ITV Racing - Saturday's best free horse racing betting tips and odds

No Grade races this Saturday, but we do have Sandown's Veteran Chase (1500) and three other intriguing contests from the Esher track.

There's also three races from Wincanton to give our tipsters seven crackers to get stuck into.

We begin with a quick run through of our ITV tips, with the reasons why we've picked them further down the page.

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Saturday ITV tips:

13:50 (Sandown) Etalon

14:05 (Wincanton) Our Dylan

14:25 (Sandown) Della Casa Lunga

14:40 (Wincanton) Nocte Volatus

15:00 (Sandown) Sam Brown

15:15 (Wincanton) Kado De Joie

15:35 (Sandown) Honky Tonk Highway

 

13:50 (Sandown) Etalon

Etalon landed a Class Three handicap chase at this venue last season and is back on a workable mark for the Read Nicky Henderson's Weekly Unibet Blog Handicap Chase.

Shaped better than the bare result when fifth of six in a warm event at Cheltenham three weeks ago. Likely to appreciate the return to this track in calmer waters.

Others to note include Roccovango who continues to improve and a further 2lb rise in the weights for scoring at Uttoxeter during November should not be enough to prevent a bold bid.

Hunter Legend won with bundles in hand over fences at Leicester a week ago and cannot be ignored along with the potentially dangerous Triple Trade.

 

14:05 (Wincanton) Our Dylan

Our Dylan brings consistent form following a 2.5L success among this hurdle company over 2m3f a month ago at Exeter and will be a leading contender in the Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap Hurdle.

Soldier's Leap showed improvement when 5L second in this grade attempting 2m2f at Fontwell. Could go close again.

Odin's Quest and John Betjeman are the others to note.

 

14:25 (Sandown) Della Casa Lunga

Della Casa Lunga could prove well-placed in the Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Mares' Hurdle.

She won nicely off the front in a 3m1/2f Class Two handicap hurdle at Kempton recently. Sets a decent standard to aim at on ratings.

There is a suspicion there might be more to come from Aston Martini. The mare jinked when looking in command at Bangor on her return. Likely capable of better than she showed when tenth in a competitive event at Newbury during November.

The hat-trick-chasing Dameofthecotswolds deserves a chance up in grade after winning a novices hurdle at Doncaster.

 

14:40 (Wincanton) Nocte Volatus

The Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Handicap Chase is the feature race on the card and we are siding with Nocte Volatus.

The ten-year-old holds strong form this season with a narrow victory in a similar level 2m3f handicap chase at Chepstow preceding a runner-up effort tackling a higher graded 2m5f Ascot handicap chase during November.

Quel Destin, who proved a smart performer over the years including being a former G2 hurdle winner, and Stormy Flight hold claims.

 

15:00 (Sandown) Sam Brown

At the ripe old age of thirteen Sam Brown has still shown enough enthusiasm to suggest he could win the Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase.

He finished third in the G2 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby and can defy top-weight here with Chad Bament taking off a valuable 11lb.

Eldorado Allen finished a staying-on third behind Copperhead over 2m4 1/2f at Cheltenham last month. The former holds major claims with the step back up in trip a positive, while the latter cannot be ignored in his current form.

 

15:15 (Wincanton) Kado De Joie

Kado De Joie bids for a hat-trick following a 1L success in a lower level soft ground 2m3f handicap hurdle last month at Lingfield and will be a leading player in the Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap Hurdle.

Authentic Legacy has been going well this season including a solid third on deep ground a month ago in a 2m novices handicap hurdle at Sandown. Makes for appeal.

 

15:35 (Sandown) Honky Tonk Highway

Honky Tonk Highway always looked to be doing enough when winning a Mares Listed event in testing conditions over course and distance four weeks ago.

Likely to have more to offer now entering handicap company off a potentially lenient mark. Selected to continue her ascendancy in the Free Bet With Unibet's Betbuilder Rebound Handicap Hurdle.

Comfortable Uttoxeter maiden hurdle winner Oh My Johnny cannot be ignored on handicap debut.

Hardy Du Seuil needs to be included racing off the same mark as when second in a handicap hurdle on his reappearance at Carlisle (2m1f) early last month.

The in-form Navajo Indy is 9lb higher than when winning a valuable handicap at Newbury 35 days ago. Cannot be ignored down in grade.

 

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