Newsboy fancies his nap, Notion In Motion, to win at Southwell and also hopes Makalu can score on the same card and complete his Daily Double
NOTION IN MOTION should thrive for a return to seven furlongs in the Best Odds Guaranteed At Yeeehaaa.Bet Handicap (5.15) at Southwell on Monday.
The son of Charming Thought, trained in tandem by John and Sean Quinn, racked up sixth-place finishes at Wolverhampton and Newcastle (twice) in February to earn a British Horseracing Authority handicap mark of 57.
Notion In Motion made his debut in the sphere over six furlongs at Gosforth Park 13 days ago, being sent off at 22-1 in a field of nine.
My selection ran above those odds, coming home strongly from the back of the field to take second, beaten three and a quarter lengths, behind Socialise.
The evidence of that run is that going back to seven furlongs – both of his earlier runs at Newcastle were over this afternoon’s trip – is very much the right move.
The handicapper has left Notion In Motion on the same mark and, with further progress to come on the fifth outing of his life, Jason Hart’s mount is fancied to go one better to gain a first career success.
The preceding Yeeehaaa.Bet Handicap (Div II) (4.40) is a good opportunity for MAKALU to follow up a return to winning form over course and distance last month.
MONDAY’S SELECTIONS
SOUTHWELL
2.00 CLOUD KING
2.30 AMERJEET
3.00 IMMACULATE SOLDIER
3.35 RED DWARF
4.10 EVA ROSIE
4.40 MAKALU (NB)
5.15 NOTION IN MOTION (NAP)
5.45 CHURCHELLA
AYR
2.15 ZABEEL ROAD
2.45 DOON THE GLEN
3.15 BUSTAAM
3.50 HELTER SKELTER
4.25 ZAPHEA
5.00 OLD COCK
5.35 PHILOS
WINDSOR
4.34 DARK DREAMER
5.09 NEMOV
5.39 LYRIC
6.09 DRAMATIC STAR
6.39 SILVER GUNN
7.09 ALLONSY
7.39 HATADORA
8.09 ANTIPHON
WOLVERHAMPTON
5.30 COCK AND BULL
6.00 CLUEDO
6.30 BOADICIA
7.00 JUNGLE RUN
7.30 BLUE COLLAR LAD
8.00 GASTRONOMY
8.30 EMBARKED
9.00 HAALIM
DOUBLE: NOTION IN MOTION and MAKALU