Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Friday’s four meetings, including Kempton Nap
Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Friday’s four meetings, including Kempton Nap
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FLEGMATIK is expected to profit from a return to Kempton – and the application of blinkers – in the Sunbury track’s trustatrader.com Handicap Chase (3.25) on Friday. There’s no getting away from the fact that Dan Skelton’s stable stalwart has been underwhelming in six outings this term. But it’s equally beyond argument that the 10-year-old’s third to Terresita at Ascot on his most recent outing was a step in the right direction. Flegmatik’s latest win, one of three successes at Kempton, was achieved from a British Horseracing Authority mark of 137 in January 2024. This afternoon’s rating of 131 leaves my selection attractively weighted and, with Skelton turning the headgear up a notch from cheekpieces to blinkers, everything is in place for a good run.
At Lingfield, WATERMELON SUGAR is another capable of nurturing some last-time-out green shoots in the Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (4.05). Nine days before Christmas, Chelsea Banham’s grey ran well above his odds of 18-1 with a third, beaten a short head and a head, to Walking On Clouds at Wolverhampton. A 1lb nudge up the weights still leaves Jack Haynes’ mount 2lb beneath the rating from which he scored over course and distance last April, and the stable form - two winners from four runners in the past 14 days – is another plus. FRIDAY'S SELECTIONS KEMPTON PARK 12.50 PLANTORAMA 1.20 HIGH FIBRE 1.50 J J MOON 2.20 EYED 2.50 BREDON HILL 3.25 FLEGMATIK (NAP) 3.58 KADASTRAL 4.33 EDWARD SEXTON LINGFIELD PARK 1.02 ANNEXATION 1.32 THIS FARH 2.02 HAVECHATMA 2.32 MALJOOM 3.02 TADREEB 3.35 LITTLE BITTERN 4.05 WATERMELON SUGAR (NB) 4.40 EMILY REBECCA BANGOR-ON-DEE 1.12 MINELLA TRUMP 1.42 MICKS JET 2.12 ROCKINASTORM 2.42 LAGANHILL 3.15 THE GRAFTER 3.50 VISUAL IMPACT 4.25 WALKINTHECOTSWOLDS SOUTHWELL 4.10 BAJAN BANDIT 4.45 INIT TOGETHER 5.15 TREMORGIO 5.45 STANLEY SPENCER 6.15 REBEL’S GAMBLE 6.45 MISS CALCULATION 7.15 MY BOY JACK 7.45 CHARLATAN 8.15 LEAP YEAR LAD DOUBLE: FLEGMATIK and WATERMELON SUGAR.
At Lingfield, WATERMELON SUGAR is another capable of nurturing some last-time-out green shoots in the Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap (4.05). Nine days before Christmas, Chelsea Banham’s grey ran well above his odds of 18-1 with a third, beaten a short head and a head, to Walking On Clouds at Wolverhampton. A 1lb nudge up the weights still leaves Jack Haynes’ mount 2lb beneath the rating from which he scored over course and distance last April, and the stable form - two winners from four runners in the past 14 days – is another plus.
FRIDAY'S SELECTIONS. KEMPTON PARK. 12.50 PLANTORAMA. 1.20 HIGH FIBRE. 1.50 J J MOON. 2.20 EYED. 2.50 BREDON HILL. 3.25 FLEGMATIK (NAP). 3.58 KADASTRAL. 4.33 EDWARD SEXTON. LINGFIELD PARK. 1.02 ANNEXATION. 1.32 THIS FARH. 2.02 HAVECHATMA. 2.32 MALJOOM. 3.02 TADREEB. 3.35 LITTLE BITTERN. 4.05 WATERMELON SUGAR (NB). 4.40 EMILY REBECCA. BANGOR-ON-DEE. 1.12 MINELLA TRUMP. 1.42 MICKS JET. 2.12 ROCKINASTORM. 2.42 LAGANHILL. 3.15 THE GRAFTER. 3.50 VISUAL IMPACT.
