Newbury Horse Racing Tips for Saturday

The second of two days of racing at Newbury takes place on Saturday and there are another seven races on offer at the Berkshire course.

The latest horse racing betting tips for Saturday’s card at Newbury from Racing Post tipster Harry Wilson.

Saturday's Newbury Horse Racing Betting Tips and Odds

14:05 - Serious Challenge @ 9/1
14:40 - Saint Segal @ 4/1
15:15 - Siog Geal @ 7/2

14:05 - Serious Challenge @ 9/1

SERIOUS CHALLENGE was a very useful Flat horse when trained by Jim Bolger, ending his time in Ireland rated 100, having been beaten five lengths by multiple Group 1 winner Kyprios in May and placed in a couple of Listed contests last summer.

He’s done nothing but improve since switching to hurdles for Fergal O’Brien, producing progressive Racing Post Ratings in his three starts, latterly when getting the better of the then 125-rated Bowensonfire at Ayr last month.

His debut fifth has worked out well, too, with the first three winning four races between them since.

He proved he stayed this trip when winning at Plumpton on his penultimate start and he could have lots more to come now handicapping off a workable mark.

14:40 - Saint Segal @ 4/1

SAINT SEGAL lost his way somewhat in the autumn after returning from 179 days off the track, having had wind surgery, beaten a combined 43 lengths on his first three starts.

However, the switch to front-running tactics has seemingly sparked something in recent starts and he bolted up by 11 lengths over this course and distance in December.

He has run some huge races in defeat since, chasing home the progressive The Kalooki Kid at Musselburgh in February, when he wasn’t helped by being hassled for the lead, before finishing third in the Greatwood Gold Cup here when last seen.

He’s in the form of his life, with the three highest Racing Post Ratings of his career coming on his last three starts, and he can take advantage of an unchanged mark in this much weaker contest.

15:15 - Siog Geal @ 7/2

SIOG GEAL has been well regarded since joining Fergal O’Brien after winning an Irish point-to-point at Belharbour in February last year and showed she possesses plenty of ability when finishing second in a Listed bumper at Cheltenham in November.

She was made to work hard to open her account over hurdles at the first time of asking at Catterick in December, but she was no stronger than at the line and the runner-up, who has franked the form with two wins since, is now rated 121.

She rallied well for a close fourth behind previous Listed scorer Jubilee Alpha at Windsor next time, having looked outpaced, before again giving the impression that she would be suited by a step up in trip when second in a slowly run race behind Bluey at Market Rasen last month.

There’s stamina on her dam’s side and this mark of 116 could well underestimate her ability.

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