Ruby Walsh's seven selections for Saturday

There’s no holding back ITV Racing. After three days live from York, the action continues on Saturday with seven races from Newbury and Newmarket before we all settle down for the FA Cup final at 4.30pm. Right?

All the action was previewed, as ever, on our From The Horse’s Mouth podcast by Paddy’s pal Mr Ruby Walsh.

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Ruby Walsh’s horse racing tips

12:50 Newbury – Sunway
13:05 Newmarket – Waleefy
13:25 Newbury – Ides of March (NAP)
13:40 Newmarket – Fondo Blanco
14:00 Newbury – Genealogy
14:15 Newmarket – Classic Encounter
14:35 Newbury – Rosallion

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Al Aasy could be the percentage call, but I’m going to go with SUNWAY. I thought he travelled into his last race at Newbury in April very strongly and looked like the winning horse, but fell into a hole then. But he needed that run. Came home behind Divina Grace, and Tabletalk was just ahead of him.

If Sunway can get back to the level that we saw from him at the Curragh in the Irish Derby, that might be good enough. With that recent run at Newbury under his belt, too, I reckon Sunway could be the one to do it here.

The step up in trip will really suit WALEEFY, who was a disappointing favourite at Goodwood last time out. Travelled quickly but couldn’t get past the older horses involved in the race, although he did come home reasonably well. Going the extra furlong will suit him.

IDES OF MARCH stands out to me here. He made a pleasing debut last year, was then favourite at Navan over 7f but didn’t get home. He was dropped down to 6f then and won twice at the Curragh.

Went to the Breeders’ Cup, then in the US, he wasn’t quite sharp enough over there, but made an encouraging comeback run behind Whistlejacket at Navan in April; he looked like he really improved on that run. He’s an out-and-out 6f horse, I think he’ll win here.

FONDO BLANCO was unlucky not to win at Doncaster. He’s definitely the obvious one here.

I’m hoping that 10f will be far enough for GENEALOGY. He had a really good debut behind Acapulo Bay at the Curragh. He looked beaten by Storm Piece at Punchestown in September, but he rallied back to win, and it looked like he wanted a step up in trip after that.

Then he ran at Newmarket, behind Delacroix, on his last start of the season when he was trying out for 10f. I think he’ll be a better horse when he goes for the longer distance here.

CLASSIC ENCOUNTER won at Redcar back in April but couldn’t quite carry the penalty at Newmarket in May when he was up 4lbs. He’d been favourite there under Billy Loughnane. Billy rides him again here. It’s a race that I’m not overly strong on anything else, I’d have Classic Encounter to get through.

I’m a ROSALLION fan. I was in Longchamp when he won as a two-year-old, and I thought he did really well at the Curragh last year, winning last May and then at Ascot in June. I’m hoping that he’s come back as a better four-year-old to light up the summer.

Ruby Walsh’s ITV Racing tips

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Ruby Walsh’s seven selections for Saturday

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