Tips: a Saturday treble at Naas and Newbury With just over four weeks until the Cheltenham Festival and multiple pointers revealed at the Dublin Racing Festival last week, the BoyleSports ‘Destination Cheltenham’ offer is well worth claiming ahead of March with up to €65 in free bets available. Naas hosts its Cheltenham Trials Day on Saturday, featuring the Listed Opera Hat Mares Chase, won in the past by Benie Des Dieux and Elimay. In the UK, Super Saturday at Newbury serves up the ultra-competitive Betfair Hurdle, the big betting race, for which Stephen Harris has selected an 8-1 nap. To claim your offer you need to place a multiple bet. See below tips from Emma Nagle, Vincent Finegan and Betting Expert’s Stephen Harris. Emma Nagle - 3.40 Naas, BBA Ireland Limited Opera Hat Mares Chase Maskada dramatically improved on her seasonal debut with an eye-catching run in the Hilly Way Chase behind El Fabiolo in December. If racing as enthusiastically over the two-mile trip here she could be very hard to beat back amongst her own sex. Last year's Grand Annual winner is 7lbs well-in with the favourite on official ratings and could be coming to the boil ahead of big spring targets. Vincent Finegan - 4:30 Naas, Cavan Developments Supporting Kill GAA Maiden Hurdle Glen Kiln looks a solid each-way play in this maiden hurdle. He has shown a consistent level of form since joining Harry Kelly in November and the ground and distance will hold no fears for him. A repeat of his recent second to Speed Boss Ted in similar conditions at Fairyhouse could well prove good enough to win here. Stephen Harris - 3:15 Newbury, Betfair Hurdle Nicky Henderson’s unexposed hold-up handicapper, Iberico Lord, has already shown that really testing ground conditions suit him ideally, and this big field handicap should be run at a really strong gallop to help him drop the bridle in the early stages. He is a very smooth traveller with a turn of foot, and simply found the drying ground against him at Ascot last time out when weakening out of contention from two out behind Luccia. The rain has come just in time with Nico de Boinville booked, and he can defy a career-high mark if enjoying any luck in running from rear. 18+ Play responsibly. Begambleaware.org
