Newsboy's horse racing selections for Monday's four meetings, including Ayr Nap

ROMAN DI LORIA and Tommie Jakes are expected to prove a potent force in the Coral Racing Club Apprentice Handicap (2.00) at Ayr today.

The Ewan Whillans-trained seven-year-old is at the top of his game, going under by a neck to next-time-out scorer Collusion at Wolverhampton at the start of last month before going one better at the same track nine days later.

Those runs came over six furlongs and Roman Di Loria then returned to seven for a third - he was beaten a neck and three-quarters of a length - behind Doomsday at Musselburgh last time out.

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Racing from the same mark of 57 here - Roman Di Loria scored from 3lb higher over course and distance last August - and with Jakes claiming a useful 3lb allowance, everything is in place for a good run.

In-form team Hollie Doyle and Archie Watson should be on the mark with CALANTHE in the concluding Free Digital Racecard At Handicap (5.20) at Lingfield Park.

Attempting to make all the running at Kempton Park 13 days ago, the four-year-old son of Kingman gave best close home to head victor Norflondonforever.

There shouldn’t be too much pressure for the lead here and a 2lb nudge up the weights may not be enough to stop Calanthe, who gained his only career success over course and distance in September, from doubling his tally.

Monday's selections
AYR
2.00 ROMAN DI LORIA (NAP)
2.30 BIN AJWAD

3.00 SOCIETY OF HONOR
3.30 SPIRIT OF ACKLAM
4.05 YAASER
4.40 CITY OF STRANGERS
5.13 GLASSES UP

LINGFIELD PARK
2.15 EASTER ICON
2.45 DIAMONDONTHEHILL
3.15 YOUTHFUL KING
3.45 GO GO BOOTS
4.15 CITY OF POETS
4.50 JUST TEN HIGH
5.20 CALANTHE (NB)

WINDSOR
4.25 COMMENDATION
5.00 AL SHABABI
5.30 ABUNDANCE
6.00 TYCOON
6.30 EXPERT WITNESS
7.00 SPIRIT OF THE BAY
7.30 HERKEIOS
8.05 TORFRIDA

WOLVERHAMPTON
5.50 FASTER BEE
6.20 GORDON NORSE
6.50 HYPE MERCHANT
7.20 MYTHICAL BIRD
7.50 COLORS OF FREEDOM
8.20 ABERAMA GOLD
8.50 SYNERGISM

DOUBLE: ROMAN DI LORIA and CALANTHE