November 05 / 18.30 Newcastle (AW)

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  • 0m 7f 14y
  • Class 6
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

OUR TIP

Form: 960371 CD

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Put up a game effort from the front when making it 16th-time lucky in handicaps over C&D a fortnight ago; 3lb higher, but still feasibly treated on old form so ought to go well again.
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3rd

1

(3)

14th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:45 Newcastle (AW)

Tickets

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

Scored over 7f here in October and has continued in good nick since, sixth of 11 over C&D four weeks ago; he ought to be thereabouts once more.

11/4

3rd

1

(3)

14th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:45 Newcastle (AW)

Tickets

9st 9lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

Scored over 7f here in October and has continued in good nick since, sixth of 11 over C&D four weeks ago; he ought to be thereabouts once more.

11/4

6th

9

(1)

17th Dec 2024

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0m 6f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Tickets

8st 13lb

J: Andrew Mullen

T: Ben Haslam

Coped well with the drop to 5f here last week, finishing off on the front foot to dead-heat for second behind a revived winner; back up in class but the return to 6f can only be a plus.

9/2

Form: 089902

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
0-12 but has finished runner-up in both starts on the AW, the latest when beaten less than a length at Wolverhampton (7f, Tapeta) 12 days ago; races off the same mark and a player, especially if taking to the cheekpieces.
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2nd

10

(1)

14th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

13:52 Southwell (AW)

Al Shabab

9st 2lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Ian Williams

0-17; placed over 7f on Tapeta and Polytrack; needs to improve on recent efforts to be breaking his duck but he's shown sufficient to suggest some each-way appeal on his first start here.

8/1

2nd

10

(1)

14th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

13:52 Southwell (AW)

Al Shabab

9st 2lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Ian Williams

0-17; placed over 7f on Tapeta and Polytrack; needs to improve on recent efforts to be breaking his duck but he's shown sufficient to suggest some each-way appeal on his first start here.

8/1

5th

6

(10)

7th Jan 2025

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1m 0f 142y

Class 6

17:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Al Shabab

9st 6lb

J: Richard Kingscote

T: Ian Williams

Inconsistent 16-race maiden but he ran into some trouble before finishing well for fifth over 7f here last time; beaten only 2l in that race and could be dangerous back up in trip.

5/1

Form: 399214 CD BF

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
All three wins have come over C&D (under Paul Mulrennan), the latest early last month; only fourth of eight off this mark back here three weeks ago, but could easily bounce back.
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10th

8

(7)

8th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

16:03 Newcastle (AW)

Drakeholes

9st 5lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Alison Hamilton

awkward start and slowly away, held up in rear, outpaced 2f out, soon no impression, eased final 110yds

7/1

10th

8

(7)

8th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

16:03 Newcastle (AW)

Drakeholes

9st 5lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Alison Hamilton

awkward start and slowly away, held up in rear, outpaced 2f out, soon no impression, eased final 110yds

7/1

7th

10

(12)

17th Dec 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

17:30 Newcastle (AW)

Drakeholes

9st 3lb

J: Paul Mulrennan

T: Alison Hamilton

Two C&D wins this autumn; only third to Jkr Cobbler (9-4 favourite) last time but that race wasn't run to suit and he should get a stronger pace to run at today; still has mileage in his mark.

6/1

25/1

Form: 114/0- D

Last run: 390 days

W: 9st 8lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Won twice at Ayr (7f, good) for Katie Scott in the summer of 2022, but tailed off back with his former trainer after 14 months off there in October last year; has been off for another 13 months since; look elsewhere.
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9th

4

(1)

5th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Ben Asker

9st 8lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Paul Robson

prominent, pushed along and weakened from over 3f out

25/1

4

(1)

5th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Ben Asker

9st 8lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Paul Robson

Won twice at Ayr (7f, good) for Katie Scott in the summer of 2022, but tailed off back with his former trainer after 14 months off there in October last year; has been off for another 13 months since; look elsewhere.

