Newsboy fancies his nap, Back From Dubai, to win at Southwell and also hopes Parisiac can score at Newmarket and complete his Daily Double
BACK FROM DUBAI is fancied to boost his already impressive record on Tapeta with a victory in the concluding Bet £10 Get £40 With BetMGM Handicap (Div II) (8.15) at Southwell on Friday evening. The Roy Bowring-trained eight-year-old has an unexceptional 2-23 strike-rate on grass but his record on the all-weather is a much more impressive 7-48.
Every one of his victories on an artificial surface have come on Tapeta, with five of the septet before the crowds at Southwell. Back From Dubai came within a neck of adding to his tally over course and distance at the end of September as Lewis Edmunds’ partner narrowly failed to overhaul Jazz Scene. That 0-60 handicap has worked out well – both the winner and third home Create went in next time – and a 1lb nudge up the weights may not prevent Back From Dubai, who drops to 0-55 company, from following suit.
At Newmarket, PARISIAC and Jamie Spencer are expected to prove a potent combination in the 156 Grosser Preis Von Baden Handicap (1.40). Iain Jardine’s son of Kodiac won this race two years ago and a 2lb turnaround for a half-length defeat by Vince L’Amour at Musselburgh last time out gives Parisiac a good chance of gaining his revenge. FRIDAY’S SELECTIONS WETHERBY 12.47 THE FOUR SIXES 1.17 BLUE CARPET 1.47 GLEN ROAD 2.20 AMMES 2.55 MAGISTRATO 3.30 PRINCESSE MILANIA 4.05 BELLADINOTTE NEWMARKET 12.40 OPERA WAVE 1.10 MOVING SHADOW 1.40 PARISIAC (NB) 2.12 BIRDCALL 2.47 CASTLE ROCK 3.22 KOKANEE 3.57 LITTLE TIGER UTTOXETER 12.25 LA CONQUIERE 12.55 STARDHEM 1.25 TOP JIMMY 1.55 KILBAKANTO 2.30 ILITCH 3.05 LUMP SUM 3.40 CAWTHORNE BANKER 4.15 PLAINS DRIFTER SOUTHWELL 4.10 BETELGEUSE 4.45 LADY MILTON 5.15 BLACK MISSILE 5.45 ARTAGNAN 6.15 GOOD POINT 6.45 DESERT SPRING 7.15 AL ARBEED 7.45 TONAL 8.15 BACK FROM DUBAI (NAP) DEL MAR 9.45 TRUE LOVE 10.25 BOTTLE OF ROUGE 11.05 PRECISE 11.45 TED NOFFEY 12.25 OUTFIELDER DOUBLE: BACK FROM DUBAI and PARISIAC