A total of eight race meetings are scheduled across Britain and Ireland on Saturday, including at Newbury, Newmarket and Navan.
We’re set to be treated to another cracking weekend of horse racing action and there is Flat and National Hunt fixtures on offer, which means there is something for everyone. There are eight fixtures across Britain and Ireland in total and the best racing comes from Newbury, Newmarket and Navan.
Newbury’s highlight is the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes, for which a field of 10 has been declared, and there should be some form pointers on offer for Royal Ascot’s Queen Anne Stakes next month. We have four strong fancies at Newbury to combine in a Lucky 15 and Aidan O’Brien is well set to land the big one.
Below are our four horse racing betting tips for the day’s action.
Saturday Lucky 15 racing tips
- 13:25 Newbury – Kalpana @ 10/11
- 14:35 Newbury – The Lion In Winter @ 6/1
- 15:10 Newbury – Wise Approach @ 5/1
- 15:45 Newbury – Port Of Spain @ 4/1
13:25 Newbury – Kalpana @ 10/11
Hampshire-based trainer Andrew Balding has made a flying start to the season so far and he runs two-time Group 1 winner KALPANA in Newbury’s opening Group 3 contest. She won the British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes by two-and-a-half lengths last time out, beating Estrange.
A similar performance should be more than enough in this lesser contest and she can probably afford to under perform slightly. Second to Calandagan in the King George in July, none of her four rivals can offer up form of that standard, so it’ll be a surprise if she fails to get the job done in convincing fashion.
14:35 Newbury – The Lion In Winter @ 6/1
THE LION IN WINTER won a very strong maiden by two-and-a-half lengths on his debut as a two-year-old back in 2024 and he followed up with a smooth success in Group 3 Acomb Stakes at York after that. He was supposed to run in the Dewhurst after that and was very popular in the betting.
Things didn’t quite go to plan last term but he did place in several Group/Grade 1 contests over a mile and 7f, after connections changed tact mid-season. He would have been thoroughly prepared for a campaign over a mile this season and we could see a significant amount of improvement.
15:10 Newbury – Wise Approach @ 5/1
It’s a surprise to see WISE APPROACH available at this sort of price, as it’s very easy to make the case that he brings the highest level of form to the table here. He found only Charles Darwin too good in the Norfolk Stakes and there’s no shame in that, before winning a Listed contest over course and distance.
There was more to come from him towards the back end of the season however, as he managed to win the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket in September. Charlie Appleby’s colt appeared to need the run when fifth at Ascot on his seasonal reappearance and an improved performance is anticipated.
15:45 Newbury – Port Of Spain @ 4/1
It’s always worth taking note when Aidan O’Brien has runners in handicaps, especially in Britain, and he sends over PORT OF SPAIN for this £100,000 race. O’Brien has previously suggested that this horse could step forward significantly as a three-year-old this term.
Getting off the mark at the third time of asking, he won a Punchestown maiden by half-a-length, before struggling behind his very promising stablemate Hawk Mountain in a Group 2 at the Curragh. A competitive third in a Group 3 over 1m1f after that, 1m2f will suit and he could well be one to watch.
