No selections.

UPDATE*

No selections today but of the ones I flagged up; Sikeeb ran out a good winner of the 2:10 Newbury. I selected that one at 12/1, went off at 8/1. I am annoyed with myself for not backing him. He's one to follow this season, he's clearly trained on well and there will likely be plenty of improvement when upped further in trip. The other one I said I like was Noverre To Go in the big sprint handicap of the day but he was a complete no show.

I have no solid blog selections tomorrow.

Here are my views on the Newbury card, just so I don't leave the page empty for the day.

1:35N - This could prove to be a warm little maiden. Won last year by Jane Chapple-Hyam and Klammer, a winner of 3 of his 6 starts, including a a nose victory in a group 3 back at Newbury on his latest start. The race also produced listed winner Royal Exchange, narrowly touched off in group class too. Jane Chapple-Hyam runs Coach Montana with Keiran Fallon the booked pilot. He'll want an extra furlong or two over time but if the money comes it's worth taking note of. There is likely to be a warm favourite in the shape of Regal Entrance. Jeremey Noseda's colt is entered for a couple of smart 2yo races during the summer and if he is anything good enough he should make a bold attempt to win this. The Hannon pair, Sixx and more notably Magic City are worth a market check. Richard Hughes picks Magic City, he has a couple of decent entries too. Another worth taking a quick look at is Commissar. Paul Cole has his ready to go this early season and Silvestre De Sousa is a sound jockey with a big future.

2:10N - I followed SIKEEB closely last season after hearing Clive Brittain saying he was his juvenile to follow for the year. He was beaten on debut by Richard Hannon's smart looking Retainer. The step up in trip helped next time when a strong staying winner over 6f. He was either out-classed in a listed race on his last start or he didn't like the soft ground. Either way he's likely to be better this season and now stepped up to 7f he'll improve a bundle. He's 12/1 on the betting and if fit that could be a good each way price but I'll watch for now. Attracted To You is the more likely of the 2 Hannon runners and again it's Richard Hughes' pick of rides but on previous form it remains to be seen how he will handle ground as quick as the likely going. El Muqbil is on my list of horses to follow but I'm not sure he'll be completely suited by the drop in trip.

4:55N - A competitive handicap. I'm split between two runners. Dandy Nicholls' Striking Spirit ridden by Adrian Nicholls and NOVERRE TO GO, trained by Tom Dascombe with Richard Kingscote onboard.. Both are on reasonable marks and should go well. Striking Spirit has been beaten twice from 2 runs over 5f but by short margins. He's gone well fresh in the past and Dandy aims his runners at these sort of handicaps all year. Noverre To Go was beaten just 1/2 length by Genki on the wrong side in a similar handicap towards the back end of last season. Genki won next time off the same mark and yesterday won a good race at Newmarket, now rated 8lb higher. Noverre To Go was second at Dundalk off this mark too, the winner, Take Ten, won again since off 10lb higher and 3rd placed Banna Boirche has won his next two starts and is now rated 13lb higher. The form looks strong. 12/1 is a fair price but still no bet for me.