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Newsboy's horse racing selections for Friday's five UK meetings, including Newmarket nap

Newsboy fancies his nap, Hickory, to score again over a mile on Newmarket's July course (7.37) and he also rates Fast Track in the Listed St Hugh's Stakes at Newbury (5.23)

[Newmarket hosts a six-race card on Friday evening, where Newsboy's nap, Hickory, runs in the 7.37]

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Newmarket hosts a six-race card on Friday evening, where Newsboy's nap, Hickory, runs in the 7.37(Image: Nigel French/PA Wire)

BACK-to-form HICKORY (7.37, nap) can follow up his last-time-out success with victory at Newmarket in the Racing TV Handicap over a mile tonight.

The eight-year-old won a valuable handicap at Ascot over the straight mile, relishing the fast gallop to arrive late and score by half a length.

It was the third win at the track for the Jamie Osborne-trained gelding, who clearly thrives at Ascot. But he has also won at Kempton Park and Yarmouth so the July course, where he had excuses two starts ago, should be no issue off just a 2lb higher mark.

At Newbury the Listed St Hughs Stakes has drawn 13 two-year-old fillies with a range of experience. Preference is for FAST TRACK (5.23, nb), one of the more seasoned challengers from the Andrew Balding stable.

She has already had five starts, winning at the fourth attempt when long odds-on for a novice event at Beverley.

Fast Track took a big step forward at Glorious Goodwood, where contesting the prestigious Alice Keppel Conditions Stakes, she showed bags of pace to lead the field almost all the way until she was caught late by the favourite Wild Blossom.

A repeat of that effort should see her successful this evening.

Newsboy's Friday selections EPSOM DOWNS 2.48 GREEK SYMPHON 3.23 TIARA TIME 4.00 SANDSCREENDELIVERD 4.38 OFFIAHS BOY 5.13 LOBLOLLY 5.48 RED MIRAGE

YARMOUTH 2.03 MATINS 2.38 MINO 3.13 DIVOT 3.48 LETSBEATSEPSIS 4.26 LAZZAR 5.00 MISTER SANDMAN

NEWBURY 3.00 RAINTOWN 3.35 QUICKEN AWAY 4.10 SWEETWONDERFULYOU 4.45 COAT OF RED 5.23 FAST TRACK (NB) 5.58 ASSARANCA

NEWMARKET 5.18 NECROMANCER 5.53 GILDING THE LILY 6.27 SIR EDWARD LEAR 7.02 FIFTY NIFTY 7.37 HICKORY (NAP)| 8.10 FREE WORLD

THIRSK 5.33 FINAL OBJECTIVE 6.08 VARZI 6.43 WINCHURCH 7.18 SHADOW RUN 7.50 DEGALE 8.20 HALIMEDE

DOUBLE: HICKORY and FAST TRACK

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