2024 Old Newton Cup Tips

There could be as many as seventeen horses going to post for the Old Newton Cup on Saturday, with the runners and riders competing over one mile and four furlongs. La Yakel ran well last season, finishing second out of twelve runners at York in the last outing. It was a solid enough performance in October where the horse lost by two lengths.

La Yakel finished first out of five runners over one mile and two furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse, with Relentless Voyager looking like a four-year-old who can make a big impact. There was a third placed finish at York after winning at Epsom against thirteen other rivals, with this victory coming at 7/1 over one mile and four furlongs.

Chillingham is a five-year-old bidding to win at the fourth time of asking this season, with the horse finishing third out of thirteen runners last time out. That was at York and came after a previous third-placed finish at Ripon, with the horse having a bag of experience although there could be a bigger threat from Epic Poet and Iron Lion.

David O’Meara trains a five-year-old and a four-year-old who are operating at similar odds, with the former finishing second out of nineteen runners at Ascot in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes. Sent off at odds of 25/1, the horse produced a bright performance, with Iron Lion having scored at Haydock and Doncaster this season.

2023 Old Newton Cup Handicap Tips

La Yakel could deliver trainer William Haggas with another winner at Haydock Park on Saturday, with the horse being sent off as the 100/30 favourite for the bet365 Old Rowley Cup Handicap on 7 October, with the runner having finished fourth out of sixteen runners. Tom Marquand was on board and we might expect the jockey to take the ride again this time.

Previously to this was a fine win at Ascot at the beginning of September when the runner was able to secure a win in the Lavazza Stakes over one mile and four furlongs, with a victory coming on the all-weather at Southwell. However, there are some smart horses lining up and Cumulonimbus has landed successive wins coming into the encounter.

The Charlie Fellowes-trained runner won over one mile and four furlongs at Haydock Park after winning the National Stud Consignment Handicap. Sheer Rocks also has two recent wins as a solid track record and the latest came in the Northern Dancer Handicap, with the 11/2 shot winning over one mile and four furlongs.

There was also an 11/1 success at Ascot, with Maksud next in the betting market and the horse was last seen finishing twelfth in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes, although the horse previously ran well at Goodwood and Windsor last summer. Teumessias Fox could be a better each-way prospect and that’s despite an underwhelming performance in the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes.