The Group 1 BOYLE Sports Lockinge Stakes is the headline act among this Saturday’s ITV racing tips from Newbury and Newmarket.
Armchair punters have eight races to explore and we’ve picked out our best five bets to consider:
Newbury Tips Saturday
14:00 Newbury Tip
14:00 – Sacred Ground
This Kingman filly is out of the dual Group One winner Anapurna and last term made a satisfactory start to her career with a win on debut followed by a second-placed run in the Listed Montrose Stakes at Newmarket in November.
She returned to action this year at the same level in the Pretty Polly at HQ and it was perhaps a little disappointing to see her beaten comprehensively as runner-up to Jennifer Jane when going off as the 2/1 favourite.
That race was not run to suit, however, and she was left with a lot of work to do as she attempted to reel in a runaway winner who had left the field in her wake by halfway.
BOYLE Sports Lockinge Stakes Tip
14:35 BOYLE Sports Lockinge Stakes – Damysus (NAP)
A stellar field will go to post for the BOYLE Sports Lockinge Stakes but John and Thady Gosden’s Frankel colt, named after the fastest of all the Giants in Greek mythology, is fancied to tower above his rivals.
Damysus started his season in good heart when winning the Group Three Earl Of Sefton Stakes by nearly four lengths at Newmarket last month.
For a full breakdown of all 10 runners, head to our BOYLE Sports Lockinge Stakes tips .
He carried a 3lb penalty on the Rowley Mile for his prior successes last season, but still picked up right where left off, having finished 2025 with a smart win over the same course and distance in the Darley Stakes.
Unbeaten since an unfortunate experience in the Derby, the chestnut steps down to a mile from nine furlongs at Newbury but is certainly not short of pace and seems poised to really make a mark during his four-year-old season.
Fancy a trip down memory lane? Read our 5 greatest Lockinge Stakes winners ranked.
15:10 Newbury Tip
15:10 Highclere Castle Gin Carnarvon Stakes – Royal Fixation
Karl Burke’s new recruit can resume her career in winning fashion in the Listed Highclere Castle Gin Carnarvon Stakes over six furlongs.
The Palace Pier filly fared well for Ed Walker as a juvenile when taking the Lowther at York after narrowly missing out in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes to the very smart Venetian Sun.
Her final outing last term was in the Cheveley Park Stakes, where she came home third to subsequent 1000 Guineas winner True Love when beaten less than two lengths.
Royal Fixation gets her campaign under way at Newbury having switched stables, with Burke particularly adept at guiding the careers of this type of speedy filly.
15:45 Newbury Tip
15:45 – Lost Boys
David Menuisier is never one to rush his horses, so this three-year-old colt could still have more scope for improvement after signing off last season with a nice win at Haydock and kicking off the current campaign with a narrow Sandown success.
Newmarket Tips Saturday
14:50 Newmarket Tip
14:50 – Forty Years On
George Scott’s filly landed a hat-trick at Doncaster, Haydock and Ascot last year and looks the type to continue on an upward curve this term, with new pilot Jamie Spencer the perfect jockey to partner this hold-up horse capable of quickening late on.
ITV Racing Predictions
ITV Racing Predictions Saturday
Sacred Ground – 14:00, Newbury
Damysus (NAP) – 14:35 BOYLE Sports Lockinge Stakes, Newbury
Forty Years On – 14:50, Newmarket
Royal Fixation – 15:10 Highclere Castle Gin Carnarvon Stakes, Newbury
Lost Boys – 15:45, Newbury
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