David Yates

England

Racing Correspondent at The Daily Mirror

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Newsboy's horse racing selections for Monday's four meetings, including Ayr Nap

2 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy believes his Nap, Roman Di Loria, has everything place to score at Ayr in the 2.00 and he also reckons course and distance winner Calanthe can repeat the feat at Lingfield (5.20)ROMAN DI LORIA and Tommie Jakes are expected to prove a potent force in the Coral Racing Club Apprentice Handicap (2.00) at Ayr today.
Newsboy's Nap and racing selections for Sunday's UK meetings at Wetherby and Southwell

2 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy's Nap and racing selections for Sunday's UK meetings at Wetherby and SouthwellNewsboy’s nap selection on Sunday, April 27, is the George Boughey-trained Coma Cluster (2.30) at Wetherby. His nb is Southwell runner Caballo De Mar (6.45)COMA CLUSTER (2.30, nap) should get off the mark at the fifth attempt as she tries a mile and a quarter for the first time in the National Festival Circus Here Today Fillies' Handicap at Wetherby.
Newsboy’s tips from Friday’s five meetings, including six races live on ITV

2 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy’s tips from Friday’s five meetings, including six races live on ITVNewsboy is backing his Nap, Lead Artist. to win the Group 2 bet365 Mile at Sandown and he fancies Damysus to deliver in the bet365 Classic Trial, both on ITVLEAD ARTIST is taken to hog the limelight in the Group 2 bet365 Mile (3.00, Nap) at Sandown on Friday. The John and Thady Gosden-trained son of Dubawi didn’t race as a juvenile but made great strides at three in 2024.
Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Thursday’s four meetings, including Beverley Nap

3 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy fancies his nap, Wait And Hope, to win at Beverley and also hopes Bowen island can score on the same card and complete his Daily DoubleWAIT AND HOPE (3.47, Nap) is well capable of outrunning his odds in the Tyre Scope Handicap (Div I) at Beverley on Thursday. The four-year-old son of Calyx has yet to find his form since a move from Karl Burke to Ruth Carr. But Carr usually finds the key to her horses and Wait And Hope’s barren run has been accompanied by a fall down the handicap.
Newsboy's horse racing selections for Wednesday's five meetings, including Perth Nap

3 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

DENEMETHY looks the value pick in the GS Group Balnakeilly Novices' Limited Handicap Chase (2.18) over two and a half miles on the opening day of the three-day Perth Festival. The seven-year-old, trained by Fergal O’Brien – who has been firing in the winners over the past fortnight – has steadily improved since making his chasing debut in December, scoring at the second time of asking at Market Rasen over the Christmas period.
Newsboy's horseracing tips for Tuesday's five meetings including Epsom Nap

3 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

A racing returns to Epsom for the first time this year, the meeting provides Newsboy's Nap and next best picks from the day's five race meetingsKING’S CODE (2.45, NAP) can follow up an emphatic success at Pontefract to land the historic City & Suburban Handicap at Epsom’s first meeting of the year today. Dave Evans’s handicapper scored on the all-weather in December and held his form in five more runs on the synthetic.
Newsboy’s ITV4 selections for Fairyhouse on Monday plus tips from every UK race

3 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy’s ITV4 selections for Fairyhouse on Monday plus tips from every UK raceNewsboy is backing Malina Girl to win the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse and he expects Okeechobee to take the Magnolia Stakes at Kempton, both live on ITV4MALINA GIRL is fancied to give Gavin Cromwell another career landmark with a win in the BoyleSports Irish Grand National Chase (5.00) at Fairyhouse on Easter Monday.
Newsboy's racing selections for Sunday's four UK meetings including Southwell

3 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy's Nap and racing selections for 4 UK meetings on Sunday, April 20Newsboy’s nap selection on Sunday, April 20, is the Derek Shaw-trained Barney's Bay (5.02) at Southwell. His nb is Bath runner Adaay In Devon (3.41)BARNEY’S BAY (5.02, nap) is capable of outrunning his long odds in the Free Tips Daily On attheraces.com Handicap at Southwell on Easter Sunday.
Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Thursday’s four meetings, including Ripon Nap

4 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates

Newsboy fancies his nap, Green Pursuit, to win at Ripon and also hopes Coco Mademoiselle can score at Cheltenham and complete his Daily Double GREEN PURSUIT should take his record to Adrian Keatley to 2-2 with a win in the Ripon Silver Bowl Handicap (3.10) at Yorkshire’s ‘Garden Racecourse’ on Thursday.The son of Arizona managed one third place from four starts as a two-year-old in 2024 when trained by Seb Spencer.But the market expected improvement when Green Pursuit, gelded since his final...
Newsboy's ITV4 fancies at Newmarket and Cheltenham - and other tips - for Wednesday, April 16

4 weeks ago | mirror.co.uk | David Yates |Bryan Walker

Newsboy's nap selection on Wednesday, April 16, is the Nicky Henderson-trained East India Express (2.05) at Cheltenham. His nb is Romantic Style (3.00) at NewmarketFEEL the love for ROMANTIC STYLE (nb) in the Group Three Blandford Bloodstock Abernant Stakes (3.00) at Newmarket on Wednesday. Connections expressed the view that his stamina was stretched by a mile and dropping back to six furlongs did the trick when she quickened up smartly to land a Listed contest on good to firm.