Dave Nevison's four best bets in the Saturday handicaps
By Dave Nevison
Last Updated: Fri 14 Aug 2026
Betting expert Dave Nevison focuses on four Saturday handicaps divided between Newbury, Newmarket and Perth.
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1.55 Newbury: Kinswoman
Kinswoman has not proved to be as good as connections hoped when entering her in Group One sprints earlier in the year and she has finished down the field in Listed and Group company on her two most recent starts.
However, she is dropped considerably in grade in this 0-90 handicap and I strongly suspect she may relish this company.
The William Haggas trained filly hit form in mid-August last season and ended up winnig three of her last four starts.
She is drawn a little higher than hoped, but Tom Marquand can bring her home with a strong late challenge.
2.10 Newmarket: Havana Blue
Havana Blue has been a close second on his past three starts and looks the best of Julie Camacho’s pair in this traditional novelty race.
The six-year-old gelding has had three wind operations over recent seasons but it seems as though the latest has been very successful to judge by his recent efforts.
He runs off 80 here and is clearly capable of winning a race off this mark, and maybe higher. All his previous wins have come off a mark higher than he runs off here and with a favourable draw, alongside the pacesetting Archduke Ferdinand, he has a great opportunity to score.
3.25 Ripon: Fast Track Harry
Clive Cox is sticking with Jack Nicholls in this big northern sprint after the 3lb claimer did well on Fast Track Harry at Ascot last time out.
Fast Track Harry is still relatively lightly raced and may well still have some improvement in , but might just have hit the front a fraction too soon on his latest start and was headed close home.
The gallop is likely to be furious here and it should be possible for Nicholls to hold on a fraction longer.
Fast Track Harry is likely to go off favourite here but market leaders tend to fare well in this.
4.05 Perth: Nap Hand
Nap Hand is 8lb better off with Filibustering for getting beaten 8 ½ lengths when runner up to the Harry Derham trained gelding when they met at Cartmel recently.
The weight pull will likely bring them very close but a further 5lb allowance, via Fern O’Brien’s claim, could be a deciding factor. The young jockey has been in fine form this summer.
Nap Hand will be having only his second start for Chris Gordon, who may squeeze more out of him, and his latest run on the Flat can be explained away by very fast ground. He is likely to be an each way price and should again go well.
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