ACE ROTHSTEIN looks good under a penalty for a win at Yarmouth nine days ago when he faces eight rivals for the William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Racing League R32 (6.35) at Newcastle.
Michael Bell’s team is going great guns and Ace Rothstein made his contribution on his handicap debut in Horatio Nelson country on his belated return to the fray.
Sent off at 4-1 in a field of six, the three-year-old son of More Than Ready proved well ahead of his mark of 75 with a five-and-a-half-length win from Oriental Art.
Not only is my main selection well treated under a 6lb penalty - his revised British Horseracing Authority rating is 85 - but there is also the promise of further progress to come.
Ace Rothstein’s jockey Jack Mitchell can rack up a rapid-fire double, thanks to BONNEVAL in the following William Hill Extra Place Races Racing R33 (7.05).
Five weeks ago, the James Fanshawe trainee marked his course-and-distance debut with a thtree-quarter-length verdict over Tenbury Wells.
Siyouni’s son deserves extra credit for that effort as he was asked to come from the back in a race run at a funeral cortège gallop.
With that in mind, a 4lb rise in the weights may not stop Bonneval from winning again.
Thursday tips
6.05 WINTERWITCH
6.35 ACE ROTHSTEIN (NAP)
7.05 BONNEVAL (NB)
7.35 BRAINS
8.05 TYPHOON TEN
8.35 ELECTRIC LOVE
1.00 POINT LOUISE
1.30 LAATANSA
2.00 AUNT BETHANY
2.35 TARDIS
3.05 CRAZY LUCK
3.35 NEENEE’S CHOICE
1.15 ALL CLENCHED UP
1.45 AWAY AT DAWN
2.20 STONIFIC
2.55 PARDON ME
3.25 APTLY PUT
3.55 FONTANA ELLISSI
2.10 KING CAPELLA
2.45 AMOR VINCIT OMNIA
3.15 NEW KINGDOM
3.45 AL SUHAIL
4.20 ALPHA CRU
4.55 SEXTANT
5.25 DAAWY
5.55 STARGAZER LILY
6.25 VOI
6.55 FASTNCURIOUS
7.25 VALIANT PRINCE
7.55 MASKED IDENTITY
8.25 TAMARIS
8.55 TRUE HERO
