Horse racing tips: Newmarket, York, Chepstow, Hexham and Kempton – Templegate’s betting preview for ITV’s racing on Saturday, October 14

NEWMARKET

1.50

KEW GARDENS is ready to bloom in the Zetland Stakes.

He won a Killarney maiden in August and hasn’t been disgraced in Group races. Stamina looks his strong suit so the step up to 1m2f should be right up his street.

Dee Ex Bee is another sure to be suited by this proper test. He slogged it out to win on heavy ground at Epsom last time and today’s faster ground has to be a slight concern.

I’m worried about the step up in distance for Westerland. He pulled in the early stages when scrambling home in a 1m Doncaster nursery last month and needs to settle better.

Rastrelli stepped up on his Brighton maiden win to land a Newmarket nursery last time. This is a tougher race but he is progressing.

2.25

GHAIYYATH should win race sponsors Godolphin some of its cash back.

3.40

SPIN the wheel on LAGOSTOVEGAS in the Betfred Cesarewitch.

Irish trainer Willie Mullins is well used to snaffling big British jumps pots and there’s plenty of reasons to expect him to bag this valuable Flat prize.

My fancy has only had six runs since joining Mullins. She won at Killarney in July and followed up with a third to decent stablemate Whiskey Sour at the Galway Festival.

It’s been hurdles only since then and she’s won her last two races. I’m sure she’s still well weighted and there are few doubts about her stamina.

Alan King’s Who Dares Wins had Shrewd, Taws, Oceane and Arthur McBride behind when landing the Cesarewitch Trial last month.

He’s tough and stays well so must have a decent chance. The drying ground will help his stablemate Oceane but a wide draw is no help.

John Constable is a big danger. He’s developed into a smart hurdler this summer with big wins at Haydock and Market Rasen. It’s easy to think he’s well treated on the Flat.

YORK

2.05

I’M not losing faith in BIG COUNTRY.

His Cambridgeshire effort could have been a lot better but that was a strange race and I’m sure he’ll be suited by the return to a track where he’s got some great form.

3.15

YOUNG jockey Sebastian Woods should grab a big win on MR LUPTON.

He’s impressed me in recent weeks and he’s on a horse who ran a cracker in the race put on at Haydock after the Ayr Gold Cup was abandoned.

His fourth in that contest was his first handicap run since winning at Newmarket in May. It was also on heavy ground and he’ll be much happier on today’s faster surface.

My fancy has spent much of the season racing in better races than this and he’s become well weighted.

Flying Pursuit did well to see off Nameitwhatyoulike at Ripon last time. He was probably on the wrong side that day but the draw hasn’t been particularly kind again.

Stake Acclaim, Teruntum Star and Eqtiraan have claims but course winner Al Qahwa could have done without the ground drying out.

CHEPSTOW

1.55 Lostintranslation

2.30 If You Say Run

3.05 Finian’s Oscar

3.35 Dino Velvet (treble)

4.10 Drumcliff

4.45 Rock The Kasbah

5.20 Bacchanel

HEXHAM

2.15 Only Orvieto

2.50 Alpine Secret

3.25 Dame Rose

4.00 Kilcullen Flem

4.35 Beyondtemptation

5.10 John Williams

5.40 Tayzar

KEMPTON

5.45 Inuk

6.15 Lansky

6.45 Nuits St Georges

7.15 Tullyallen

7.45 Tazmania

8.15 Replenish

8.45 Tropical Rock

9.15 Perfect Spy

NEWMARKET

1.50 Kew Gardens

2.25 Ghaiyyath

3.00 Expert Eye

3.40 Lagostovegas

4.15 Nobleman’s Nest

4.50 Thafeera

5.25 Intimation

YORK

2.05 Big Country (nb)

2.40 Staxton

3.15 Mr Lupton (nap)

3.50 Dark Liberty

4.25 Epic Fantasy

5.00 Always Resolute

5.30 Awake My Soul

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