TippingThe Punt Acca

The Punt Acca: Liam Headd's three horse racing tips for Newmarket on ITV3 on Saturday

Three horses to include in a treble on Saturday . . .


Ghostwriter (1.50 Newmarket)

Clive Cox is just three away from training 1,000 winners in his career and two-year-old Ghostwriter has shaped with real promise in each of his two starts as he bids to extend his unbeaten run to three. The Invincible Spirit colt found plenty when he was asked to on his debut success at Newmarket last month and the race has produced two subsequent winners, including fourth-place Global Skies, who won at Haydock on Friday. He is making the step up to a mile for the first time, but his pedigree suggests he'll have no issue with the distance as he produced a powerful turn of foot inside the last two furlongs durint his win at Ascot three weeks ago. Cox is currently working at a strike-rate of 20 per cent with his juveniles this term, holding a record or 19-95, and Ghostwriter is one to keep an eye on during a big day for the yard.

Lake Forest (3.00 Newmarket)

It's another selection from the Somerville Lodge yard as Lake Forest is another who attempts to break his maiden in Group 1 company. I was fortunate enough to be at Haydock to see the two-year-old put in an eyecatching debut-winning performance and it is no shock to see him competing at the top level, especially after his impressive Gimcrack victory last time out. He can be excused for his fourth on the July course last month as the ease in the ground probably played its part and he's only one of two in the field to have been successful with firm in the going description. The son of No Nay Never will relish the quick underfoot conditions, given that three of his four starts have come on good to firm, and I'm expecting him to run another big race. 

Crack Shot (3.40 Newmarket)

Trained by Ed Walker, the three-year-old son of Kingman has crept into this race at the bottom of the weights and has received plenty of support after being declared. Since his debut effort at Newbury in May, Crack Shot has significantly progressed and got off the mark at the second attempt when running in a competitive maiden on quick ground at Nottingham. Following his second under a penalty at Hamilton, he ran well on soft ground when fifth of 15 in the Kincsem Handicap at Goodwood, in which the form of that race has been franked with the first, third and seventh all winning next time out. Crack Shot produced a joint career-best effort when scoring at Newbury last time out and, together with Georgia Dobie's 3lb claim, he has a big chance to land the top prize.


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