Newsboy fancies his nap, Moonlight Warrior, to win at Newcastle and also hopes State Of Madness can score at Yarmouth and complete his Daily Double
MOONLIGHT WARRIOR (5.25, Nap) is expected to improve significantly from his debut last month and strike at the second time of asking when he takes on just four rivals at Newcastle on Tuesday. The two-year-old, trained by the in-form Andrew Balding, did not get a clear run in a maiden over a mile at Newmarket 26 days ago.
Then, after being switched right out of the pack, the son of Gleneagles ran green and was not knocked about to finish fourth, three lengths behind the winner Maltese Cross.
He is bound to have learned a lot from that run and can land the Bet 10 Get 40 With BetMGM EBF Restricted Novice Stakes under P J McDonald.
At Yarmouth, STATE OF MADNESS (5.30, nb) seems to have been rejuvenated by a change of stables. The son of Washington DC has won both his races for Charlie Clover’s yard since switching from Derek Shaw. Early this month, my selection readily won a Brighton handicap by three and a half lengths from Starsong. The gelding then followed up last Thursday over the same course and distance, winning by four lengths from Roman Spring. A similar display today should make him hard to beat in the tigerbet.co.uk Bet Online Handicap.
TUESDAY’S SELECTIONS
EXETER
1.40 OAKLEY
2.15 GUILLAUME
2.50 BALLINTUBBER BOY
3.25 VOODOO ANGEL
4.00 UNSPEAKABLE
4.30 UGO BINGO
5.05 DAKOTA STAR
NEWCASTLE
4.50 BRAGBOR
5.25 MOONLIGHT WARRIOR (NAP)
6.00 BALKADISHA
6.30 MASTERCLASS
7.00 TERRAPIN
7.30 HERAKLES
8.00 RAFT UP
8.30 ASADJUMEIRAH
PERTH
1.15 CHANONRY POINT
1.50 SLEEDAGH
2.25 NATHAN WELLS
3.00 TRIPOLI FLYER
3.35 HEAVEN SMART
4.10 FEACH AMACH
4.40 MOUNTAIN MOLLY
5.15 SPIT SPOT
YARMOUTH
2.00 FERMAIN
2.35 OTTOMAN EMPRESS
3.10 MELVIN UDALL
3.45 THUNDER STAR
4.20 SOUND JANET
4.55 GHOST STORY
5.30 STATE OF MADNESS (NB)
NEWSBOY’S DOUBLE: MOONLIGHT WARRIOR and STATE OF MADNESS