Newsboy's horseracing selections for Thursday's five meetings, including Hamilton Nap

Newsboy reckons his Nap, Thaki, can defy a 5lb penalty at Hamilton in the 4.45, and he also rates Ed Dunlop's Society Lion in the 6.40 at the Scottish course

THAKI should make light of a 5lb penalty for a last-time-out course-and-distance score as he faces five rivals for the Come Racing At Hamilton Park Handicap (4.45) in South Lanarkshire today.

The son of Lope De Vega made his first visit to the track for a six-furlong handicap eight days ago.

And the Katie Scott trainee took to Hamilton like a duck to water with a length-and-a-half margin from Lord Abama.

Joe Fanning’s mount travelled with comfort en route to a sixth career win – and a fifth from 29 attempts on turf – and the follow-up looks on the cards here.

Ed Dunlop’s horses are running at the top of their form and SOCIETY LION should take plenty of beating in the Quinnbet Second To The Favourite Handicap (6.40).

Invincible Spirit’s son was back to winning form at Thirsk in April before a below-expectations seventh at Leicester a week later.

But a neck second to Epic Express in a six-furlong event at Newmarket last time out was much more like it.
The British Horseracing Authority assessor has reacted with a 3lb rise in the weights, but it may not be enough to stop Hollie Doyle’s mount from hitting the bullseye.

Thursday's selections

FFOS LAS
1.50 TO BE SURE
2.20 ABSOLUTE RULER
2.50 HOLERDAY RIDGE
3.25 HALIFAX
4.00 GAVIN
4.35 CRESSWELL QUEEN
5.05 ROCK THE HOUSE

HAMILTON PARK
2.00 SWORDPLAY
2.30 MCCAULEY’S TAVERN
3.00 RAVENGLASS
3.35 WALKING ON CLOUDS
4.10 THERMOSCOPE
4.45 THAKI (NAP)
5.15 PRINCE ACHILLE

UTTOXETER
2.10 AJP KINGDOM
2.40 YCCS PORTCERVO
3.10 ROSE OF SIENA
3.45 STAMINA CHOPE
4.20 THE PLIMSOLL LINE
4.55 HOLLOW RON
5.25 SHALOTT

CHELMSFORD CITY
5.20 LADY AVA
5.50 GUNS AND FLOWERS
6.20 RED DANIELLE
6.50 WHITE MIST
7.20 CLARKO’S BACK
7.50 SAVOY BROWN
8.20 DIDEROT
8.50 KYNSA

YARMOUTH
5.40 EASTERN CHARM
6.10 SEVEN QUESTIONS
6.40 SOCIETY LION (NB)
7.10 TRUEMAN
7.40 BAILEYS KHELSTAR
8.10 COME ON JOHN
8.40 EPIC EXPRESS