ITV racing tips for Saturday with Newbury and Newmarket on the schedule

LOPE Y FERNANDEZ is the value alternative to hot favourite Palace Pier in the Group 1 Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (3.35) at Newbury today.

The market leader has won five of his six career starts and will be hard to beat after a runaway comeback victory at Sandown Park last month – but Lope Y Fernandez also impressed on his return to the fray.

Sent off at 4-6 for the Listed Heritage Stakes over a mile at Leopardstown 31 days ago, Aidan O’Brien's son of Lope De Vega hardly came out of second gear in strolling home by five and a half lengths.

Ryan Moore's mount came up short in eight attempts at the highest level in 2020.

But he took a minor medal back to Ballydoyle on four of those occasions, and the evidence of his reappearance is that Lope Y Fernandez is capable of a starring role in Group 1 company as a four-year-old.

BAY BRIDGE has the ideal profile for the BetVictor London Gold Cup (3.00).

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained colt made the frame with a third at Yarmouth and a fourth at Kempton Park in the final third of 2020.

On each occasion, he gave the impression he’d be well served by a step up to today’s mile-and-a-quarter distance – and so it proved at Newcastle last month.

Taking on four rivals for a novice stakes, New Bay lengthened clear to beat Al Nefud by five lengths.

In the circumstances, a British Horseracing Authority mark of 90 for his handicap debut could have been worse, and Ryan Moore’s mount has plenty more to offer.

Andrew Balding’s team is going great guns and the Queen's TACTICAL is the one to be on in the Listed BetVictor Carnarvon Stakes (1.50).

Derby hope John Leeper bids to stake an Epsom claim in the Listed Betway Fairway Stakes (2.05), but preference is for Chester Vase third FANCY MAN.

Tips for Saturday

NEWBURY

1.15 THE GATEKEEPER

1.50 TACTICAL (NB)

2.25 AL AASY

3.00 BAY BRIDGE

3.35 LOPE Y FERNANDEZ

4.10 SEA EMPRESS

4.45 REPERTOIRE

NEWMARKET

1.30 BEFORE DAWN

2.05 FANCY MAN

2.40 CLOUDBRIDGE

3.15 PEROTTO

3.50 AMETIST

4.25 MELLOW MAGIC

5.00 ARAIFJAN

THIRSK

12.30 EL HADEEYAH

1.00 DIAMOND PEARL

1.35 GET BOOSTING

2.10 FRANKELIO

2.45 FLYING PURSUIT

3.20 DIRHAM EMIRATI

3.55 COMMANCHE FALLS

4.30 HIJACKED

BANGOR-ON-DEE

1.10 CASTEL GANDOLFO

1.40 LOCH GARMAN ARIS

2.15 DAVE AND BERNIE

2.50 REBEL ROYAL

3.25 DONNIE BRASCO

4.00 VALENTINE'S TURF

4.35 KILCHREEST MOON

5.05 ULTIMATE FAME

UTTOXETER

5.15 CASCOVA

5.45 GOING MOBILE

6.20 CANYON CITY

6.50 DOLLY DANCER

7.20 PROFILE PICTURE

7.50 LEESWOOD LILY

8.20 KENYAN COWBOY

DONCASTER

5.35 ELOQUENT ARTHUR (NAP)

6.05 KODA LEGEND

6.35 HELLO ZABEEL

7.05 MISS MULLIGAN

7.35 THIRD KINGDOM

8.05 TWIST OF HAY

8.35 DANCE KING

NAVAN

1.55 SHE'S TROUBLE

2.30 NOTORIOUSLY RISKY

3.05 STRONG JOHNSON

3.40 HELL LEFT LOOSE

4.15 WORDSWORTH

4.50 STELLIFY

5.25 TRUMP CARD

5.55 MCPHERSON

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