19:45 Newcastle

Tuesday 20 March 2018

All17:3518:0518:4019:1519:4520:1520:45

32Red.com Handicap

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 1m 40.05s

(6)

Double Reflection¹⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: C Lee⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 71

9/1

Makes her AW debut on just her second start in handicap company off a six month break. Appeared to stay this trip on turf, albeit her sole success in five career starts came over 6f.

Form: 41736-

(8)

Paparazzi^b,t²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 71| BF| D

8/1

Cost €140,000 as a yearling, and was a 1m AW winner for previous trainer Joseph O'Brien (Dundalk). Ran well on both starts this side of the Irish Sea (placed), and whilst inching up the weights has a solid chance on stable debut.

Form: 971-732

(5)

Starboy¹⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: George Scott| OR: 70

7/2

Ran out a ½L winner of a 7f Brighton handicap (good to soft) on his last start back in October 2017. Has previous C&D experience and not totally ruled out if ready to do himself justice off a break.

Form: 508551-

(2)

Rude Awakening²⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 69

10/3

Rip Van Winkle gelding who cost 50,000 gns as a yearling, but perhaps predictably showed little in three starts as a juvenile (6f to 7f). Up in trip for handicap debut (gelded) and obviously one to consider hailing from this stable.

Form: 586-

(4)

Amity Island^p1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mullen| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 64

22/1

Beaten just ½L by Hilborough on his penultimate start over this trip at Southwell in late January. 2lb higher and probably capable of landing a small race with time. Didn't stay 1m2f latest and now wears first time cheek-pieces.

Form: 933-25

(7)

Taifbalady¹⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 60

6/1

Dark Angel gelding who fetched 185,000 gns as a yearling (60,000 gns foal). Poor on all three starts as a juvenile (6f to 7f) he's upped in trip for his AW/handicap debut seeking more.

Form: 800-

(3)

Odds On Oli⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 56

3/1

Difficult to knock his consistency, but the convictions are beginning to stack up (0 from 9). A runner up on both previous starts over C&D, including just last week when once more vainly chasing home the Roger Fell trained Plansina.

Form: 64-2322

Non-Runners

(1)

Sincerely Resdev¹⁵⁹

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: P A Kirby J: P J McDonald

Forecasts

Odds On Oli (3/1), Rude Awakening (10/3), Starboy (7/2), Taifbalady (6/1), Paparazzi (8/1), Double Reflection (9/1), Sincerely Resdev (12/1), Amity Island (22/1)

With the 2018 turf campaign just days away, the bookmakers will be rightly safety cautious about a Sir Mark Prescott trained handicap debutante who is also upped in trip (Rude Awakening), but there are also others in this race with similar profiles, most notably Taifbalady and Sincerely Resdev. Odds On Oli is consistent, but will have had enough chances for many punters, so in another race which makes minimal appeal, a token selection is PAPARAZZI. Formerly with Joesph O'Brien in Ireland, he debuts for local trainer Tracy Waggott and rates as a potentially interesting horse longer term given his extensive AW experience.