ITV Racing Tips on August 16th - Saturday's TV tips at Newbury, Newmarket and Ripon
Saturday's ITV Racing features key events at Newbury, Newmarket, and Ripon, including the Hungerford Stakes at Newbury. Tips highlight potential winners such as Nightime Dancer in Newbury's Geoffrey Freer Stakes and Rousing Encore in Ripon's Great St Wilfrid Handicap. Additionally, Cracking Gold is poised for a strong performance at the TPT Fire Handicap. Explore the best bets for each race and make informed decisions with expert insights. Enjoy the action live through suggested streaming options for comprehensive race-day coverage.
- Free tips for the ITV races on Saturday 16th August
- Newbury, Newmarket and Ripon feature on Saturday's schedule
- Sensorium, Cracking Gold and Rousing Encore feature in our ITV selections
- ITV Racing Schedule
- 1:50pm Newbury - Geoffrey Freer Stakes Tips
- 2:05pm Newmarket - Grey Horse Handicap Tips
- 2:25pm Newbury - Handicap Tips
- 2:45pm Ripon - Silver Cup Handicap Tips
- 3:00pm Newbury - TPT Fire Handicap Tips
- 3:20pm Ripon - Great St Wilfrid Handicap Tips
- 3:35pm Newbury - Hungerford Stakes Tips
Saturday's Tips
ITV Racing will be showing four races live from Newbury on Saturday, including the Grade Two on Hungerford Stakes. Viewers will also head to Newmarket for a six-furlong handicap, and take in two handicaps from Ripon on Great St Wilfrid day.
Here are my best betting tips for Saturday's ITV races at Newbury, Newmarket and Ripon.
ITV Racing Schedule
| Time | Track | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1:50pm | Newbury | Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Geoffrey Freer Stakes (Group 3) 1m5½f |
| 2:05pm | Newmarket | Grey Horse Handicap (Class 4) 6f |
| 2:25pm | Newbury | D&H, Excellence In Nutrition Handicap (Class 3) 5f |
| 2:45pm | Ripon | Supporting MND Silver Cup Handicap (Class 4) 6f |
| 3:00pm | Newbury | TPT Fire Handicap (Class 2) 7f |
| 3:20pm | Ripon | Great St Wilfrid Handicap (Class 2) 6f |
| 3:35pm | Newbury | Visit Malta Hungerford Stakes (Group 2) 7f |
ITV Racing Tips - Saturday 16th August
1:50pm Newbury - Geoffrey Freer Stakes Tips
Seven of the last ten renewals of this Group Three have gone the way of the market leader. However, I'm going to take Pinhole on with fellow three-year-old NIGHTIME DANCER (5/1).
Richard Hannon's youngster has been found wanting against his fellow three-year-olds on his last few starts. Nightime Dancer hung left when third in the Lingfield Derby Trial, and failed to get involved in the Derby itself after a fairly sluggish start.
Sean Levey's mount loomed up to challenge Scandinavia in the Bahrain Trophy, but couldn't match the winner once Ryan Moore opened the taps. That runner-up finish was made to look pretty good when Scandinavia won the Goodwood Cup and - with a three-year-old allowance on his side - Nightime Dancer wouldn't have to improve on that performance all that much to get involved here.
2:05pm Newmarket - Grey Horse Handicap Tips
I'm going to chance my arm with SENSORIUM (14/1) on his second start after a long absence. Dylan Cunha chucked his returning three-year-old straight into a Racing League handicap on soft ground after 11 months off the track, and Sensorium ran like he was in desperate need of the outing.
David Egan's mount was competitive in several big juvenile races last term, finishing a close third in the Premier Yearling Stakes at York after an impressive maiden win at Beverley. The speed seems to have been drawn on Sensorium's side of the track and I expect a competitive showing with that run at Yarmouth under his belt.
2:25pm Newbury - Handicap Tips
Nothing for me in this one.
2:45pm Ripon - Silver Cup Handicap Tips
No bet for me here either. I don't bet in the consolation races.
3:00pm Newbury - TPT Fire Handicap Tips
A severe lack of pace could present David Probert with an opportunity to dictate the race aboard CRACKING GOLD (13/2). Clive Cox's four-year-old has been in solid form this season, and ran out an impressive winner over a mile at Southwell back in March.
Probert's mount has traded victories with Great Acclaim on his last two starts - beating his rival at Newmarket in June, before a narrow defeat at Glorious Goodwood. Great Acclaim has since followed up off a five-pounds higher mark, and I don't think a three-pound rise for Cracking Gold's runner-up effort at Goodwood seems overly harsh.
3:20pm Ripon - Great St Wilfrid Handicap Tips
I rarely back favourites in big sprint handicaps. However, this is a weak renewal of the Great St Wilfried, and ROUSING ENCORE (9/2) looks to have an outstanding chance.
Ruth Carr's sprinter has been in excellent form this season. James Sullivan's mount won a competitive handicap at York's Dante Festival, and has recorded three fourth-place finishes since - including in the Sky Bet Dash back on the Knavesmire, where Sullivan had to angle sharply towards the rail at a crucial stage to challenge.
This mark of 87 still seems entirely workable and Rousing Encore will carry a lovely weight of just 8-9 into Saturday's feature. Carr's stable are in decent form and Rousing Encore has two potential pacemakers drawn on either side of him in stall two.
3:35pm Newbury - Hungerford Stakes Tips
Read our guide to the 2025 Hungerford Stakes to find out who we've backed in Saturday's feature at Newbury.
Visit our Hungerford Stakes Live Stream page if you want to watch this Group Two via a mobile or tablet.
Verdict
Saturday's Top ITV Racing Tips:
Rousing Encore
3:20pm Ripon
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Nightime Dancer
1:50pm Newbury
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Cracking Gold
3:00pm Newbury
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2:05pm Newmarket
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