Andrew McLaren has Friday's best bets from around the tracks with the Nap in action up at Newcastle.
NINE TENTHS - 15:00 Newcastle (NAP)
NINE TENTHS was unlucky not to beat the reopposing Shades Of Summer here in January and is 8lb better off with that rival now despite winning a Listed race last time, and that’s before you take into account her riders’ 7lb claim.
Young Jack Enright knows her well having been on board for her impressive performance at Wolverhampton in December and it’ll be disappointing if she can’t win this before tackling pattern races back on the turf over the summer.
AL RUFAA - 14:05 Lingfield
The excellent Daniel & Claire Kubler team look to have found the key to AL RUFAA having joined the yard from Charlie Fellowes last year and he still looks a well-handicapped horse after shaping well behind the reopposing Wadacre Gomez last time.
He's always going to be something of a hostage to fortune given his hold up style but a strongly run race looks likely here (Timeform pace forecast ‘very strong’) which will help and he should go close if the gaps appear at the right time.
CALCULATE - 17:10 Chelmsford
CALCULATE has quickly racked up three runs this year meaning he’s now qualified for handicaps and he looks to have been allotted a lenient opening mark having contested a slowly-run race over a mile last time which won’t have played to his strengths.
There should be loads more to come from this Cracksman colt now stepping up in trip and Irish champion jockey Colin Keane is an eye-catching booking in the royal silks.
2024 winners...
- Mount Athos 6/5 (NAP)
- Chloe's Court 12/1
- Royal Way 5/1 (NAP)
- Leissieres Express 13/8
- Woodie Flash 7/2
- Intinso 8/15
- Notre Dame 5/2
- Outlaw Peter 13/8 (NAP)
- Ballyrashane 4/6
- Politacus 4/1
- Nells Son 8/11
- Nine Tenths 15/8
- Inisherin 4/6
- Big R 2/1 (NAP)
- Haston Clermont 5/4
- Pickanumber 5/6
- Eleutheromania 12/1
- Photosynthesis 9/2 (NAP)
- Hara Kiri 13/8 (NAP)
- Yellow Jacket 10/3
- Prairie Wolf 6/5 (NAP)
- Forward Plan 15/2 (NAP)
- Betterforeveryone 4/1
- Desert Master 17/2
- Coolkill 7/2
- Regal Blue 11/4
- Invincible Nao 7/5
- Alnilam 3/1 (NAP)
- Victoria Milano 6/4 (NAP)
- Ask Me Early 15/2 (NAP)
- Mereside Madness 6/4
- Lilith 6/4 (NAP)
- Masqool 3/1
- Diligent Harry 7/4 (NAP)
- Gingerbred 5/2
- Brewing 85/40 (NAP)
- Royale Dance 3/1
- Morfee 5/4 (NAP)
- Guy 4/1
- Largo Bay 10/3
- Tune In A Box 5/4 (NAP)
- Night On Earth 2/1
- Issar D'Airy 11/10 (NAP)
- Larry 11/4
- Nurse Susan 6/4 (NAP)
- English Spirit 6/4
- Comedian Leader 6/1 (NAP)
- Beneficiary 5/1
- Rare Edition 11/8
- Shantou Moon 15/2
- Townhill 5/2 (NAP)
- Fire Demon 11/8
- Inspiritus 6/1
- Saint Davy 6/5 (NAP)
- Goblet Of Fire 10/11
- Reigning Profit 6/1
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