Horse racing tips: Newsboy's Wednesday selections for Southwell, Newcastle and Kempton

Newsboy's Nap selection for Wednesday, January 17, is the James Owen-trained My Gift To You at Southwell (2.10). The next best is Newcastle runner Luna Effect (1.10)

A PRESENT for punters can be found with MY GIFT TO YOU (2.10, nap) in the Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle (Div II) at Southwell on Wednesday.

Back under patient tactics, my selection made it two from two over fences when scoring at Fakenham last time out.

And the James Owen-trained six year old can continue to give another good account now returned to hurdling, aided further by having Harry Cobden on his back.

He is taken to get the better of Ismael.

LUNA EFFECT (1.10, nb) is taken to make it 10th time lucky in the Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Handicap at Newcastle.

A 120,000 guineas purchase as a yearling, he struggled to make his mark in three juvenile starts or an initial three-year-old, but he showed more promise in the autumn when narrowly beaten at Yarmouth before moving to the all-weather.

Placed on his two most recent outings, he seems to be on a competitive mark with this extended 12-furlong trip his kind of distance.

Wednesday tips

SOUTHWELL

12.30 TOM CREEN

1.00 BRULURE NOIRE

1.35 CALL ME ARTHUR

2.10 MY GIFT TO YOU (NAP)

2.45 EZ TIGER

3.20 IDDERGEM

3.55 CATCH HIM DERRY

NEWCASTLE

1.10 LUNA EFFECT (NB)

1.45 BALQAA

2.20 MATTELLA

2.55 ROCKLEY POINT

3.30 CHEESE THE ONE

4.05 MUTABAAHY

KEMPTON
5.30 FURNICOE

6.00 BACK TOMORROW

6.30 GAIDEN

7.00 HAVANA SMOKE

7.30 RECUERDAME

8.00 WADACRE GRACE

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