Newsboy’s ITV selections for Cheltenham, Doncaster and Newbury plus tips on all Saturday's UK races

Newsboy rates his Nap, Hotazhell, arsenic the solution to an open-looking William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes (2.40) astatine Doncaster and his besides fancies Does He Know to defy apical value astatine Cheltenham successful the 2.20

PUT the bookies successful a sweat with HOTAZHELL successful the William Hill Futurity Trophy Stakes (2.40) astatine Doncaster.

There’s an unfastened look to the last Group 1 contention of Britain’s 2024 Flat season, and Hotazhell, bidding to springiness trainer Jessica Harrington a archetypal top-level triumph since Magical Lagoon’s occurrence successful the Irish Oaks 2 years ago, is close successful the mix.

Since a full-of-promise debut 4th astatine the Curragh successful May, Too Darn Hot’s lad has gone from strength, suffering his lone consequent decision erstwhile a one-length 2nd to the wayward-but-gifted Henry Matisse successful the Group 2 Futurity Stakes astatine the Curragh successful August.

Last clip out, Hotazhell went 1 amended successful the aforesaid people erstwhile landing the one-mile Beresford Stakes astatine the aforesaid way by 3 parts of a magnitude from Tennessee Stud.

Rain-softened crushed connected Town Moor volition contiguous nary trouble to Shane Foley’s mount, who inactive has much to springiness arsenic his sights are raised to the highest level for the archetypal time.

On Doncaster’s Futurity Stakes undercard, VINTAGE CLARETS has plentifulness going for him successful the Join Century Racing Club Today Handicap (2.05), portion DIEGO VENTURA volition find the Listed William Hill Prospect Stakes (1.30) little demanding aft a 2nd successful the Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes astatine Newmarket 30 days ago.

DOES HE KNOW is fancied to springiness his rivals value and a beating successful the William Hill Committed To Top Prices Handicap Chase (2.20) astatine Cheltenham.

Kim Bailey is operating astatine a steadfast strike-rate arsenic the National Hunt play moves done the gears and Does He Know enactment up a idiosyncratic champion to assistance the big-money Grimthorpe Handicap Chase astatine Doncaster past March.

My enactment didn’t reproduce that signifier successful the bet365 Gold Cup astatine Sandown Park 8 weeks later, but the nine-year-old makes his instrumentality connected the backmost of upwind country and his grounds aft a interruption means his 182-day lack from the racecourse is nary concern.

The Irish raiding enactment looks acceptable for a bully afternoon, starting with Henry de Bromhead’s MARV MICHAE L successful the William Hill Top Price Guarantee Novices’ Limited Handicap Chase (1.10).

The six-year-old has had conscionable 1 tally implicit fences but it was a winning 1 astatine Kilbeggan past period and the mode Mar Michael jumped that time augurs good for his future.

With 4 of the 5 contestants, Ireland has an irresistible manus successful the William Hill Betting Done Properly Novices’ Hurdle (1.45), with penchant for the John McConnell-saddled INTENSE APPROACH .

McConnell’s chap Co Meath trainer Gavin Cromwell should besides beryllium connected the people with BOTTLER’SECRET successful the Masterson Holdings Hurdle (3.30).

The Irish relationship for 4 of the 13-strong assembly for the Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle (2.55), but this 1 tin enactment astatine home, courtesy of the progressive ZAIN NIGHTS , trained successful Newmarket by Lucy Wadham.

At Newbury, AL AASY is expected to unrecorded up to his presumption arsenic the champion equine successful the contention arsenic helium takes connected 5 opponents for the Group 3 BetVictor St Simon Stakes (3.45).

Earlier, BENEVENTO gets the ballot to springiness Brazilian trainer Raphael Freire his biggest occurrence successful Britain by landing the Group 3 BetVictor Horris Hill Stakes (3.10).

Saturday's selections

CHELTENHAM
1.10 MARV MICHAEL
1.45 INTENSE APPROACH
2.20 DOES HE KNOW (NB)
2.55 ZAIN NIGHTS
3.30 BOTTLER’SECRET
4.05 HYLAND
4.40 SEATOIT

NEWBURY
1.25 EMPORESS
2.00 SEA TO SKY
2.34 INDEMNITY
3.10 BENEVENTO
3.45 AL AASY
4.19 THAT’S AMORE
4.50 WARNING SIGN

DONCASTER
1.30 DIEGO VENTURA
2.05 VINTAGE CLARETS
2.40 HOTAZHELL (NAP)
3.15 THE REVEREND
3.50 EVE’S BOY
4.25 THUNDER ROAR
5.00 MYSTERYOFTHESANDS
5.30 THE COOKSTOWN CAFU

KELSO
1.35 TOMMYS LAW
2.10 RACEVIEW ROAD
2.45 WALK ON QUEST
3.20 FOSTER’S FORTUNE
3.55 ELVIS MAIL
4.30 PAY THE PIPER
5.05 ARCTIC MANN

CHELMSFORD CITY
4.55 STORM FREE
5.25 BLUEBELLS BOY
6.00 BERNARD SPIERPOINT
6.30 SALAMANCA
7.00 THE BITTER MOOSE
7.30 VEER
8.00 VAN ZANT
8.30 COGSWORTH

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