{"id":49335,"date":"2025-04-25T12:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T12:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/49335\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T12:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T12:15:16","slug":"ruby-walshs-top-picks-on-saturday-itv-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/49335\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Walsh’s top picks on Saturday ITV Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a double header on ITV Racing on Saturday where the Scottish Grand National is the feature race of the day at Ayr for jumps fans while the Flat code takes centre stage at Newbury. Former top jockey and now star pundit Ruby Walsh has studied the form for his best bets on Saturday\u2019s action.<\/p>\n

Ruby Walsh\u2019s Saturday ITV Racing tips<\/p>\n

13:10 Ayr \u2013 Western Diego (NAP)<\/a>
13:25 Newbury \u2013 Ancient Wisdom<\/a>
13:43 Ayr \u2013 Ideal Des Bordes<\/a>
14:00 Newbury \u2013 Simmering<\/a>
14:15 Ayr \u2013 Ethical Diamond<\/a>
14:35 Newbury \u2013 Jonquil<\/a>
14:55 Ayr \u2013 Armed And Fabulous (each-way)<\/a>
15:12 Newbury \u2013 Ebts Guard (each-way)<\/a>
15:35 Ayr \u2013 Captain Cody<\/a><\/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

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Western Diego<\/strong> has a great chance of a mark of 134. It\u2019s fair for him after a good run behind Springt De La Mare at Punchestown in February. His mark is workable and he\u2019s fresh. He could take a bit of beating.<\/p>\n

Ultimately Sunway could be the best horse but he took a run to get going last year. For that reason, I\u2019ll side with Ancient Wisdom<\/strong> for William Buick and Charlie Appleby. He can catch Sunway off guard.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure Loughglynn\u2019s mark of 143 is workable. I\u2019m with Nicky Henderson\u2019s Ideal Des Bordes<\/strong> instead. He pulled up at Kempton in February but he had a few decent runs before that.<\/p>\n

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I love Simmering<\/strong> who was unlucky to run into Fairy Godmother at Ascot last year. He followed that up with a couple of wins before finishing second to Lake Victoria. His Longchamp run in October was on soft ground so I\u2019m happy to put a line through that.<\/p>\n

Ethical Diamond<\/strong> has a big chance as he will love the ground and the track. I can see why Harry Cobden loves Kabral Du Mathan\u2019s chances too. I would have given Bunting another chance if the ground wasn\u2019t so fast and while Ethical Diamond has to carry a lot of weight, I\u2019ll stick with him. Nicky Henderson\u2019s Under Control could run well at a much bigger price.<\/p>\n

14:35 Newbury \u2013 Jonquil<\/a><\/p>\n

I really like Jonquil<\/strong>. He did really well on his debut at Sandown and that form has held up. I can\u2019t explain his poor run at Doncaster in September. He was well beaten but he\u2019s with a new yard and I can see him winning for Andrew Balding.<\/p>\n

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Armed And Fabulous<\/strong> has a squeak. She got the job done at Newcastle in February in her first run since November 2023 and she\u2019s an each-way shout.<\/p>\n

This is tricky to call but being gelded could bring out enough improvement for Ebts Guard<\/strong> to win. He ran well in the Cambridgeshire last year before winning at Ascot. He should be a bit more forward on his seasonal debut so he\u2019s my each-way shout.<\/p>\n

Macdermott won the Scottish Grand National last year but he hasn\u2019t done much since! Danny Mullins rides him again but I like Captain Cody<\/strong> of Willie Mullins\u2019 runners. Harry Cobden rides and he could help Willie have a big day!<\/p>\n

Ruby Walsh\u2019s Saturday ITV Racing tips<\/p>\n

13:10 Ayr \u2013 Western Diego (NAP)<\/a>
13:25 Newbury \u2013 Ancient Wisdom<\/a>
13:43 Ayr \u2013 Ideal Des Bordes<\/a>
14:00 Newbury \u2013 Simmering<\/a>
14:15 Ayr \u2013 Ethical Diamond<\/a>
14:35 Newbury \u2013 Jonquil<\/a>
14:55 Ayr \u2013 Armed And Fabulous (each-way)<\/a>
15:12 Newbury \u2013 Ebts Guard (each-way)<\/a>
15:35 Ayr \u2013 Captain Cody<\/a><\/p>\n

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at the time of publishing but subject to change.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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