18:45 Newcastle

Tuesday 5 June 2018

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Autotrader Handicap

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 2m 45.47s

(12)

Major Rowan^p1²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: J J Davies| OR: 60| CD

11/1

C&D winner off this same mark in 2016 and does go well here. Poor run on reappearance albeit over a trip too far and needs to find improvement in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 47540-9

(1)

Paddy's Rock^p⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Nathan Evans| T: Miss L C Siddall| OR: 59| D

25/1

Poor strike-rate and all three career wins have come on turf. Had some consistent form last season including winning second up but was well beaten on reappearance and can't be backed with confidence on this surface.

Form: 52243-0

(8)

Pour L'Amour³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: J Fanning| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 59| D

5/1

Just one win from 24 starts and has looked one paced generally. Stable very quiet at present and others preferred.

Form: 338284

(6)

Mysterial³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S A Watt| OR: 59| D

66/1

Yet to win on AW and hasn't entirely convinced on this type of surface. Form has become regressive and was well beaten on stable and seasonal debut.

Form: 36700-0

(5)

Go On Gal¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Shelley Birkett⁽³⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 57| D

8/1

Well held returning to turf last time and is looking a touch high in the weights after a win and a second at Southwell. First run here and tends to reserve her best for the fibresand.

Form: 436125

(7)

Falcon's Fire^p³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: P Makin| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 53| CD

10/1

Won off 17lb higher back in 2016 but form has become regressive since late lat year. Stable has been quiet of late and hard to make a case for after latest well beaten effort.

Form: 04-0356

(2)

Druid's Diamond^p,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: M Walford| OR: 53

10/1

Dual purpose runner who is yet to win in 20 starts under any code. Struggled over shorter when fancied last time but had previously run well twice over this sort of distance. Should be competitive in a race lacking depth.

Form: 267-247

(9)

Highwayman^h¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: D Thompson| OR: 53| C

16/1

Sole win came three runs back at this course over a mile. Well held since and looks high in the weights at present over a trip he has struggled at in the past.

Form: 627186

(14)

Glasgon⁵¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: R Craggs| OR: 50| CD

33/1

Likes it here and was a winner over the C&D here in 2016 off 3lb lower mark. Ran well again over it in January last year and not seen since. Hard to overcome lengthy absence off present mark.

Form: 89310/4-

(3)

Ravenswood³²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: G Lee| T: Kenneth Slack| OR: 49

7/2

Yet to win in 10 starts but his seasonal and stable debut suggested that stat may broken in the near future when just caught late on. Gets to race off the same mark and looks likely to go close.

Form: 32300-2

(4)

Sanam¹⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: B A Curtis| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 48

5/1

Cost 420,000 gns as a yearling and hasn't overly impressed in four starts to date. Got behind last time and suggested he's worth a try at this distance with stamina on dam's side. Needs to improve but open to more progress than his rivals.

Form: 897-6

(10)

Melanna³²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: P J McDonald| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 47| D

20/1

Regressive form in last three starts for three different trainers. Well handicapped on old form but best watched after showing little on stable debut.

Form: 9450-08

(11)

Highway Robber³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Paula Muir⁽⁷⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 46

10/1

Hard to establish what his best distance is but does at least stay this trip. Last two runs following short breaks have been very poor and best watched.

Form: 5463-77

Non-Runners

(13)

Betty Grable³⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 4

T: W Storey J: P Mulrennan

Forecasts

Ravenswood (7/2), Sanam (5/1), Pour L'Amour (5/1), Go On Gal (8/1), Druid's Diamond (10/1), Highway Robber (10/1), Falcon's Fire (10/1), Major Rowan (11/1), Highwayman (16/1), Melanna (20/1), Paddy's Rock (25/1), Betty Grable (25/1), Glasgon (33/1), Mysterial (66/1)

A race that lacks any depth represents a good opportunity for RAVENSWOOD to break his maiden tag after a nice reappearance when only narrowly denied. Likewise Druid's Diamond has yet to post a win but showed enough previously that the step back up to this distance is very much in his favour. Sanam needs to progress but is lightly-raced and also may appreciate a much stiffer test of stamina.