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The Punt Acca: Robbie Wilders' four horse racing tips on Saturday

Galactic Jack (1.50 Newmarket)

The Flying Zetland Stakes provides a real test over 1m2f for juveniles and I'm drawn to the only horse with winning form over the distance; the unexposed Galactic Jack. This Galileo colt is all about stamina – his dam was placed in the Irish Oaks a few years ago – and he has the potential to be much better than we've seen. Favourite Flying Honours looks far too short off the back off a third-placed finished at odds of 2-7 in a muddling Royal Lodge here last time.

Holloway Boy (2.25 Newmarket)

I feel Holloway Boy simply bumped into a proper Group 1 horse in Nostrum when second in the Tattersalls Stakes here last time and he should win this on official figures, with Silver Knott having to defy a 3lb penalty. A smooth winner of the Chesham Stakes on his debut, Holloway Boy travelled powerfully at Newmarket but lacked the same change of gear as the winner. It was still a highly creditable effort to pull clear of Victory Dance in third and Holloway Boy can give Nostrum's form a boost ahead of the Dewhurst.

Lord Baddesley (4.02 Chepstow)

Red-hot trainer Chris Gordon has saddled six winners from his last nine runners and Lord Baddesley can keep the good run going in the Silver Trophy at Chepstow. Lord Baddesley ran an eyecatching fourth from off the pace in the Betfair Hurdle three starts back and returns off the same mark here. There were excuses for his two below-par efforts subsequently (fell when moving well at Plumpton and soft ground didn't suit at Newbury) and his decent record following lengthy breaks makes him well worth consideration.

Saint Segal (4.37 Chepstow)

Saint Segal should be capable of better things this season and can make his mark in this four-year-old handicap hurdle. Second to Porticello in the Grade 1 Finale Juvenile Hurdle on just his second run last season, Saint Segal was considered a dark horse for the Boodles at the Cheltenham Festival in March but faded out of things after pulling too hard. The handicapper has dropped him 1lb to 125 and this unexposed sort could make giant strides on his first start back following wind surgery.


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