Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Thursday’s five meetings, including Newbury Nap

05 July 2023 , 14:40

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Eve Johnson Houghton saddles Newsboy's nap, Lunar Landscape, at Newbury on Thursday evening

LUNAR LANDSCAPE can send his backers into orbit by landing the Follow @betVictor On Twitter Handicap (9.00) at Newbury on Thursday evening.

Although Eve Johnson Houghton’s son of Sea The Moon ran a promising debut fourth at Kempton in October, he didn’t match that form in two subsequent visits to Sunbury, including when 10th of 14th to Merlin The Wizard in a seven-furlong novice stakes at the start of last month.

The British Horseracing Authority handicapper gave Lunar Landscape a rating of 65 as a result, and Charlie Bishop’s mount had his first start in the sphere - and on turf - at Salisbury eight days ago.

He didn’t get the rub of the green in coming home in fifth behind Racing Demon, coming from the back in a race in which it paid to be handy and finding his path blocked not once but twice when attempting to make his ground.

Eve Johnson Houghton saddles Newsboy's nap, Lunar Landscape, at Newbury on Thursday evening

Lunar Landscape was beaten a neck, a length and a quarter and two heads at the line and, off the same mark, is taken to make his presence felt.

At Yarmouth, AREILLE, a close third over six furlongs at the track on her latest start, should profit for the return to seven furlongs as she locks horns with nine rivals for the Quinnbet Second To The Favourite Handicap (4.30).

THURSDAY'S SELECTIONS

PERTH
2.18 HAPPYWIFEHAPPYLIFE
2.48 BABY JANE
3.18 CHAMP BE GONE
3.48 WELL PLANTED
4.18 SPARK OF MADNESS
4.50 BOBBY SOCKS

YARMOUTH
2.30 BUNKER BOY
3.00 TCHAIKOVSKY
3.30 LOST IN TIME
4.00 ROMAN DYNASTY
4.30 AREILLE (NB)
5.00 HARRY WITH STYLE

HAYDOCK PARK
2.40 BOLLIN MARGARET
3.10 STONE CIRCLE
3.40 SUMMIT
4.10 ROUNDHAY PARK
4.45 HIDDEN PASS
5.20 MANY RIVERS

NEWBURY
5.05 SYMBOL OF HOPE
5.35 CLOVE HITCH
6.05 BOYFRIEND
6.40 MITWAA
7.15 SECRET MOMENT
7.50 FLYING SECRET
8.25 FINEST LEADER
9.00 LUNAR LANDSCAPE (NAP)

KEMPTON Newsboy’s horseracing tips for xxday’s five meetings, including Xxxxxx Nap

5.50 STAR RUNNER
6.25 IT’S MARVELLOUS
7.00 SAVVY KNIGHT
7.35 TIEMPO STAR
8.10 IN THE GIVING
8.45 PROFIT GIVEN

DOUBLE: LUNAR LANDSCAPE and AREILLE

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