Horse racing betting tips for Saturday, August 30th 2025

The York Ebor Festival delivered some fantastic winners last week, and the horse racing action doesn't let up heading into this weekend. The Beverley Bullet Day and Sandown Park meeting draw attention.

Our Punters Panel are on demand once again to answer the big questions and deliver their best insights and horse racing betting tips.

Introducing the Odds Now Horse Racing Punters Panel

Before we get stuck in, here’s a little bit more on the four men answering our key questions:

SD - The self-proclaimed ‘star of the show’ on Races Now, who has been going viral with his daily tips and betting ring analysis over the past few months.

Adam Smith - A betting industry veteran, flat lover and one half of our Races Now double act.

Harry Fowler - Another of Odds Now’s regular racing contributors, currently working in the industry.

Liam Firkin - Known better to many as @AntepostValue on X, Liam was the winner of the 2024 Racing TV Tipstar competition and now writes for several publications.

Kieran Cook - Horse racing journalist, punter, and pundit.

What is your best bet of the day at Sandown?

SD: I’d be fairly sure Kodi Lion would have won last time. He may well make amends under Buick

AS: Betty Clover is a horse I've liked for a while. Often underestimated and a big price for the 2:25. Ran a blinder behind Crimson Advocate earlier this year, and that's good form. A low draw in this race is handy, and I think she can outrun her odds again.

HF: Saddadd in the 3:00 looks like a great chance. Last seen when winning the London Gold Cup, which is form that has since worked out well. [Roger] Varian said after that day that they got away with it on the ground that day and have since been kept away from the fast ground. Looks like rain about and I think there is a good bit more to come from this one, I’ll be taking 7/2

LF: Alpha Crucis 12/1. I will be doing the rain dance all week, but if the 20mm of expected rain falls over Sandown, then the Gary & Josh Moore-trained Alpha Crucis has a great chance. Dropped 1lb for his latest run, which had no juice in the going, but his previous two runs this season have seen him finish 6th of 22 in The Lincoln, followed by a 2nd place at Epsom when again getting the good-soft conditions that he enjoys, and that form has been franked.

KC: I really do like Flight in the Atalanta 2:25.

It's Beverley Bullet day in East Yorkshire, any fancies?

SD: Probably Redorange, who is more progressive than his rivals and might upset Regional.

AS: Kerdos drops down in grade for the Bullet and is the bet. Had absolutely no chance at all on his last two starts when drawn on the wrong side. A fairly consistent animal. Regional, clearly, the one to beat.

HF: In the main race, I think Regional looks a very worthy favourite. Clear on form and ratings, last run over five a third in the King Charles at the Royal meeting, and the second that day has since placed in the Nunthorpe. Looks like a great opportunity to get a win his runs have deserved.

LF: Similarly, wet conditions are expected up north, and based on the back-form of Kerdos, who is a course and distance winner and beat the brilliant mare Live In The Dream when running on softer going, he would be one who’s high on my radar at 7/1. There’s too much personal scarring for me to part with my money again on him, but for those who haven’t had their fingers burnt, he’d be worth an each-way play should the expected rain fall.

KC: It’s hard to see past Regional in the feature race.

Anything else taking your eye on Saturday?

SD: Yes. If the rain comes, Alsakib can win the 2.40 at Chester, I thought he’s much better than these.

AS: Back to Sandown, where God Of War looked overpriced in the 1:50. Tom Clover in flying form, and this horse was unlucky at Haydock last time.

HF: Hawksbill is one I’ve been following this season and was gutted last time when he was collared by Sir Paul Ramsey. That winner has since finished third in a hot handicap at York, showing the form well. He’s 4lbs higher than that second at Haydock, but they reach to cheekpieces, and I’m sure he has a win in him very soon, and I can’t pass up 8/1.

LF: Two Tempting returns to Chester off the same mark that saw him win in May, having been backed from 14/1 ante-post into 9/4 favourite. I’ve tipped him this week with a return to Chester sure to be a positive, but a similar gamble looks on the cards with him already halving in price to 8/1. At bigger prices, Glenfinnan comes back to the scene of his last win, which saw him put up to a mark of 98. He’s now a massive 16lbs lower than that career-high mark, and although there are question marks surrounding him following a wind operation, this return to turf and step up to the 7f from his latest effort makes him a worthwhile swing at 25/1.

KC: With the forecast looking the way it does, I think Red Letter will be hard to beat in the 3:27 over at the Curragh.

Can you give us an ante-post bet which appeals currently?

SD: I’ve not got one at the moment.

AS: Gstaad in the National Stakes on Irish Champions Weekend at 7/2. The race will fall apart, and he'll be odds on before long.

HF: I’m looking to the Sun Chariot at HQ on the 4th October, and the top of the market is full of horses I don’t think will be planning on showing up here, whether that be France or America. Going down the list and 33/1 about Flight looks interesting each way. Ran a belter in the 1000 Guineas and got as close as any horse to Desert Flower over the mile. She disappointed the next two times, but has had a break and is coming back on Saturday at Sandown. I think she could have a good autumn campaign.

LF: Hopefully an early but late Christmas present (if that makes any sense at all), Jango Baie wants a trip. He stays, and it was his stamina that got him up in The Arkle at the Cheltenham Festival. For me, he is still criminally underrated and he is super consistent with form figures under rules that read: 112221213. A flat 3m around Kempton would be ideal for him, and with 25/1 still available for the King George, I will be topping up through the months leading up to Christmas and hoping to collect a nice pot come Boxing Day.

KC: Lazy Griff in the St Ledger. I think the race looks like a ready-made test for him, which he should enjoy.

Which horse delivered your standout performance at York last week?

SD: It being over.

AS: I enjoyed how much fallout the Juddmonte International pacemaker created. The winner, Ombudsman, was very good.

HF: For me, it was Royal Fixation in the Lowther; she is a serious filly on the up, and her last two runs have been some performances. She looks Cheveley Park-bound, with it looking like Venetian Sun is going up to 7f, I think she will win that too. Still 11/4 around for her.

LF: I thought Ethical Diamond was extremely impressive in The Ebor. To have already gone up 8lbs from his success in The Duke of Edinburgh Stakes and then to take apart the field with ease was yet another example of the brilliance of Mr Mullins. Who knows where the horse’s ceiling is?

KC: Ombudsman in the Juddmonte International was superb, showing all his class.

Tell us your least favourite racecourse you have been to and why?

SD: Chelmsford is a horrible course, which I dislike. York isn’t that much better despite people telling you it is.

AS: Chester. Too busy. Too expensive. Poor viewing, particularly from the inside.

HF: I am no SD and haven’t been to a good few courses still. Feels harsh to say, but I think Newton Abbot isn’t one I would rush back to.

LF: Goodwood. A punting bloodbath for me and a track I will pick my battles very carefully with in future, if at all. Without trying to be a people pleaser, I would genuinely say that from a festival perspective, it was enjoyable to attend and has some stunning scenery, but I’m not just there for the social occasion, and it’s evidently more a reflection on my punting ability at Goodwood than Goodwood itself, but that said, I won’t be rushing back!

KC: Tough one, but personally, I think Chepstow is overrated.