Newsboy’s racing TIPS for Thursday’s five meetings, including Lingfield Nap

WANNABE BRAVE looks ripe for the hat-trick in the opening Download The Raceday Ready App Handicap (2.20) at Lingfield Park today.

James Fanshawe’s son of Fastnet Rock found the winning habit hard to come by when landing just one of his first 17 starts.

But the five-year-old is now thriving, doubling up with a two-and-a-quarter-length score at Wolverhampton at the end of last month, and going in again with a one-length call from Further Measure at Chelmsford City a week ago.

The last victory came in a handicap for apprentices so Oisín Murphy’s mount competes from the same British Horseracing Authority mark of 60 before a 3lb rise in the weights kicks in.

Another plus is the form of the team at Pegasus Stables, so everything is in place for Wannabe Brave to rack up the three-timer.

At Carlisle, BLUFFERONTHEBUS is another well-treated runner despite having to shoulder top weight in the Daily Charged Up Offers At Rhino.Bet Handicap (7.25).

An emphatic three-and-a-quarter-length supremacy at Pontefract 10 days ago proved the Craig Lidster-saddled daughter of Ribchester’s stamina for a mile, and an additional furlong looks within range as Blufferonthebus seeks to shrug off a 5lb penalty.

Thursday’s selections

FFOS LAS
2.28 BOYLES HILL
3.00 BALLINSKER
3.35 FEARLESS
4.08 DANNY’S FRIEND
4.40 CROSSBEAU
5.10 BRIDGET MARY

RIPON
2.40 SUBSTITUTE
3.15 CHILLED OUT
3.50 BITCOIN PROFIT
4.20 EY UP ITS THE BOSS
4.50 LA LA LUCRATIVE
5.25 PROTEST RALLY

LINGFIELD PARK
2.20 WANNABE BRAVE (NAP)
2.50 POETIC FORCE
3.25 WATHBAH
4.00 DAME DARCEY
4.30 DORNEY LAKE
5.00 MILLIETHEMOLLIE

CARLISLE
5.55 BURJ MALINKA
6.25 KISS ME MY LOVE
6.55 IT AIN’T TWO
7.25 BLUFFERONTHEBUS (NB)
7.55 HAYA
8.25 MAMBHA
8.55 SONNING

WARWICK
6.10 STILETTO
6.40 ONLYAMATTEROFTIME
7.10 BLOW YOUR HORN
7.40 TIME FOR A PINT
8.10 ADDOSH
8.40 OVER MILK WOOD

DOUBLE: WANNABE BRAVE and BLUFFERONTHEBUS