Newsboy’s horseracing tips for Friday’s four meetings, including Wetherby Nap

CRUZ CONTROL (2.50, nap) looks primed to take charge at Wetherby on Friday for trainer Tom Lacey.
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The six-year-old won impressively on his hurdle debut at Newcastle on Boxing Day when he cruised home by eight lengths from Leading Force, with the rest of the field well strung out.
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The son of Saint Des Saints then found a Cheltenham Grade 2 a bit beyond him next time when he jumped poorly, finishing seventh behind Rock My Way.

But now dropped in grade into the Class 4 RacingTV.com Novices’ Hurdle, my selection is fancied to get back on track under regular rider Stan Sheppard.

Wetherby hosts a jumps meeting on Friday when Newsboy’s nap, Cruz Control, is fancied to win the 2.50 (PA)

At Southwell, the course-proven WRITTEN BROADCAST (3.50, nb) looks the pick in the Spreadex Sports First Goalscorer Insurance Handicap (Div 2) over a mile.

The six-year-old gelding won on the Tapeta track over seven furlongs in January, then was runner-up twice in three outings there — the latest earlier this month over today’s one-mile trip.

Last week, he showed he is still in fine fettle by landing a 7f handicap at Wolverhampton, and a 3lb penalty may not prevent him from going in again.

FRIDAY'S SELECTIONS

LINGFIELD

1.20 EIGHT MILE

1.50 VICTORY HOUSE

2.25 REAL ESTATE

3.00 SCEPTIC

3.35 CANTORA

4.05 SAUSALITO

4.35 PABLO DEL PUEBLO

NEWCASTLE

5.20 PALLAS LORD

5.50 RHYTHM N HOOVES

6.20 KRAKEN POWER

6.50 ELIM

7.20 MERRY SECRET

7.50 VIVA VOCE

8.20 ONE HART

SOUTHWELL

2.05 SPLIT ELEVENS

2.40 KISS MY FACE

3.15 TOM TULLIVER

3.50 WRITTEN BROADCAST (NB)

4.20 SPRING IS SPRUNG

4.50 JUBILEE GIRL

5.25 CITIZEN GENERAL

5.55 BREGUET BOY

WETHERBY

1.40 BRIDGET BREEZE

2.15 SOMEWHAT CLOUDY

2.50 CRUZ CONTROL (NAP)

3.25 DARE TO SHOUT

3.55 FEIVEL

4.25 ROSTELLO

4.55 STORM SPIRIT

NEWSBOY'S DOUBLE: CRUZ CONTROL and WRITTEN BROADCAST