14:00 Newcastle \u2013 Constitution Hill<\/a>
14:15 Newbury \u2013 Give It To Me OJ<\/a> (each-way)
14:55 Newbury \u2013 The Changing Man<\/a> (each-way)
15:15 Newcastle \u2013 Docpickedme<\/a> (each-way)
15:35 Newbury \u2013 General Medrano<\/a><\/p>\n
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change<\/p>\n
ITV Racing returns Saturday with action again from Newbury and Newcastle, starting here with a handicap hurdle over an extended 2m4f. There should be a good pace to run at here, which will really suit FRENCH SHIP. <\/p>\n I tipped him up the other day at Cheltenham, but he ended up being a non-runner. He\u2019d gone up to 136 then from 128 for a decent success at Cheltenham, and I still think he can overcome that rise with more improvement in the offing. He\u2019s always promised to be decent. Ben Jones rides for Philip Hobbs and Johnson White.<\/p>\n A belter for the Grade 1 Fighting Fifth Hurdle over 2m1f. Impossible to give a reasonable opinion on this race. The facts are simple. Anzadam might be a very, very good horse. The New Lion might be a very, very good horse. <\/p>\n But if CONSTITUTION HILL is anywhere near his best, he will win. Those are the facts. Of course, it\u2019s a big \u2018if,\u2019 but I want him to score, so he\u2019s the selection. <\/p>\n Come on, Nikolai Chastel de Boinville! Good luck Nicky Henderson. Fingers crossed. Historically, Constitution Hill has always gone well fresh.<\/p>\n Now a handicap hurdle over an extended 2m, known to many of you as the Gerry Feilden. There\u2019s a chance GIVE IT TO ME OJ can outrun his odds here for Gary & Josh Moore and Caoilin Quinn. My selection was just under four lengths behind Live Conti when the pair clashed at Aintree, and they meet at the same weight here. <\/p>\n However, OJ has had a run, and it was a winning one at Cheltenham in late October. He had plenty in hand at the weights that day and was a short price to score, and the victory came on the back of several wins on the Flat. He will never be fitter than he is right now, and that gives him an edge over a few of these. An each-way bet.<\/p>\n The big betting race of the day and the handicap chase you all know as the Hennessy over 3m2f. Reynoldstown winner THE CHANGING MAN has graduated from a 95-rated handicap hurdle winner at Stratford to having a big place chance here off 143. And of late, he\u2019s been consistency personified. <\/p>\n What is clear is that he goes well in big field handicaps. He has a second to Myretown in the Ultima on his CV, as well as a second to Docpickedme in the Great Yorkshire Chase. Then there\u2019s the Rehearsal Chase, second to Frero Banbou and an eighth in the 2023 Pertemps Final. Bad jumps over hurdles didn\u2019t help him that day. <\/p>\n His stable of Joe Tizzard could not be in better form; his jockey, Brendan Powell, is turning everything to gold, he has a great racing weight, and he stays and jumps. Other than the fact he\u2019s never been to Newbury before, I can\u2019t see why he won\u2019t run a big race, and cheekpieces have been added, which might bring out a bit more. I\u2019ll be having a few quid on each-way.<\/p>\n A handicap chase over an extended 3m, known to many of you as the Rehearsal. DOCPICKEDME won the Great Yorkshire here off 129 last year and is only 2lb higher now. <\/p>\n That success came after a few runs following wind surgery, and he appeared to run himself into form. Now that he\u2019s used to his wind situation, he hopefully can strike sooner in the season, and his return over hurdles at Newbury was perfectly respectable as he just got tired late on. An each-way chance for Charlie Maggs, who takes off 5lb, and Richard Hobson.<\/p>\n A handicap chase over an extended 2m. There\u2019s a decent prize in GENERAL MEDRANO, and this might be it. I\u2019m surprised he\u2019s been dropped 1lb for his decent fourth at Ascot last time, and while 1lb won\u2019t make the difference, it\u2019s better having it than not. <\/p>\n This trip and going is ideal, and of course, he\u2019s the defending champion in the contest. He won off 131 last year, but absolutely hacked up, and I don\u2019t think another 8lb would have stopped him then. Ben Jones rides for Emma Lavelle.<\/p>\n So best of luck and pray for Yeeehaaas. You hear me, Paddy?<\/p>\n Matt Chapman\u2019s Saturday ITV Racing Tips<\/p>\n 13:15 Haydock \u2013 Florida Dreams<\/a> (each-way) *All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change<\/p>\n Read More<\/p>\n Tap here for PP.com racing odds<\/a><\/p>\n The Paddy Power Guide To Safer Gambling \u2013 Everything You Need To Know<\/a><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/newcustomeroffer.jpg\"\/)
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13:30 Ascot \u2013 Il Est Francais<\/a>
13:50 Haydock \u2013 The Jukebox Man<\/a>
14:25 Haydock \u2013 Electric Mason<\/a> (each-way)
14:40 Ascot \u2013 Wodhooh<\/a>
15:00 Haydock \u2013 Grey Dawning<\/a>
15:15 Ascot \u2013 Martator<\/a> (each-way)<\/p>\n
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