Saturday ITV Racing tips: Newsboy's ITV picks at York, Sandown and Chester

has more to offer as he seeks to pocket the £51,540 first prize on offer for the Pavers Foundation Catherine Memorial Sprint Handicap (3.40) at York.

Grant Tuer’s three-year-old son of Dabirsim has had his last three outings on the Knavesmire, where course form is always at a premium.

Not beaten far when seventh in a big-money sprint at last year’s Ebor Festival, Showtime Mahomes returned with an encouraging 40-1 third over five furlongs at the Dante fixture last month.

And my selection duly took another step forward back at six furlongs nine days later, holding – both the second, third and fifth won next time out – by half a length in a 21-runner line-up.

Sam James’s mount has had just eight career starts, but Showtime Mahomes has already proven he can deal with the hurly burly that goes with big-field York sprints and can overcome a 5lb rise in the weights for a second success at the ‘Ascot of the North’.

looks destined to strike gold for the fourth time this season in the JCB Handicap (2.35).

The Tim Easterby-trained six-year-old is on a roll, having collected on three of his last four outings.

After returning to winning form at Haydock Park in April, the son of Kingman finished fifth at Chester’s May meeting next time out.

But Boardman hit the bullseye at Thirsk eight days later, and finished with gusto to beat Mykonos by a length and a quarter on the Roodee two weeks ago.

A 4lb rise in the weights for that success could have been worse, and the fact David Allan’s mount came out on top on his only previous try over the course and distance is another plus.

A drop in grade is taken to do the trick for old favourite in the Listed Sky Bet Race To The Ebor Grand Cup (3.05).

Although he’s now nine, Jim Goldie’s