Today’s free horse racing tips: ITV racing best bets on Saturday at Sandown & Aintree including a 12-1 tip in the Becher
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And this weekend's offering is no exception. Our man Jack Keene has picked out his best bets on ITV this Saturday and looks to keep his good run of form going.
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Tingle Creek day at Sandown is one of the highlights of the jumps season, and there are a couple of runners towards the back-end of the card that have caught the eye.
CLASSIC BEN (3.00 Sandown) is one of them and he looks to have an excellent chance in the London National.
Stuart Edmunds' seven-year-old hasn't had things go his way since an extremely encouraging 2018-19 campaign, which included an impressive win in a valuable race over three miles at this track.
He was an early faller when sent off favourite for this contest (which was voided in dramatic fashion) 12 months ago, and runs off 2lb lower this afternoon.
He is normally pretty sure-footed and has long shaped as though he would win a big pot over this sort of trip, and he blew the cobwebs away with a fine second at Exeter 32 days ago.
He is still open to progress this winter and I'd be shocked if he doesn't prove better than a 130 horse.
I'm sticking with the old adage 'horses for courses' in the final race at Sandown.
TOTTERDOWN (3.35 Sandown) saves his best for the track, particularly when the mud is flying.
Indeed, when racing over C&D on heavy ground, he has form figures of 131.
Connections have sensibly opted to come back hurdling after two starts over fences, and when jockey Liam Harrison's invaluable 7lb claim is taken into account he is racing off a very competitive mark.
He likes to go forward and is at his most dangerous when able to dominate, so the race could be won or lost at the start if Harrison isn't on the ball. There is also plenty of depth among the oppo.
But he simply loves it around here and represents a yard having a brilliant season, so he looks a rock-solid each-way bet with conditions firmly in his favour.
Saturday selections (odds correct at time of writing)
Sunday
1.30 Aintree - Coo Star Sivola 1pt EW @ 10-1
3.00 Sandown - Classic Ben 2pts WIN @ 7-2
3.35 Sandown - Totterdown 0.5pts EW @ 12-1
- (Column started August 6) rolling P&L: +27.3pts
And I'll be having a couple of quid each-way on COO STAR SIVOLA (1.30 Aintree) in the Becher.
Things have gone a bit pear-shaped since his memorable win in the Ultima at the Cheltenham Festival in 2018.
But he was pretty highly-tried after that and has had one or two niggling issues, but his recent run at Bangor after a mammoth absence wasn't without promise.
That spin will have done him the world of good and he has slipped to a very dangerous mark. He has always been a good jumper, which bodes well for the big fences, he stays well and loves soft ground. He is worth another chance at double figure odds.
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