21:10 Newcastle

Friday 29 June 2018

All17:4518:2018:5519:3020:0520:4021:10

Stobart Group Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 21:12 | Winning time: 1m 0.51s

(5)

Oriental Lilly⁷^{(ex 6)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: Jamie Gormley⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 73| CD

9/4

Opened her account on turf last week in a class 3 contest. As she was out of the handicap that day she is just 3lb higher with the penalty and back on a surface that has produced three victories.

Form: 563771

(2)

Marseille^p1³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 70| CD

7/1

Only victory came over C&D and no doubting she is on a good mark judged on last year's form. Yet to fire this season and cheekpieces are fitted.

Form: 227-760

(3)

Dandy's Beano²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 76| D

12/1

Soft ground winner at Redcar whose best performance this term came on good-to-soft at Nottingham. Makes her AW debut at a time when the yard are operating at a modest 5% strike rate.

Form: 281-303

(10)

Melonade^h1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson⁽³⁾| T: T D Barron| OR: 68| CD

5/1

Scored over C&D and then at Leicester on first two starts. Promised more on her return but has failed to deliver and a hood is now tried.

Form: 110-470

(4)

Forever In Love^v⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Jim Crowley| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 71

14/1

Eight-race maiden with a tendency to blow the start and has not looked the most straightforward. Visor back on and drops to 5f.

Form: 244-274

(9)

Rizzle Dizzle¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: K R Burke| OR: 70

20/1

Has failed to progress from her early juvenile form. Has finished last on both starts this term and best watched until proving her wellbeing.

Form: 424-98

(11)

Riverside Walk^p³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 70

4/1

Cheekpieces proved the answer at Redcar and she has form on this surface. Down to 5f for the first time and there are doubts the trip will be far enough.

Form: 424-561

(6)

Eternalist^h⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 60| BF| D

11/1

Landed a poor Wolverhampton race off this mark and third at Ayr last week when back to that level. Looks to have more races in her, but she looks better in lower grades than this.

Form: 160433

(7)

Andys Girl^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Ellison| OR: 54

25/1

Her Catterick second looks suspect given her two runs either side. Has form here, but overall is not running anywhere near her best and others are preferred.

Form: 5/44-026

(8)

Sienna Dream⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Barry McHugh| T: A C Whillans| OR: 60

20/1

Hints of modest ability in three maidens last term (including two here) and shaped well on handicap bow at Doncaster in April. Down to 5f for the first time and, given how hard she pulls, that might prove a good idea.

Form: 549-3

Non-Runners

(12)

Cuppacoco¹⁰

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Mrs A Duffield J: J Fanning

(1)

Savannah Beau¹⁵

Weight: 8-9| Age: 6

T: D Shaw J: P Mathers

Forecasts

Oriental Lilly (9/4), Riverside Walk (4/1), Melonade (5/1), Marseille (7/1), Cuppacoco (8/1), Eternalist (11/1), Dandy's Beano (12/1), Forever In Love (14/1), Savannah Beau (16/1), Sienna Dream (20/1), Rizzle Dizzle (20/1), Andys Girl (25/1)

ORIENTAL LILLY is hard to oppose given how well she performed last week against much tougher opposition than this. Indeed it is hard to find a credible opponent on current form although course winners Cuppacoco and Savannah Beau seemed to show a bit more last time.