Racing tips – Templegate gives you his best bets for Saturday’s racing from Ascot, Lingfield, Haydock, Taunton and Newcastle
Don't miss out on Templegate's best bets of the day where his nap of the day runs at Haydock in the 2.05
ASCOT
1.50
KOTKIKOVA should hit the target on her first race in Britain.
She was a Grade 1 chase winner when trained in France. There’s a fair chance she will improve a lot for her debut for Nicky Henderson when fifth behind top-class mare Vroum Vroum Mag at Leopardstown over Christmas.
Whiteout was a couple of places in front of her that day but I’m expecting Kotkikova to reverse the form with that run behind her.
Happy Diva has really struck form since stepping up in distance this season. She hardly broke sweat to land a Wetherby handicap last time and she should not be underestimated.
2.25
DRUMCLIFF will take some beating.
He beat useful Capitaine in a bumper and showed promise in novices’ hurdles. His handicap debut was much better and he was a little unlucky on his handicap debut. This half-brother to Simonsig was badly hampered two out and couldn’t recover enough to win.
HAYDOCK
1.30
Make the bookies pay a Pol tax.
Ascot
12.40 Dino Velvet
1.15 More Buck’s
1.50 Kotkikova
2.25 Drumcliff
3.00 Un De Sceaux
3.35 Kylemore Lough
4.05 Sneaky Feeling
Haydock
12.55 Centurius
1.30 Politologue
2.05 Neon Wolf (nap)
2.40 The New One
3.15 Bishops Road
3.50 Granville Island
4.20 Splash Of Ginge (nb)
Lingfield
12.50 Franco’s Secret
1.25 Indian Dandy
2.00 Seven Clans
2.35 Rock Steady
3.10 Green Or Black
3.45 Al Yarmouk
4.15 Billyoakes
Newcastle
5.45 Golden Opportunity
6.15 School Run
6.45 Dynamo Walt
7.15 Rock Warbler
7.45 Star Of Spring
8.15 Lozah
8.45 Letbygonesbeicons
9.15 Green Howard
Taunton
1.10 The Unit
1.45 Sweettoothtommy
2.20 Verni
2.55 Misterton
3.30 Romain De Senam
4.00 Celestial Path
4.30 Clic Work (treble)