Your Free Horseracing Tips from Racing Diary for Friday with the meeting at Newbury taking centre stage, get on now.

Bullet Train ( 3.15 Newbury) can take the next step along the road to bigger things with victory in the Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup Conditions Stakes at Newbury.

Entered at the latest supplementary stage for the Derby at a cost of £8,000, the Henry Cecil-trained colt was sent off favourite to win on his debut at Yarmouth last year and rewarded the support with a cosy short-head success over another newcomer, Lion Mountain. That was over a mile and as there is plenty of stamina in his pedigree, this step up to a mile and a quarter looks certain to suit. It is also worth noting Cecil has a tremendous record in this race in recent years, winning it in 2007 with subsequent Oaks heroine Light Shift.

Gertrude Bell (5.30 Newbury) is another who will appreciate a trip this season and she is the pick in division two of the Robert Sangster Memorial Maiden Fillies’ Stakes. Her third to Timepiece at Lingfield last year marked her out as having ability and she found only a nice sort of Godolphin’s too good next time out.

An Oaks-entered daughter of Sinndar, all her three runs as a juvenile came at a mile and she was keeping on well at the end of them all. With that in mind, this 10 furlongs looks a good starting point for the year. Jeremy Noseda might just be plotting a path to something very decent with Rebel Soldier and he will take all the beating in the Dubai Duty Free Full of Surprises Handicap if the evidence of his sole run to date is anything to go by.

He dismissed future winner Gumnd with ease at Lingfield in February and looks to have the ability to repay a big chunk of his hefty price tag.



Hindu Kush (4.55 Newbury) can defy top-weight in the Bathwick Tyres Handicap. Dropped 3lb following his third at Ffos Las on his first run for Ian Williams, he can take advantage of that as he pulled far too hard last time and is better than he showed there, where he was supported in the market. Rated as high as 104 last year, he looks handicapped to win off a mark of 78 if he can channel his energy in the right way. David Evans ranks Bathwick Bear at the top of his juvenile team and there will be long faces if he is turned over in the EBF Habton Novice Stakes at Thirsk, while West Emirates can end a run of three consecutive seconds in the betdaq.co.uk Handicap at Kempton’s evening meeting.

Restless Harry (5.35 Cheltenham) suffered a crashing fall at the last in the Albert Bartlett at the Festival but a good run in the victorchandler.com Novices’ Hurdle back at Cheltenham can restore his confidence. The six-year-old was a Grade Two winner here in January and while this race comes at the end of a testing campaign, he should prove smart enough before enjoying a likely break.

Shadow Dancer (1.45) can strike for Jonjo O’Neill in the Artemis, The Profit Hunter Supporting Poppyscotland Novices’ Handicap Hurdle at Ayr, with Herons Well the choice in the Hoops And Jenkinsons Caterers Novices’ Chase at Uttoxeter.

Through The Cards….

AYR: 1.45 Shadow Dancer, 2.20 Star Beat, 2.50 Federstar, 3.25 Chaninbar, 4.00 Double Hit, 4.35 Marleybow, 5.10 Sure Josie Sure.

CHELTENHAM: 5.00 De Boitron, 5.35 Restless Harry, 6.10 Woolcombe Folly, 6.45 Kennel Hill, 7.20 Sherwoods Folly, 7.50 Song Of Songs.

DUNDALK: 6.25 Clondinnery, 6.55 Cinnin Oir, 7.25 Miss Velocity, 7.55 Ice Empress, 8.25 Secretariat’s Soul, 8.55 Sky Mystic, 9.25 Behtarini.

KEMPTON: 6.25 Papageno, 7.00 West Emirates, 6.30 Caramelita, 8.00 Trachonitis, 8.30 Avertor, 9.00 Global Village.

NEWBURY: 1.35 Prophet In A Dream, 2.10 Rebel Soldier, 2.40 Elnawin, 3.15 BULLET TRAIN (NAP), 3.50 Fashion Flow, 4.25 Tymora, 4.55 Hindu Kush, 5.30 Gertrude Bell.

THIRSK: 2.00 Bathwick Bear, 2.30 Imperial Waltzer, 3.05 Regeneration, 3.40 Faithful Duchess, 4.15 Mandarin Spirit, 4.45 Medici Time, 5.20 Sir Nod, 5.50 Bo McGinty.

UTTOXETER: 4.50 It’s Brown, 5.25 Herons Well, 6.00 Flower Haven, 6.35 Award Winner, 7.10 Hurricane Milly, 7.40 King Jack.