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Horse racing tips: Newcastle and Newmarket – Saturday June 29
Predictions and analysis for Saturday’s ITV Racing from Newcastle and Newmarket, plus a free bets offer to back our selections
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There are eight ITV races to enjoy on Saturday afternoon from the all-weather at Newcastle and the Newmarket turf.
The bulk of the action is from the Premier Raceday on Tyneside, including the Group 3 Chipchase Stakes and the feature Northumberland Plate Heritage Handicap.
The Group 3 Criterion Stakes, the main event on HQ’s Premier Raceday, is one of three contests shown live from the Suffolk venue.
Our expert has come up with a selection for every race on ITV.
ITV Racing tips – Newcastle and Newmarket, June 29
Here is the list of Adrian Mills’s recommendations for Saturday’s programme. You can read the analysis behind his selections below.
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- 1.35, Newcastle – City House @ SP (EW) with Betfred
- 2.04, Newcastle – Spycatcher @ 9/2 (EW) with Betfred
- 2.15, Newmarket – Tales Of The Heart @ 3/1 with Betfred
- 2.35, Newcastle – Pons Aelius @ 10/1 (EW) with Betfred
- 2.50, Newmarket – King Of Conquest @ 6/4 with Betfred
- 3.10, Newcastle – Spartan Army @ 9/1(EW) with Betfred
- 3.25, Newmarket – Noble Dynasty @ 2/1 with Betfred
- 3.40, Newcastle – United Approach @ 9/2 with Betfred
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Newcastle, 1.35 – Class 2 Jenningsbet 200 Shops Nationwide Handicap (3YO+) (6f)
Fourteen runners are declared for this competitive sprint and James Fanshawe’s representative CITY HOUSE has decent each-way claims. The Night Of Thunder colt took a big step back in the right direction when matching his pick Racing Post rating (RPR) on the all-weather at Kempton recently, registering a 95 in reaching a neck second. The three-year-old is still unexposed after seven career starts and a 2lb higher rating of 87 is unlikely to be a barrier to more success.
Selection: City House @ SP (EW) with Betfred
Newcastle, 2.04 – Group 3 Chipchase Stakes (3YO+) (6f)
SPYCATCHER is an each-way suggestion in this 11-runner sprint. The six-year-old has had a small break since an underwhelming 11th of 14 in Group 2 company at York last month. But he reached a close third in this grade on his reappearance at Newmarket in April and was returning from a similar 49-day absence when going close in this race last year. A reproduction of the 115 RPR he registered on that occasion should mean he is right in the mix again.
Selection: Spycatcher @ 9/2 (EW) with Betfred
Newmarket, 2.15 – Listed Maureen Brittain Memorial Empress Fillies’ Stakes (2YO) (6f)
Ralph Beckett trained the winner of this contest through Time Scale (2020) and Lezoo (2022) and his 2024 representative TALES OF THE HEART made an encouraging winning debut over this 6f trip on the all-weather at Kempton this month. The 82 RPR she achieved on that occasion almost sets the form standard and she is entitled to build on that initial experience with the switch to quick turf likely to suit the daughter of Mehmas in this 13-runner outing.
Selection: Tales Of The Heart @ 3/1 with Betfred
Newcastle, 2.35 – Class 2 Northumberland Vase Handicap (3YO+) (extended 2m)
PONS AELIUS is 3-11 on the all-weather and he should appreciate getting back on a synthetic surface after a modest effort on quick ground at Catterick this month. The Galileo gelding has won twice over this 2m trip in the past and features off an enticing mark of 68. He finished a relatively close fourth over course and distance (C&D) from a 10lb higher rating in November and a reproduction of the 81 RPR he achieved on that occasion would be particularly competitive.
Selection: Pons Aelius @ 10/1 (EW) with Betfred
Newmarket, 2.50 – Listed JCB Fred Archer Stakes (4YO+) (1m 4f)
Charlie Appleby trained the previous two winners of this middle-distance contest through Rebel’s Romance (2022) and Kemari (2023), and William Buick has chosen to ride his 2024 representative KING OF CONQUEST instead of last year’s victor. The Lope De Vega gelding won well in this grade at Goodwood this month and is capable of defying a 3lb penalty on these favourable terms in this six-runner contest.
Selection: King Of Conquest @ 6/4 with Betfred
Newcastle, 3.10 – Class 2 Jenningsbet Northumberland Plate Heritage Handicap (3YO+) (extended 2m)
Alan King trained the winner of this feature stayers’ race through Who Dares Wins (2019) and Trueshan (2022) and his 2024 representative SPARTAN ARMY has decent each-way claims in a field of 20. The five-year-old arrives 3-4 on the all-weather after completing a hat-trick over this 2m trip at Lingfield and Southwell earlier in the year. He then kept on into a relatively close third of 13 over C&D off today's mark of 95 in March, registering an RPR of 103, before running fifth back on turf at Newbury in April. He has won when fresh in the past and is capable of being particularly competitive after a 71-day break.
Selection: Spartan Army @ 9/1(EW) with Betfred
Newmarket, 3.25 – Group 3 Plantation Stud Criterion Stakes (3YO+) (7f)
Charlie Appleby trained the winner of this contest through Glorious Journey (2021) and his 2024 representative NOBLE DYNASTY arrives in peak form after giving 15lb and a beating to subsequent Royal Ascot winner English Oak over this 7f trip on HQ’s Rowley Mile course after a similar break in May. He has won on the July course too and is now 4-6 over this specialist distance. A reproduction of that latest 117 RPR level of form would make him difficult to beat in this six-runner race.
Selection: Noble Dynasty @ 2/1 with Betfred
Newcastle, 3.40 – Class 2 Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap (3YO+) (7f)
James Tate is 27-141 (19%) with his runners on the all-weather here and it seems significant that his thoroughly unexposed and promising four-year-old representative UNITED APPROACH is returning from a suitable small break and stepping up to 7f for the first time at this venue. The selection has won two of his four 6f starts on turf and there should be improvement forthcoming over this stiff 7f on the Tapeta, as a half-brother to Aim For The Stars, who won over 9.4f on the synthetic surface.
Selection: United Approach @ 9/2 with Betfred
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