Newsboy fancies his nap, Quian, to win at Musselburgh and also hopes Moolin Booj can score at Southwell and complete his Daily Double
QUIAN looks ripe for a hat-trick as he takes on eight opponents for the Racing Post Go North Handicap Hurdle (2.50) at Musselburgh on Friday.The well-travelled nine-year-old is thriving for a switch to Lizzie Quinlan this year, following a stable-debut fourth at Market Rasen in mid-January with a three-and-a-quarter-length success at Catterick a fortnight later.On the back of a 5lb rise for that victory, Quian took on seven rivals back at the North Yorkshire track last time out.Sent off the 2-1 favourite in a field of eight, my selection and Fern O’Brien – Sean Quinlan is in the plate this afternoon – proved two lengths too strong for Be The Difference.
There’s another 5lb rise in the handicap to deal with here but Quian was rated 102 this time last year, and gets the Nap vote to complete the threesome.At Southwell on Friday evening, MOOLIN BOOJ should be able to give his rivals weight and a beating in the Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Handicap (8.30).
George Scott’s sprinter couldn’t get there in time when a half-length second to Rhythm N Hooves over course and distance 20 days ago but, with a decent pace in prospect here, Callum Shepherd’s mount can muster the finishing effort to go one better.FRIDAY’S SELECTIONSNEWBURY1.55 QUEENSBURY BOY2.30 ACT OF DIPLOMACY3.00 MANUELITO3.30 GO TO WAR4.02 KIKIJO4.37 SUPER SABRE SAM5.10 ENRILOFFOS LAS2.08 ARCTIC ANGEL2.40 BEN SOLO3.10 SHESUPINCOURT3.40 LILTING VERSE4.15 ESTATE PLANNING4.50 WHISKEY YANKEEMUSSELBURGH2.20 TEOFIMO2.50 QUIAN (NAP)3.20 PLATIN MOON3.50 ROCKOLA VOGUE4.25 UOKHUN5.00 NO NO FIZZ5.30 CHANONRY POINTSOUTHWELL4.55 SPARTAN TIMES5.25 MICHAEL SCOFIELD6.00 BEAUTIFUL DAWN6.30 AL SUIL EILE7.00 LEGAL REFORM7.30 FEDERAL ENVOY8.00 FIFTYSHADESARESDEV8.30 MOULIN BOOJ (NB)DOUBLE: QUIAN and MOULIN BOOJ