Newsboy has tips for all four Thursday cards plus the key races from the final day of the Craven meeting at Newmarket which anchor the ITV4 schedule
Ignore the betting and follow form horse HAATEM (3..35) when he makes his reappearance in the Craven Stakes at Newmarket today.
The Group 3 is a recognised trial for the 2,000 Guineas and the Richard Hannon-trained colt is the only Group 2 winner in the field.
That came in Goodwood’s Vintage Stakes over subsequent Champagne Stakes winner Iberian with Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf runner-up Mountain Bear in third.
He twice ran creditably behind City Of Troy and the experience of nine starts last year makes him well equipped for the new campaign.
The dependable COMMANCHE FALLS (3.00) took his earnings past £500,000 last year with a string of good performances up to Group 2 level.
He only finished out of the first four once, when the ground was heavy, in nine runs, ending the year a better horse than when he started, a short head behind Annaf, and can turn around last year’s head defeat by Garrus 12 months ago in the Abernant Stakes.
DAPPER VALLEY (1.50) can give Haatem’s trainer Richard Hannon an early winner on the card while regally-bred LEAD ARTIST (2.25) looks the pick of the newcomers in the Wood Ditton Stakes.
At Cheltenham LA RENOMMEE (2.05), who ran well to finish third in the mares novices final on this day 12 months ago, should atone for a last time out Kelso disappointment on much better ground.
FAUTINETTE (2.40) can take another step forward after producing her best performance yet for Venetia Williams at Market Rasen last month.
THURSDAY SELECTIONS
CHELTENHAM
1.30 MAJESTIC JAMEELA
2.05 LA RENOMMEE
2.40 FAUTINETTE
3.15 MALAITA
3.50 GOLDEN ACE
4.25 SOMESPRING SPECIAL
5.00 GETURGUCCION
NEWMARKET
1.50 DAPPER VALLEY
2.25 LEAD ARTIST
3.00 COMMANCHE FALLS
3.35 HAATEM
4.10 ROLICA
4.45 HIGH ORDER (NAP)
5.20 PEARLE D’OR (NB)
RIPON
1.57 EY UP ITS THE BOSS
2.32 LIBERTY COACH
3.07 VINCE L’AMOUR
3.42 KNOCKBREX
4.17 ILLUSIONIST
4.52 FLYING FINN
5.25 CLANSMAN
CHELMSFORD
5.30 CORPORATE RAIDER
6.00 CON TE PARTIRO
6.30 ROBBO
7.00 CHAMPAGNE CITY
7.30 AGOSTINO
8.00 COGSWORTH
8.30 SHALLOW
DOUBLE – HIGH ORDER & PEARLE D’OR
