Horse Racing Tips: Best Betting Tips for Saturday

Today's Horse Racing Tips

• 13:50 Musselburgh – Lion Of War – 1pt @ 4/1 with bet365
• 14:25 Musselburgh – Dirtyoldtown – 1.50pts @ 8/1 with 888sport
• 15:00 Musselburgh – Vintage Clarets – 1pt @ 8/1 with Coral
• 15:35 Musselburgh – East Asia – 1pt @ 18/1 with BetVictor
• 16:45 Musselburgh – Primo’s Comet – 1pt @ 10/1 with bet365

For today's horse racing tips, our analyst James Boyle looks at the flat racing meeting at Musselburgh, with five selections now online.

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13:50 Musselburgh – Lion Of War – 1pt @ 4/1

This is a wide open handicap but Lion Of War could be the type to do better as a 3-year-old and starts the season off a nice mark of 87. He won his first two starts well, the second by 10-lengths, then went up to Group 2 company in the Superlative and couldn’t hack it. It does show how highly he’s regarded at home but that performance and his subsequent outing suggest he’s not up to stakes races just yet.

There were more signs of life on his final start of the year when third over 7f on heavy ground at Doncaster. Neither the trip nor the ground brought out the best in him but he kept on gamely to grab a place and I think it’s another effort to back up the thought that he’ll be better as a miler. He hasn’t gone unnoticed in the betting but should have a major chance provided he has trained on as hoped.

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14:25 Musselburgh – Dirtyoldtown – 1.50pts @ 8/1

I’m certain that Dirtyoldtown is a well-handicapped runner but he’s hard to trust, with poor runs often following any indication of promise. On the plus side, he ran in the Spring Mile at Doncaster last time out and was beaten so far that he might decide today is a going day! He had an excuse there, however, with the low draw being useless to him and those who raced far side had absolutely no chance.

The blinkers in use there are retained and that being combined with the drop to 7f may do no harm. He has course form having finished second to Spirit Catcher in the 3-year-old handicap on this card last season and some talented horses were in behind that day. He’s 3lbs lower in the weights here and if he performs to his best level, he’ll be bang in the mix. 8/1 looks quite overpriced to me.

15:00 Musselburgh – Vintage Clarets – 1pt @ 8/1

Vintage Clarets was a smart juvenile who peaked with a third in the Coventry (rated 103 afterwards) and looked set to have a disappointing 3-year-old campaign last year when easily seen off on his first four starts. Connections opted to geld him and that, combined with a collapse down the weights, got him back to life as he won a valuable Racing League handicap at Windsor off 84.

Two of his following four runs yielded seconds in big fields at York and then Catterick (both off 89) and I’d guess that he didn’t like heavy ground when disappointing on his final start of the year. He returns now off 91, which should still be within his comfortable range, and this looks like the perfect race for him on a speed favouring track with some ease underfoot. If he’s fit, he’s a player from a good draw.

15:35 Musselburgh – East Asia – 1pt @ 18/1

East Asia hasn’t stood much racing in recent times, seen on three occasions last year (twice in Meydan) and only reappeared after almost 11-months off at Kempton lately. He moved well into the straight but looked a step short and wasn’t given a hard time by William Buick. Given that he’s 0-14 on an artificial surface and 4-13 on turf, the likelihood is that it was just a run to boost his sharpness.

Ian Williams won this last season, along with many other quality long distance handicaps, and it’s interesting that he’s only running this fellow. On his Group 3 second in Meydan last year, he’s worth his rating of 95 and he has a really high cruising speed to go along with the staying prowess. There’s no doubting the risks attached given his absences but he’s too readily overlooked in the betting.

16:45 Musselburgh – Primo’s Comet – 1pt @ 10/1

Primo’s Comet is a hostage to fortune and this sprint track can bring about a lot of hard luck stories. On the other hand, he’s a six-time C&D winner, runs off 10lbs lower than last July’s success and has shaped better than the bare form on his last three All-Weather starts. The most recent two runs were under an apprentice and he didn’t get much in the way of effective assistance from the saddle.

Cam Hardie takes over to do the light weight and I reckon he’ll get a good spin around. Whether the gaps will open is another story but it’ll be fast and furious, and that’s what he’s after. An ease in the ground shouldn’t be a problem and he’s drawn in the middle so won’t have to look too far for some cover. 10/1 is on the limit of what I’d back him at but he’s still worth a play in hope of all panning out.

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