25/1

14th

5

(12)

12th Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:05 Ayr

Ben Asker

9st 6lb

J: Billy Garritty

T: Paul Robson

Won here in 2022 (7f, good) on first two runs for Katie Scott and solid fourth at Carlisle (7f, good) that August; absent since and unproven on slow ground but Paul Robson, to whom he has returned, has been in fantastic form in the jumps scene; no surprise to see a big run.

10/1

Form: 453

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Modest ability in her first three starts, as when third of six here (6f) five weeks ago; return to 7f may help and worth a market check now switched to a handicap.
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7th

5

(6)

5th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Jannas Journey

9st 8lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Lucinda Russell

towards rear

16/1

5

(6)

5th Nov 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Jannas Journey

9st 8lb

J: Oisin Orr

T: Lucinda Russell

Modest ability in her first three starts, as when third of six here (6f) five weeks ago; return to 7f may help and worth a market check now switched to a handicap.

16/1

3rd

7

(1)

1st Oct 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Jannas Journey

9st 0lb

J: Shane Gray

T: Lucinda Russell

Well-beaten last of four on debut and fared no better down to this trip last time; low-grade handicaps are probably next on the agenda.

50/1

Form: 416241 CD

Last run: 186 days

W: 9st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Handy sort who was 0-13 at up to 1m7f, but the drop in trip has done the trick with three wins over 7f/1m here this year; 3lb higher mark not the end of the world and although off for six months, he has gone well fresh.
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8th

12

(8)

8th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

16:03 Newcastle (AW)

Marcello Si

8st 12lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Michael Dods

led, headed 3f out, lost position gradually from 2f out, weakened over 1f out

33/1

8th

12

(8)

8th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

16:03 Newcastle (AW)

Marcello Si

8st 12lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Michael Dods

led, headed 3f out, lost position gradually from 2f out, weakened over 1f out

33/1

8th

1

(9)

21st Dec 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Marcello Si

9st 9lb

J: Sean Kirrane

T: Michael Dods

Three wins here earlier this year, two over 7f and one over a mile, but not at his best following a 186-day break on last two starts.

10/1

Form: 811643 CD

Last run: 8 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
All five wins on Tapeta and just 1lb higher than for the latest of two victories over C&D this autumn; just fair efforts in three outings since then, though, and may find one or two too good.
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2nd

12

(3)

10th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Yaahobby

9st 9lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

slowly away

14/1

2nd

12

(3)

10th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

17:45 Newcastle (AW)

Yaahobby

9st 9lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

slowly away

14/1

5th

8

(5)

2nd Jan 2025

Standard

1m 0f 5y

Class 6

18:10 Newcastle (AW)

Yaahobby

9st 9lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Antony Brittain

Won twice over 7f here in September/October; not in quite the same form since but he made some late headway to finish third here (7f) 12 days ago and that was behind a handicap blot; looks worth another try at this trip and he could have a big role to play.

3/1

Form: 575770

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Won a Chelmsford novice (6f, Polytrack) for John Ryan late last year, but hasn't really got going in ten starts in handicaps this year, the last three for this yard; others more likely.
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No Results Found

Form: 046757

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 0lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
0-11 but her two best efforts have come on Tapeta, as when fifth of 11 at Southwell (1m) on her penultimate start; more needed if she is to break her duck here, though.
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4th

7

(6)

15th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

14:40 Southwell (AW)

Miss Billie

9st 9lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Michael Wigham

Maiden who had a few unsuccessful goes in handicaps off lowly marks before running well from the front over C&D 11 days ago; likely more will be needed.

9/1

4th

7

(6)

15th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

14:40 Southwell (AW)

Miss Billie

9st 9lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Michael Wigham

Maiden who had a few unsuccessful goes in handicaps off lowly marks before running well from the front over C&D 11 days ago; likely more will be needed.

9/1

3rd

6

(2)

4th Jan 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

16:03 Southwell (AW)

Miss Billie

9st 9lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Michael Wigham

Inconsistent maiden who still has no placed form; faces a difficult task at the weights on return from two-month break.

14/1

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Al Shabab

SPOTLIGHT:

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Telegraph:

Drakeholes

The Guardian:

Marcello Si

D Express:

Al Shabab

Daily Mirror:

Al Shabab

The Sun:

Al Shabab

Daily Record:

Al Shabab

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