{"id":61573,"date":"2025-09-13T11:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/61573\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T11:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:58:11","slug":"matt-chapmans-saturday-itv-racing-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/61573\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Chapman’s Saturday ITV Racing bets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Top TV pundit Matt Chapman\u2019s on the trail of Run Boy Run (14:25 Doncaster) this Saturday afternoon <\/p>\n

matt chapman\u2019s saturday racing tips<\/p>\n

13.15 Doncaster \u2013 Treble Tee<\/a><\/strong>
13.50 Doncaster \u2013 Gewan<\/a><\/strong>
14.05 Chester \u2013 Hamish<\/a><\/strong>
14.25 Doncaster \u2013 Run Boy Run<\/a><\/strong> (each-way)<\/strong>
14.40 Chester \u2013 Zoffee<\/a><\/strong>
15.00 Doncaster \u2013 Shadow Of Light<\/a><\/strong>
15.40 Doncaster \u2013 Scandinavia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

*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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

A Classic day on ITV Racing Saturday from Doncaster and some action from Chester to enjoy.<\/p>\n

It all starts here with a handicap over 1m. Galleon is going to fall in somewhere eventually and it might be here down to 94. However, there is no doubt TREBLE TEE<\/strong> should take a bit of beating for the Crisfords and Oisin Murphy. Conditions are ideal and he arrives on the back of an excellent second at Goodwood (Great Chieftain behind), where he was unlucky not to win. Up 2lb, but I suspect this is not quite as competitive.<\/p>\n

13.50 Doncaster \u2013 Gewan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Up in class now for a decent race for juveniles in the Group 2 Champagne Stakes over 7f. All of these are open to improvement, but there is no doubt that the best form brought to the table comes from GEWAN<\/strong>, who did well to land the Acomb at York, which looked a decent heat. This is, arguably, an easier task, and the new purchase for owners Zhang Yuesheng should take all the stopping. PJ McDonald rides for Andrew Balding, a team that is becoming more and more prevalent.<\/p>\n

14.05 Chester \u2013 Hamish<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A tricky one coming up, as ITV go to Chester for two races, starting with this Listed Stand Cup Stakes over an extended 1m4f. The ground is not really soft enough for HAMISH<\/strong> at the time of writing and I\u2019m not sure he will take part. That all said, even if it\u2019s good I would think he still has too much class for the field despite being nine years old. Cieren Fallon rides for William Haggas, and Hamish was last seen 97 days ago when landing a Listed race at Goodwood. He\u2019s been waiting for some easy ground since.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s Jackpot is up for GRABS IN\u00a0PADDY\u2019S eliminator racing game<\/a><\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

14.25 Doncaster \u2013 Run Boy Run<\/a><\/strong> (Each-Way)<\/p>\n

The Portland Handicap over an extended 5f \u2013 a distance that is crucial. Trefor is bang in form, but any juice in the ground might not be in his favour, so the one I like is RUN BOY RUN <\/strong>for the strong team of Phil Cunningham and trainer Richard Spencer. I think ground is key to this horse\u2019s success, and I suspect he\u2019s got a fine chance as an each-way pick if there is a bit of cut.<\/p>\n

Recently, his form on ground with any sort of juice includes a third at Ascot, a fair fourth at Newmarket, and a fourth in the Stewards\u2019 Cup at Glorious Goodwood. This specialist distance should be perfect as a horse who has the speed for 5f but stays 6f. George Wood with the big chance.<\/p>\n

14.40 Chester \u2013 Zoffee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A handicap over 2m, and there are a few strong stayers in here, with this being a chance for former Chester Cup winner ZOFFEE<\/strong> to roll back the years and score for Kevin Stott and Hugo Palmer. He was not disgraced at all in the big race back in May, when third off 91, but then did nothing at Royal Ascot off 3lb higher. He\u2019s dropped 1lb here and back at his favourite track.<\/p>\n

The Group 2 Park Stakes over 7f, this is a huge chance for SHADOW OF LIGHT<\/strong> to get back to winning ways \u2013 and possibly set himself up for a tilt at the Breeders\u2019 Cup for Charlie Appleby and Billy Loughnane. The former 2000 Guineas third has not won in 2025, but his fifth in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup was not a terrible effort and neither was his fourth at Deauville last time. I think he still has too much class for this field.<\/p>\n

The final Classic of the British season in the Group 1 St Leger over an extended 1m6f. SCANDINAVIA <\/strong>did this column a huge favour when landing the Goodwood Cup, and while technically he\u2019s not as good a horse as Derby winner Lambourn, I\u2019d expect him to outstay his rivals under Tom Marquand. He\u2019s just improving all the time, while Lambourn disappointed when only fifth in the Great Voltigeur.<\/p>\n

So best of luck and pray for Yeeehaaas. You hear me Paddy?<\/p>\n

matt chapman\u2019s saturday racing tips<\/p>\n

13.15 Doncaster \u2013 Treble Tee<\/a><\/strong>
13.50 Doncaster \u2013 Gewan<\/a><\/strong>
14.05 Chester \u2013 Hamish<\/a><\/strong>
14.25 Doncaster \u2013 Run Boy Run<\/a><\/strong> (each-way)<\/strong>
14.40 Chester \u2013 Zoffee<\/a><\/strong>
15.00 Doncaster \u2013 Shadow Of Light<\/a><\/strong>
15.40 Doncaster \u2013 Scandinavia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

*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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n

Read More<\/p>\n

Tap here for PP.com racing odds<\/a><\/p>\n

The Paddy Power Guide To Safer Gambling \u2013 Everything You Need To Know<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Top TV pundit Matt Chapman\u2019s on the trail of Run Boy Run (14:25 Doncaster) this Saturday afternoon matt…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[9,10,43707,41415,18,13,14,6,2505,19,17,2506,11,12,15,16,2507,5,7,8],"class_list":{"0":"post-61573","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-chester","11":"tag-doncaster","12":"tag-eire","13":"tag-featured-news","14":"tag-featurednews","15":"tag-headlines","16":"tag-horse-racing-tips","17":"tag-ie","18":"tag-ireland","19":"tag-itv-racing","20":"tag-latest-news","21":"tag-latestnews","22":"tag-main-news","23":"tag-mainnews","24":"tag-matt-chapman","25":"tag-news","26":"tag-top-stories","27":"tag-topstories"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}