20:20 Newcastle

Monday 3 September 2018

All17:2017:5018:2018:5019:2019:5020:20

Ramside Hall Handicap

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 59.86s

(1)

Royal Mezyan⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: B A Curtis| T: H Spiller| OR: 65| CD

12/1

Hasn't won since November 2016, but is a dual 5f winner on Tapeta (including over C&D), and is now 10lb lower in the weights; close up fifth of 14 (off 5lb higher) here in June.

Form: 895307

(9)

Gloriux⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: J Balding| OR: 64

12/1

No match for all the way winner Krystallite at Wolverhampton in June (on first start since wind surgery), and remains a maiden after ten starts; returns from another three month absence.

Form: 84-8692

(10)

Kingstreet Lady^b¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jane Elliott⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 62| D

16/1

Has proved to be well suited by 5f on quick ground of late; just unable to follow up her Carlisle win off this revised mark at Chepstow latest (ran well); making her first AW start since April (1-12); trainer saddles three runners.

Form: 424014

(7)

Raffle King¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 62

18/1

Out of form 18-race maiden; back on the AW for the first time since April (3,2,2,3,2,3,6), so a revival couldn't be totally dismissed from a falling handicap mark; trainer saddles three runners.

Form: 564456

(12)

Highly Focussed¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 62| C| D

7/1

7lb above his last winning AW mark (both wins on Tapeta over 6f). However, has improved again on turf since then and also proved his versatility over a stiff 5f at Beverley (penultimate start).

Form: 142515

(8)

Skyva³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁷⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 63

7/1

Back from an eight month break with a solid second to Lucky Lucky Man over 6f here in July; clearly well suited to Tapeta, so if able to cope with the drop back in trip should be thereabouts for an in-form handler.

Form: 36931-2

(3)

Cherry Oak²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lee| T: B Haslam| OR: 61| CD

25/1

Won just once in 13 starts, and whilst that was over C&D in March, it wasn't in the strongest of races (also a Class 6); modest since with the clear suspicion being that she's trained off.

Form: 414547

(2)

Young Tiger^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: T P Tate| OR: 59| CD

17/2

Runner-up at Catterick in July (6f), and still handicapped to be involved if able to bounce back from some lesser turf efforts since; 2-8 over C&D (7,3,4,11,2,1,1,12).

Form: 728209

(11)

Another Angel²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 59

7/1

Showed some ability for Michael Dods as a juvenile (including at this track over 6f), but nothing in three runs for this stable, falling 16lb in the weights since August 2017; unlikely.

Form: 343/9-70

(14)

Roy's Legacy¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Toby Eley⁽⁷⁾| T: S A Harris| OR: 58| CD

100/1

Veteran who is a winner of 21 of his 142 starts (16-79 on AW); made little impact in four runs since late March, and difficult to see why he'll fare any better here.

Form: 129500

(5)

Windforpower^v⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 57| CD

11/1

Packs a potent late punch when granted a fiercely run 5f; absolutely adores this track, and despite moderate recent form elsewhere looks guaranteed to be winning here soon; 3lb below his hands and heels C&D win in March.

Form: 607476

(4)

Racquet¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 56| D

20/1

Yet to fully prove his worth on the AW (0-3), but back to winning ways with some give underfoot at Thirsk (6f) latest; 4lb higher, and with James Sullivan aboard looks to be the pick of the Ruth Carr-trained trio.

Form: 080971

(13)

Brendan³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45

3/1

Sizeable individual who has shown his worth on turf at Ayr (5f-6f) despite remaining a 19-race maiden; turned out quickly after his nose defeat by Sienna Says over C&D on Friday (on AW debut); holds obvious claims.

Form: 443072

(6)

French Silk⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: D Fentiman| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 46

28/1

Back to form at big odds (40/1) in an ordinary 6f handicap at Redcar recently (third); handled herself well on her sole AW start in September 2017 (6f), but essentially is a risky proposition over 5f as an 11-race maiden.

Form: 366703

Forecasts

Brendan (3/1), Another Angel (7/1), Skyva (7/1), Highly Focussed (7/1), Young Tiger (17/2), Windforpower (11/1), Royal Mezyan (12/1), Gloriux (12/1), Kingstreet Lady (16/1), Raffle King (18/1), Racquet (20/1), Cherry Oak (25/1), French Silk (28/1), Roy's Legacy (100/1)

Ruth Carr holds a strong hand numerically with each of her three runners having claims of sorts, although the recent Thirsk winner Racquet would appear to be the stable number one based on jockey bookings alone. The thoroughly likeable Windforpower hasn't been at his sharpest of late, but promises to be revitalised for the switch back to 5f at his beloved Newcastle, and he's likely to be spotted making giant strides late on alongside both Skyva and BRENDAN. The selection remains a maiden after 19 starts, but he's a fine animal in the flesh and deserves to break his maiden tag after a narrow (fast-finishing) defeat over C&D on Friday Evening.