12:20 Newcastle

Saturday 30 June 2018

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Betfred 'Supports Jack Berry House' Handicap

Off time: 12:23 | Winning time: 1m 11.16s

(9)

Ekhtiyaar⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jim Crowley| T: R Varian| OR: 99| D

7/2

Victorious over 6f at Newmarket (good) in July last year. Fair effort on seasonal debutin April and not beaten far on good-to-firm ground last time. One to note on AW debut.

Form: 1515-50

(3)

Visionary^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁷⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 98| D

16/1

Narrowly beaten over this trip at Chelmsford on his penultimate outing. This looks more suitable than the conditions event he contested at Hamilton last time.

Form: 890-625

(5)

Glen Moss⁶⁵¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Ben Sanderson⁽⁷⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 97| D

33/1

Five time winner most recently over this trip on soft ground at Haydock in July 2016. Absent since September of that year and worth a check in the market on debut for a new yard.

Form: 533100/

(6)

Shanghai Glory²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: P Hanagan| T: C Hills| OR: 97| D

7/1

Finished 4L third over this trip at Epsom (good) last time out. Races off the same mark here and has placed off a 2lb higher mark in the past.

Form: 5309-03

(10)

Solar Flair²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: T P Queally| T: W J Knight| OR: 97| D

22/1

Best form has come on hte AW including when winning off a 3lb higher mark at Kempton (6f) in April last year. Below par on turf in recent starts and a return to this surface should see him in a better light.

Form: 8-47948

(13)

Raucous^p,t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 96| D

12/1

Followed up a Goodwood victory on good ground with a 2L third at Chelmsford over this trip last time out. A repeat of that should see him on the premises once more.

Form: 0-54513

(2)

Golden Apollo¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: T D Easterby| OR: 95| D

9/1

Fair form so far this term most recently when 4L fifth of 12 at York (7f, good-to-firm) a fortnight ago. One to note on AW debut now he's back down to his last winning mark.

Form: 139-845

(7)

Summerghand⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 95| BF| D

13/2

Bidding to complete a turf hat-trick when finishing third at Ayr (6f, good) last weekend. Races off the same mark here and has won two of his four AW starts to date.

Form: 162113

(14)

Staxton¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 100| D

11/2

Useful performer as a juvenile last year and finished a close fourth in a valuable handicap at York (6f, good-to-firm) last time out. Races off a 1lb higher mark and remains open to improvement on just his third handicap start.

Form: 5633-44

(4)

Hyperfocus⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Louis Steward| T: H Palmer| OR: 92| CD

20/1

Dual winner at Haydock last season but struggled in three starts since having wind surgery late last year. Has won over C&D in the past.

Form: 110-600

(12)

Swift Approval²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S C Williams| OR: 90| D

12/1

Placed over 7f the last twice including on soft ground at Epsom last time out. Return to this trip no inconvenience and interesting to see how he fares off a mark 1lb lower than when winning at Lingfield (7f) in January.

Form: 630932

(8)

Volatile¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 90| D

10/1

Four time winner from 11 starts on the AW. Beaten just 1L over this trip at Chelmsford last time out and he is worth a check in the market on this occasion. .

Form: 144532

(11)

Outrage^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: R Winston| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 89| C

66/1

Dual winner on the AW in December 2016. Lightly raced since then and likely to have improved for his recent return from over 16 months off the track.

Form: 8113/8-8

Non-Runners

(1)

Normandy Barriere³⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: N Tinkler J: P Mulrennan

Forecasts

Ekhtiyaar (7/2), Staxton (11/2), Summerghand (13/2), Shanghai Glory (7/1), Golden Apollo (9/1), Volatile (10/1), Raucous (12/1), Swift Approval (12/1), Normandy Barriere (12/1), Visionary (16/1), Hyperfocus (20/1), Solar Flair (22/1), Glen Moss (33/1), Outrage (66/1)

STAXTON, the sole three-year-old in this contest can register his third career success in what looks a highly competitive sprint handicap. The selection ran well in a valuable race last time out and is taken to get the better of Summerghand who has been in good form on turf this season and boasts an impressive record on the AW. Third place can go the way of Solar Flair who should appreciate this return to the AW while top weight Ekhtiyaar is another to consider following a couple of promising efforts this spring.