Horse Racing Tips: A 14/1 each-way shout tops our trader’s Best Bets on Saturday

Posted by Admin February 21, 2025 Horse Racing

Joe Logue’s Saturday ITV Racing tips

13:50 Kempton – Rubaud
14:10 Newcastle – Passing Well (each-way)
14:25 Kempton – Mondo Man
14:40 Southwell – Diligent Harry
15:00 Kempton – Miami Magic
15:25 Fairyhouse – I Am Maximus
15:35 Kempton – Beachcomber
17:40 Riyadh – Walk Of Stars (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.

RUBAUD is the most likely winner. He has a very solid CV and is a progressive jumper.

Of course, he fell behind Sir Gino and L’Eau De Sud in his two most recent chase starts, but L’Eau De Sud is probably the best 2m chaser this year, bar Sir Gino and Rubaud kept him honest and ran him right to the line. It’s difficult to look past him.

The price isn’t ideal, but he’s the winner for me.

PASSING WELL is interesting. He’s slightly up n ithe weights, but not by much. He has spent most of his career running over 2m 4f to 3m and I don’t have any concerns about him staying the extra couple of furlongs.

Sporting Ace beat him by a head at Lingfield last time out, so he showed that day that he can stay well over the longer trip.

He’s only an eight-year-old, but there’s a lot of upside to him. He is a good price to back each-way.

This is an ideal opportunity for MONDO MAN. Opec is probably his only realistic challenge, which, on paper, should be an easy enough job for him. He’s a very talented horse.

I’m interested to see how he settles in this race because he needs to be better. I’d like to see him attack the hurdles and put in a good performance with a view toward the Triumph Hurdle.

His Flat rating is so good that if he can improve on the hurdles, he would be a top player. This should be a simple penalty kick for him.

DILIGENT HARRY is the pick. He’s an all-weather specialist, with seven wins from 12 runs. He’s much more prolific on the all-weather than he is on the turf and won this race pretty impressively last year.

Although he was beaten by Marshman last time out, he should be able to have him over 5f now, especially with William Buick on board. That booking caught my eye because he’s in great form.

When some horses drop down to all-weather, they can be a class above the rest and Diligent Harry fits that bill.

I wouldn’t put anyone off Tripoli Flyer, but this isn’t the deepest race. MIAMI MAGIC is my pick. He’s a point-to-point winner and came second in a bumper.

He beat Authentic Legacy by 10 lengths over hurdles, then backed it up at Kempton, winning by 12 lengths. He was second to Potter’s Charm and although Potter’s Charm was disappointing, I still rate him very highly, so I wouldn’t use that to write off Miami Magic.

I’d like a njuicer price about him, but Miami Magic strikes me as the most likely winner of the race.

I have my eye on I AM MAXIMUS because he won this race last year, beating Vanillier by 14 lengths. He’s a short enough price in the market this year and you can’t write him off because he always seems to pop up with a great performance when you least expect it.

This race is his best chance to have a good day this season. Now that the Grand National weights are out, there’s no reason for him to be out the back like in the previous two contests.

This is a more realistic chance of him winning a race again.

BEACHCOMBER is the one for me here. He burst back into form with a win last time out at Kempton, where it was said he appreciated going back right-handed because he was pulled up in the run before that at Cheltenham on the 14th of December.

They also put blinkers on him at Kempton and he went from the front and had an uncontested lead from four jumps out. The Jonjo O’Neill yard will have learned a lot about him that day and the blinkers stay on for this one.

I wouldn’t pretend to be massively familiar with him, but he ticks a lot of boxes and is the one I’m siding with.

Forever Young has to be respected, but there’s a lurker at a big price and that’s WALK OF STARS.

He’s gone to the UAE with a top trainer in Bhupat Seemar and has shown that he’s matured in his last two races. He’s really turned a corner and his form is solid.

This is a big step up in grade for him, but it’s not the deepest race in the world either. There isn’t a big US contingent and some of the field may not capture your imagination.

They will hope that the front two of the market will underperform and he can get his head in front. He also has the best jockey in the Middle East on him. There’s an extra place on offer with Paddy Power, so he could be a cracking each-way bet.