January 25 / 15.30 Newcastle (AW)

15.30

Standard To Slow

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  • 0m 7f 14y
  • Class 6
  • 5 runners
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Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

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11/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.34
  • Place: £1.90

Form: 2306-5

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 64

Form & Verdict
Only made her AW debut last month and was only beaten 2l when fifth of eight at Chelmsford (1m, Polytrack) 13 days ago; would have gone even closer with a clear run and not dismissed lightly.
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11th

5

(10)

6th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

15:35 Dundalk (AW)

Lilikoi

9st 9lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Michael Flannery

Four time winner in Britain but form since returning from long absence last month has been poor; blinkers tried.

25/1

11th

5

(10)

6th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

15:35 Dundalk (AW)

Lilikoi

9st 9lb

J: Nicola Burns

T: Michael Flannery

Four time winner in Britain but form since returning from long absence last month has been poor; blinkers tried.

25/1

12th

6

(9)

30th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 7f 0y

16:45 Dundalk (AW)

Lilikoi

9st 11lb

J: Darragh O’Sullivan

T: Michael Flannery

Four time winner in Britain but form since returning from long absence last month has been poor; hard to fancy.

25/1

7/2

  • Place: £1.70

Form: 11927- CD

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 6lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
All ten wins have come on Tapeta including six here; now 6lb higher than when completing a hat-trick in the autumn, but beaten just a nose from 1lb lower at Southwell (7f, Tapeta) on his penultimate outing and possible to forgive his two efforts either side (latest defeat back at Southwell was in a better race); respected.
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4th

4

(7)

3rd Dec 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Bobby Joe Leg

9st 5lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

midfield, outpaced 2f out, headway inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

8/1

4th

4

(7)

3rd Dec 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Bobby Joe Leg

9st 5lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

midfield, outpaced 2f out, headway inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

8/1

7th

10

(3)

16th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 4

18:48 Newcastle (AW)

Bobby Joe Leg

9st 3lb

J: James Sullivan

T: Ruth Carr

prominent

16/1

14/1

Form: 05060- D

Last run: 40 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 62

Form & Verdict
Got the race in the stewards' room in a three-runner Musselburgh maiden win (7f, good) last April, but out of the frame in all five starts since and finished well behind Bobby Joe Leg at Southwell (7f, Tapeta) last month; enough to prove.
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8th

1

6th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

12:35 Sedgefield

Code Purple

11st 4lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

5-27 on the Flat; raced mainly over 7f but won over 1m1f during the summer and went very close over 1m last month (RPR 73); can be competitive at this level if he takes well to hurdling at the first attempt; hooded for first time.

16/1

8th

1

6th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 0f 178y

Class 4

12:35 Sedgefield

Code Purple

11st 4lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Ben Haslam

5-27 on the Flat; raced mainly over 7f but won over 1m1f during the summer and went very close over 1m last month (RPR 73); can be competitive at this level if he takes well to hurdling at the first attempt; hooded for first time.

16/1

2nd

4

(4)

6th Nov 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 2y

Class 5

13:35 Musselburgh

Code Purple

8st 11lb

J: Clifford Lee

T: Ben Haslam

prominent, ridden and challenging from over 1f out, kept on, just failed

11/4

2/1

Form: 223-29 CD

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 66

Form & Verdict
2-22, but placed in four consecutive starts over C&D (the last two from 1lb higher) before again appearing to find 1m stretching him here 13 days ago; may enjoy the run of the race in front in this small field and could take some overhauling if he does.
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8th

2

(1)

3rd Dec 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Novak

9st 8lb

J: Archie Young

T: Iain Jardine

Has won two of his last four races, both over this trip, at Wolverhampton and Southwell; has gone up 10lb and beaten nearly 5l when ninth of 11 off this mark over C&D last time; could bounce back.

15/2

8th

2

(1)

3rd Dec 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

18:00 Newcastle (AW)

Novak

9st 8lb

J: Archie Young

T: Iain Jardine

Has won two of his last four races, both over this trip, at Wolverhampton and Southwell; has gone up 10lb and beaten nearly 5l when ninth of 11 off this mark over C&D last time; could bounce back.

15/2

9th

1

(2)

23rd Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

19:40 Newcastle (AW)

Novak

10st 2lb

J: Tommie Jakes

T: Iain Jardine

In a consistent run of form and did it decisively over this far at Southwell to earn the 7lb rise; that asks a question of him but he'll give it a good go.

6/1

7/4

Form: 0089-2

Last run: 11 days

W: 8st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Out of the frame in all nine starts on turf in Ireland but, having been well backed, she showed much more when second of 13 on stable/AW debut at Chelmsford 11 days ago; that was only a 0-50 classified, though, and more will be needed at this level.
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7th

6

(11)

30th Aug 2023

Good

0m 7f 33y

Class 6

16:00 Musselburgh

Non Mollare

9st 4lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Daragh Bourke

Runner-up at Newcastle (1m, AW) last month then won comfortably here (1m1f, good) three weeks ago; the drop back in trip seems a likely negative but she went close over 7f on AW in February and is entitled to respect given how well she took to the course last time on her first visit here.

13/2

1st

9

(12)

11th Aug 2023

Good

1m 0f 208y

Class 6

16:53 Musselburgh

Non Mollare

9st 3lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Daragh Bourke

Returned from three-month break with creditable second on Tapeta at Newcastle (1m) a fortnight ago but needs to prove she can transfer that form to turf (unplaced all ten starts on grass).

7/1

2nd

5

(9)

29th Jul 2023

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Non Mollare

9st 7lb

J: Ben Curtis

T: Daragh Bourke

in touch with leaders towards near side, headway and went second 2f out, chased clear leader over 1f out, kept on final 110yds, no match for winner

13/2

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Payout
Exacta £15.20
Straight Forecast £15.12
Trifecta £74.30

Selections

RP Ratings:

Novak

SPOTLIGHT:

Bobby Joe Leg

Daily Record:

Non Mollare

The Star:

Code Purple

The Times:

Novak

Telegraph:

Novak

Daily Mail:

Novak

Daily Mirror:

Novak

POSTDATA:

Bobby Joe Leg

The Guardian:

Bobby Joe Leg

D Express:

Bobby Joe Leg

The Sun:

Bobby Joe Leg