Judicious, a runaway winner at Thirsk last week, can shrug-off a penalty at Newbury tomorrow.

Trained by Geoff Wragg, whose horses are enjoying a purple patch, the four-year-old goes for the £15,000 Newbury Rated Handicap and will be partnered by Darryll Holland, who was in the saddle at Thirsk.

Holland, who rode five winners at Doncaster last Saturday, said after the Thirsk race he felt he had found key to Judicious.

"You've got to let him think that he's the boss," said the jockey.

Judicious has had his confidence boosted by his recent easy success and I expect him to win tomorrow.

In the Ballymacoll Stud Stakes, Newbury's richest race, with £22,000 in prize money, Duchcov gets my vote to oblige for Luca Cumani.

This lightly-raced filly got off the mark in pleasing style at Beverley last month when beating the odds-on A Bit Special.

Open to further improvement, Duchcov will be partnered by Jamie Spencer, who completed a stylish double at Redcar yesterday.

The promising Masterful will be hard to beat in the George Smith Memorial Maiden, while Iffah, fresh from her recent cosy success at Brighton, looks set to double-up in the HBLB Seventh Race Handicap.

There is some modest fare tomorrow at Hamilton, where Torrecilla looks best in the Margaret Fraser Nifty At Fifty Maiden Auction Stakes.

Trained at Lambourn by Ralph Beckett, Torrecilla has been placed in both her starts to date and looks a cut above her rivals on form.

Dean Mernagh takes the mount on the two-year-old, who is likely to start at cramped odds.

John Carroll can score on Young Rosein in the Howard McDonnall Memorial Classified Stakes. The Geraldine Rees-trained mare returned to form at Ripon a fortnight ago and looks in particularly good heart again.

Arizona Lady is napped to win for the first time this season in the Ben Fillies' Handicap over nine furlongs.

Ian Semple's charge looks to be returning to form and, nicely handicapped, she is also a previous winner over this course and distance. With Robert Winston on board, a bold bid is anticipated.

Tomorrow's tips:

Newbury

1.40 - Six Hitter

2.10 - Dubai Destination

2.40 - Duchcov

3.10 - Judicious

3.40 - Masterful

4.10 - Iffah

4.40 - Marcus Maximus

Hamilton

2.20 - Ocean Tide

2.50 - Howards Hero

3.20 - Torrecilla

3.50 - Arizona Lady (Nap)

4.20 - Young Rosein

4.50 - Best Bond

Updated: 13:45 Wednesday, June 13, 2001