Newsboy his Nap, Ticktyboo, ticks all the right boxes in the 7.30 at Newcastle and he also fancies The Green Man half an hour earlier on the same card
TICKTYBOO is fancied to build on a return-to-form third over course and distance two weeks ago to land the Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div II) (7.30) at Newcastle.
Nigel Tinkler’s son of Showcasing failed to make the frame in four outings on turf in 2025.
But there was much more to like about his bronze medal behind Fletchers Dream over Gosforth Park’s six furlongs last time out.
A nibbled-at 15-2 chance, Ticktyboo and 5lb claimer Alex Jary raced at the back of the 10 runners before coming home with gusto to be beaten three-quarters of a length and a neck at the line.
The handicapper has left my selection on an unchanged British Horseracing Authority mark of 59 – that’s 10lb beneath his rating at the beginning of the year.
While he’s had 15 starts on turf, Ticktyboo has had just four outings on the all-weather so should have more to offer on artificial surfaces.
Half an hour earlier, THE GREEN MAN should prove hard to beat despite having to shoulder top weight in the Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Handicap (Div I) (7.00).
Phil Kirby’s six-year-old hardly broke sweat to score over course and distance at the end of last month and a 5lb penalty leaves The Green Man 4lb in hand of the assessor. Thursday’s selections BATH 1.23 CORSICAN CAPER 1.55 VISUALLY 2.30 TERM OF ENDEARMENT 3.05 ABUNDANT 3.40 AL ZA’AMA 4.12 CONCERT PARTY 4.47 MOE’S LEGACY 5.22 JOY CHOI AYR 1.40 CISCO DISCO 2.15 NORTHERN BRAVE 2.50 AHAMOMENT 3.25 MISTER SKETCH 3.55 DWINDLING FUNDS 4.30 FALCON NINE 5.05 AIGHEAR CHELMSFORD CITY 4.00 RIVER SPEY 4.35 ROGUE EMPIRE 5.10 ELARA MAY 5.45 STARTLING 6.15 VALEDICTORY 6.45 RASCAL RECKNELL 7.15 DAPPER GUEST 7.45 SAHANA 8.15 ALMIZAN NEWCASTLE 4.20 STAND STRONG 4.55 LA CADALORA 5.30 PROPOSAL 6.00 ZOIROS 6.30 WILLOWINGHURN 7.00 THE GREEN MAN (NB) 7.30 TICKTYBOO (NAP) 8.00 ZIGGY’S TRITON 8.30 SECOND FIDDLE DOUBLE: TICKTYBOO and THE GREEN MAN