Newsboy's horseracing tips for Thursday's four meetings, including Chelmsford Nap

ULTRAMARINE gets the vote to get back to winning ways by beating nine rivals for the Betfair Racing Podcasts Handicap (6.00) at Chelmsford City.

Dave Evans’ son of Zoffany has a fine 25 per cent strike-rate on the all-weather and gained his fifth victory on artificial surfaces when scoring at Wolverhampton three starts ago.

Raised 8lb for a two-and-a-half-length margin from The Bitter Moose at Dunstall Park, Ultramarine didn’t get the breaks when a three-and-three-quarter-length second to Local Music over this course and distance next time.

And my selection came from the back under Jordan Williams for another silver medal behind Stanley Spencer dropping back to six furlongs at Kempton 15 days ago.

The evidence of both runs is that Ultramarine is capable of winning from his revised British Horseracing Authority mark of 76 and, with a couple of front runners in the field, the race could be set up for a finisher.

An hour and a half later, FLYING FLETCHER is well treated under a penalty in the Handicap (7.30).

Richard Fahey’s top weight carries an additional 6lb as a result of his two-and-a-half-length beating of Sacred Falls at Newcastle nine days ago - but is still 2lb ahead of the assessor on official figures

THURSDAY'S SELECTIONS

SEDGEFIELD

12.05 SUITABLY SURPRISED

12.40 MILL STREET

1.15 NEIGH BOTHA

1.50 DEVON SKIES

2.25 ZWICKY

3.00 CLEAN GETAWAY

MARKET RASEN

12.20 DARK MIX

12.55 RULA BULA

1.30 KELCE

2.05 EYED

2.40 BREAD AND BUTTER

3.15 WESTERN GLEN

TAUNTON

12.30 JET OF DREAMS

1.05 MR ZEE

1.40 TUXEDO JUNCTION

2.15 GORE POINT

2.50 SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL

3.25 SWEET CARYLINE

CHELMSFORD

5.00 MAGIC GLOW

5.30 NEEDLEPOINT

6.00 ULTRAMARINE (NAP)

6.30 RESPIRO SOLITARIO

7.00 ELTERWATER

7.30 FLYING FLETCHER (NB)

8.00 WAR ZONE

8.30 AYE SPYED

DOUBLE: ULTRAMARINE and FLYING FLETCHER