Newsboy’s selections and Nap for four meetings on Thursday March 4

ROCK SOUND is fancied to keep Hollie Doyle on a high with a win in the Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (2.15) at Southwell.

Whatever holds the George Boughey trainee back, it’s unlikely to be a lack of confidence on the part of the jockey – Doyle rode the winners of five consecutive races at Kempton Park last night at odds of 2,522-1.

Doyle teams up with the six-year-old son of Lope De Vega for the first time after apprentice Mark Crehan steered Rock Sound to a length-and-a-quarter margin from Zylan over Southwell’s six furlongs a week ago.

Rock Sound, who scored over today’s seven-furlong distance at the start of his career has a 5lb penalty to shoulder – but can make light of the additional burden.

Stories that Roy Bowring saddled the Byerley Turk to victory at Southwell are almost certainly wide of the mark.

But the Nottinghamshire trainer has been winning races on Fibresand for over two decades, and JEANS MATE looks good in the Betway Handicap (3.25).

Lewis Edmunds’ mount went under by three-quarters of a length to the mercurial-but-able Aguerooo over course and distance a week ago and a 1lb nudge up the weights may not stop him from going one better.

It wouldn’t be a massive shock to see HIGH COMMISSIONER make a winning return to the fray in Chelmsford City’s Racing Welfare Handicap (7.20), while BLACK CENTAUR is the best bet of the afternoon’s jumps action in the Central Motors Chard Handicap Hurdle (4.12) at Taunton.

Tips for Thursday

LUDLOW

12.30 QUALISMART

1.00 BLACK KALANISI

1.30 WILDE SPIRIT

2.05 CALIPSO COLLONGES

2.40 WINGED ISLE

3.15 AUTHORIZO

3.50 COPAIN DE CLASSE

SOUTHWELL

1.10 FAST EMMA

1.40 MOUNT MAYON

2.15 ROCK SOUND (NAP)

2.50 YOUNG JOHN

3.25 JEANS MAITE (NB)

4.00 BLOWING DIXIE

4.30 A TOUCH OF LUCK

TAUNTON

1.55 JUST IN TIME

2.30 PARICOLOR

3.05 HIDDEN CHARMER

3.40 ARONIUS

4.12 BLACK CENTAUR

4.42 JUBILYMPICS

5.12 MAYHEM MYA

CHELMSFORD CITY

4.50 AURA BLUE

5.20 LUNA WISH

5.50 SPRING ROMANCE

6.20 HIGHLAND DRESS

6.50 TAVRINA

7.20 HIGH COMMISSIONER

7.50 SERGEANT MAJOR

DOUBLE: ROCK SOUND and JEANS MAITE


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