16:10 Newcastle

Tuesday 2 January 2018

All15:3516:1016:4017:1017:4018:1018:40

sunbets.co.uk Handicap

Off time: 16:12 | Winning time: 1m 39.55s

(2)

Ice Royal¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 87| D

8/1

Running well of late including when winning over this trip at Chelmsford a month ago. Return to this trip appeared to suit when third off this mark last time out and he is one to note in this contest.

Form: 05153

(1)

Chestnut Fire¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 82| D

10/1

Returned to form when finishing 1L second over this trip at Kempton last time out. Races off the same mark today and is an interesting runner today.

Form: 39082

(8)

Inaam²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Sebastian Woods⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 82| CD

11/2

Put a couple of disappointing efforts behind him when just touched off over 7f at Wolverhampton last time out. Raised 3lb for that effort but represents a stable in good form at present (5/16).

Form: 44502

(5)

Alexandrakollontai^b¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: A C Whillans| OR: 80| CD

25/1

Disappointing in two starts here since finishing runner-up over C&D in November. Outclassed in a Class 2 contest over 7f here last time out however and likely to perform better today.

Form: 53200

(10)

Medici Banchiere⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 80

11/1

Sole success from 12 starts came in a 5f novice contest at Carlisle (good-to-firm) as a two-year-old. Well held at Lingfield over 6f last time out and tackles this trip for the first time today.

Form: 36479

(4)

Waarif^t,v1⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 78| D

7/2

Placed twice in six starts since joining this yard in the autumn. Cheekpieces failed to have any major effect on last three outings and a visor is tried for the first time today.

Form: 53574

(7)

Thello²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 77| CD

5/1

Recorded his fifth win in 14 AW starts when coming home 3L clear of his rivals over C&D last time out. Raised 9lb for that success and interesting to see how he fares today.

Form: 56261

(3)

Dellaguista¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| D

15/2

Chasing a hat-trick following victories over an extended 1m at Wolverhampton and over this trip at Chlemsford last time out. Remains open to improvement having won three of her four AW starts to date.

Form: 62311

(6)

Rockwood^v²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: T Eaves| T: Karen McLintock| OR: 72| D

22/1

Held on turf since winning over an extended 1m at Hamilton (good-to-firm) in May and finished well behind Thello on his return from a break here last month. More needed today.

Form: 54540

(9)

Newmarket Warrior^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Oisin Murphy| T: I Jardine| OR: 71| BF| CD

7/1

Dual winner over C&D including in a Class 5 contest in October. Fair efforts in two subsequent starts but finished 5L behind Thello over C&D on his most recent outing.

Form: 24134

Forecasts

Waarif (7/2), Thello (5/1), Inaam (11/2), Newmarket Warrior (7/1), Dellaguista (15/2), Ice Royal (8/1), Chestnut Fire (10/1), Medici Banchiere (11/1), Rockwood (22/1), Alexandrakollontai (25/1)

Top weight ICE ROYAL appreciated the return to 1m when third at Kempton last night and he can register his third win on the AW in this competitive looking contest. The selection races off the same mark as for that Kempton effort and is taken to get the better of Inaam who has already won three times at this course and who hails from the in form Richard Fahey stable. Dellaguista can boast a 75% strike-rate on the AW from four starts and she can finish third.