Saturday TV Stats – 230/1 Cracker Acca!

Trends Analysis: Saturday 23rd Nov 2019

If you’re a jump racing fan, then you’ll be licking your lips this Saturday with top National Hunt cards from both Ascot and Haydock Park.

All eyes will be on Altior and Cyname at Ascot in the Christy 1965 Chase (2.05) in what is set to be a fascinating clash that will provide plenty of clues for the season ahead.

Then, up at Haydock it’s Befair Chase (3.00) day as course specialist – Bristol De Mai – looks to win the Grade One contest for a third year in a row and also make it five-from-five at the track.

In total we’ve seven LIVE ITV races to take in across Ascot and Haydock, while the days supporting cards come from Lingfield (AW), Huntingdon and Wolverhampton (AW).

We’ll be highlighting our TOP FOUR trends to look for from and putting them in a big-priced ‘Cracker Acca’ – plus, giving you the ‘best of the rest’ trends from around the other tracks this Saturday.

Plus – don’t forget, you can also get more help finding the winner for all this Saturday’s races on our Free Horse Racing Tips page.

TV Stats ‘230/1 Cracker Acca’

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12.55 Ascot: The Nicky Henderson yard have tasted success in this race in 2014 and 2016, plus also boast an impressive 28% record with their chaser at Ascot. With that in mind, their PYM catches the eye here. A recent second on his chase debut was a nice introduction to the bigger obstacles and after running on well over that 2m4f trip that day, the step up to 3m also looks a good move.

2.25 Haydock: This race has been won by some useful staying hurdlers in the past, including three from the David Pipe yard since 2010. He looks to have a great chance of adding to that record this year too with UMBRIGADO. This five-year-old won three times last season and wasn’t disgraced in the Grade One Mersey Novice’s Hurdle at Aintree back in April. He’s had a wind operation over the summer and having won off a break in the past then the 231-day break isn’t a concern.

2.40 Ascot: IF THE CAP FITS landed this prize last year and looks to have a massive chance of following up. This Harry Fry-trained seven-year-old has won five times over hurdles and is yet to finish out of the top three from his eight runs over the sticks. He returns after a 231-day break but has a good record fresh and jockey Sean Bowen is currently one-from-one on him.

3.00 Haydock: BRISTOL DE MAI has landed the last two renewals of the Betfair Chase and there is every reason to think this popular Nigel Twiston-Davie-trained grey can make it three. He simple loves Haydock and is currently four-from-four at the track. This race would have been his target for a while his combined winning distances from his four victories at the track is an incredible 115 lengths!

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Saturday Trends – Best Of The Rest

Haydock Trends

12.05 Haydock: Trainer Paul Nicholls has won three of the last 10 runnings.

Ascot Trends

1.30 Ascot: The Dr Richard Newland yard have a 27% record with their hurdlers at the track.

2.05 Ascot: Trainer Paul Nicholls has won four of the last eight runnings.

Lingfield Trends

12.10 Lingfield: The Jean-Rene Auvray yard have a 31% strike-rate with their four-year-olds or older at the track.

12.45 Lingfield: The horse from stall six has won three of the last five runnings.

1.20 Lingfield: The horse from stall seven has won three of the last five runnings.

2.30 Lingfield: Trainer Saeed Bin Suroor has an overall 38% record at the track.

Huntingdon Trends

12.30 Huntingdon: Trainer Olly Murphy has a 29% record with his hurdlers at the track.

2.15 Huntingdon: The James Evans yard have a 38% record with their chasers at the track.

3.25 Huntingdon: The Olly Murphy yard have a 75% record with their NH Flat runners at the track.

Every LIVE Saturday race covered on ITV can be found on our ITV Racing Tips section, with runner-by-runner previews for each contest.