Saturday’s Horse Racing Betting Tips and Predictions

Last updated: 30 July 2025 by Ed Quigley

I’ve done the hard work for you and identified my strongest selections across the top UK and Irish race meetings this Saturday. These four horses represent my favourite betting opportunities of the day, backed by thorough form analysis and insights. I’d recommend backing these as a Lucky 15 for maximum value across the quartet. You’ll find my full research and reasoning for each pick detailed below, plus the horse racing betting sites offering best odds for each.

Kind Of Blue – 2.10 Newcastle

KIND OF BLUE is the class act here and can show his true colours. He was a winner of the Group 1 Champions Sprint at Ascot last season, and should be able to take advantage of the drop in class for this assignment. Kind Of Blue has to carry a 7lb penalty in this Group 3 encounter, but can get back on track here for Wathan Racing and James Doyle. The dismal performance on his seasonal reappearance can be easily forgiven, as he made a mess of the start, leaving the gates over the minimum trip, and his chance was gone before it had got started. With that outing out of the way, and a step back up to a stiff 6f, everything looks in place to see the colt in his best light for his first start on Tapeta. The James Fanshawe yard has been amongst the winners in the last week or so, and this combination can prove tough to beat here.

Imperial Sovereign – 3.15 Newcastle

There is a chance this could be a total boilover, and I am going to take a chance on IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN each-way at a massive price. The 4-year-old was formally trained by Karl Burke, but has shown on more than one occasion as though a proper test of stamina could see this individual take a step forward. He didn’t get the clearest of runs when mid division over 1m4f at Haydock last time out on stable debut and seasonal reappearance, but did make some moderate late headway after looking a bit outpaced. It is also worth noting that Imperial Sovereign won on his only previous start at the venue, which remains his only career win to date. Saffie Osborne takes the ride, and it wouldn’t be the biggest shock in the world if they manage to smuggle into the places at huge odds in what, as most years, looks a traditionally wide-open renewal.

Kalpana – 3.30 Curragh

This should be an absolute corker, with the classic generation taking on the 4-year-olds, and my preference will be for one of the older individuals, in the form of the Andrew Balding-trained KALPANA. She was a progressive type last year, who ended up winning three in a row, including rounding off the season by winning at the highest level on Champions Day at Ascot. She has a very solid profile and ran a nice race in defeat on her seasonal reappearance when third in the Tattersalls Gold Cup. In the context of this, that was a quality display, and she is the one to beat here with that fitness edge, racing back against other mares. The Andrew Balding team have been in fine fettle recently, and Colin Keane takes the ride. She has plenty of stamina in her armoury and can use that to good effect to outstay her rivals here. There is a bit of rain forecast at the Curragh, and if that materialises, then it will only enhance her claims in this assignment.

Heathen – 4.15 York

The step back up to 1m6f can only help the David O’Meara-trained HEATHEN, who can capitalise on a potentially lenient turf handicap mark here. His last win on the all-weather was off 7lb higher, so running off an official mark of 74, he is looking thrown in based on his peak efforts on a synthetic surface, and this isn’t the deepest of races to make his presence felt. He was slowly away (frequent trait) when producing a running-on second on the Knavesmire last time out in an Amateur race over 1m4f – so this greater emphasis on stamina will be much more to his liking. Danny Tudhope takes the ride, and if the 6-year-old puts his best foot forward, he could be tough to stop.

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