancer.

Gale Force Maya has been successful five times this season. Roger Varian’s filly is the pick of the three-year-olds in this race.

Newmarket Placepot predictions for Saturday October 8: Gale Force Maya, No 14 Manaafith.