November 05 / 17.00 Newcastle (AW)

17.00

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  • Prize money: £4972.3
  • 1m 0f 5y
  • Class 4
  • 5 runners
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Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

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9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.60

Form: 937301 D

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Not the most consistent, but she appreciated the return to this trip when winning at Newmarket (good to firm) in September; went close in her only previous AW start at Kempton (1m, Polytrack) as a 2yo and respected for trainer who is 4-14 (29%) here this year.
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1st

2

(4)

5th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Zouzanna

9st 11lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Harry Charlton

slowly away, in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final 110yds, pushed out, comfortably

9/4

1st

2

(4)

5th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Zouzanna

9st 11lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Harry Charlton

slowly away, in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final 110yds, pushed out, comfortably

9/4

1st

6

(9)

21st Sep 2024

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:10 Newmarket

Zouzanna

9st 10lb

J: Finley Marsh

T: Harry Charlton

dwelt start, raced centre

9/1

11/10

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 054471 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 87

Form & Verdict
Only had to run to something near his mark when bolting up in a Leicester seller (7f, heavy) three weeks ago on his second start for this yard; has winning form on Polytrack, but this will be harder back in a handicap on Tapeta debut.
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3

(11)

14th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 17y

Class 3

16:30 Chester

Alzahir

9st 6lb

J: George Wood

T: Jennie Candlish

A wind operation in February paid immediate dividends as he won back-to-back 7f handicaps at Doncaster and Thirsk; found out by a rise in class since; now returns to 6f from a double-figure stall.

12/1

5

(6)

6th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

0m 7f 3y

Class 2

17:10 Epsom

Alzahir

9st 4lb

J: George Wood

T: Jennie Candlish

Won two in a row in the first half of spring (7f, good) and he seems versatile ground-wise; unplaced on his last three starts but shaped at York (1m, good to firm) last time, when a 4l seventh of 14, as though he would benefit from this drop back in distance; not discounted.

9/1

7th

5

(8)

15th May 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 192y

Class 2

14:42 York

Alzahir

9st 2lb

J: George Wood

T: Jennie Candlish

Won two in a row earlier this spring (7f, good), following wind surgery, and he may be okay now back up to 1m; capable of better than he's shown on his two runs since, but those defeats knock him down the pecking order today.

25/1

Form: -47105 CD

Last run: 63 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 84

Form & Verdict
Won a C&D maiden just over a year ago and easily landed a Salisbury handicap (1m, good to firm) in July; shot up the weights as a result and could only manage fifth of seven at Southwell (1m, Tapeta) in September, but shaped as though the return to this stiffer mile will suit; respected.
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3rd

4

(5)

5th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Sir Gabrial

9st 6lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

in touch with leaders, chased clear leader and over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong

6/1

3rd

4

(5)

5th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 4

17:00 Newcastle (AW)

Sir Gabrial

9st 6lb

J: Kieran O’Neill

T: Alice Haynes

Won a C&D maiden just over a year ago and easily landed a Salisbury handicap (1m, good to firm) in July; shot up the weights as a result and could only manage fifth of seven at Southwell (1m, Tapeta) in September, but shaped as though the return to this stiffer mile will suit; respected.

6/1

14/1

Form: 140490 D

Last run: 59 days

W: 9st 9lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 85

Form & Verdict
Getting to the veteran stage now and has only once raced on the AW since the end of 2021; still 4lb higher than when winning at Carlisle (1m, good to firm) in June and heavy defeats the last twice leave him with plenty to prove.
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2nd

5

(3)

13th Jun 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

20:20 Goodwood

Orbaan

10st 9lb

J: Miss Olive Nicholls

T: David O’Meara

Formerly useful veteran who's won only one of his last 36 starts; turned in a typical performance last time, staying on without looking like getting there, but that was better off a career-low mark.

6/1

2

(3)

28th May 2025

Good

0m 7f 96y

Class 5

14:40 Beverley

Orbaan

9st 8lb

J: David Nolan

T: David O’Meara

Isn't operating at the level that saw him win a Golden Mile handicap at Goodwood in 2022 and hasn't been a regular winner since; safely held at Thirsk last time and probably one to watch.

13/2

Form: 71-637

Last run: 31 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Kempton novice winner (7f, Polytrack) for the Crisfords as a 2yo and made a creditable stable/handicap debut after a break when third of nine at Chester (7.6f, soft) in September; held at Southwell (7f, Tapeta) last month and needs to bounce back.
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5th

11

(7)

6th Jun 2025

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

19:44 Goodwood

Serenity Dream

8st 5lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

AW novice winner who has had plenty of chances in handicaps but he's been bang there in both his runs for Tony Carroll, latterly over 1m at Windsor; seems fine on all ground.

4/1

3

(7)

24th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 5

20:35 Windsor

Serenity Dream

9st 5lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Sole win was as a 2yo but he's dropped a long way in the weights and was a close second on recent stable debut at Kempton (7f, AW); should be fine on this step back up in trip and has claims if he repeat that form back on turf.

3/1

3

(7)

24th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 31y

Class 5

20:35 Windsor

Serenity Dream

9st 5lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Sole win was as a 2yo but he's dropped a long way in the weights and was a close second on recent stable debut at Kempton (7f, AW); should be fine on this step back up in trip and has claims if he repeat that form back on turf.

3/1

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Payout
Exacta £7.20
Straight Forecast £8.36
Trifecta £16.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Sir Gabrial

Telegraph:

Zouzanna

POSTDATA:

Alzahir

The Times:

Serenity Dream

RP RATINGS:

Sir Gabrial

TOPSPEED:

Sir Gabrial

NEWMARKET:

Sir Gabrial

The Guardian:

Sir Gabrial

Daily Mail:

Zouzanna

The Sun:

Zouzanna

The Star:

Zouzanna

Daily Record:

Zouzanna

D Express:

Alzahir

Daily Mirror:

Alzahir