19:45 Newcastle

Tuesday 9 October 2018

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ROA/Racing Post Owners' Jackpot Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 58.96s

(8)

Zamjar¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: B A Curtis| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 81| C| D

5/2

Course winner (December 2016); possibly slightly more effective over 6f, but should be fine over this stiff 5f trip after a not reach the leaders 2¾L fourth to Verne Castle at Chelmsford (5f) ten days ago.

Form: 154754

(13)

Jan Van Hoof^h1⁶⁹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: M Herrington| OR: 80| D

66/1

Sole start since April 2016 was when finishing a tailed-off last off eight in a 7f Lingfield claimer (November 2016); has left Richard Fahey since and rates as a very risky proposition indeed; hooded.

Form: 282428/

(10)

Outrage^b⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: George Downing| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 79| CD

3/1

Likes to be delivered from off the pace with a late withering run, so that often causes problems; 3lb lower than when winning (for George Downing) over C&D in December 2016, and a solid second latest; fair chance off a handy mark.

Form: 963052

(11)

Tylery Wonder^v⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: P T Midgley| OR: 77| D

16/1

Likes to dominate, but weakened from halfway when bidding to follow up his 2017 race success at Naas (5f) nine days ago; 0-11 on the AW; albeit beaten only 1L (third) over C&D here in June (last attempt).

Form: 201690

(5)

Choice Encounter¹⁰³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Louis Steward| T: M L W Bell| OR: 76

14/1

Kept reasonable form on the AW last winter (2,2,1,2), but has found 6f summer turf (Class 4) handicaps to be overly competitive; needs to bounce back to form off a 103 day absence.

Form: 2-12380

(2)

Suwaan⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 76| CD

9/1

Doesn't win all that often, but in his defence he has a solid overall Newcastle record (1,2,7,2,2); clearly in good shape at present, and with C&D June form closely matched with Tylery Wonder.

Form: 330223

(6)

Wrenthorpe^p¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Russell⁽⁷⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 75| D

14/1

AW debut; beat Laubali by in excess of 1L when successful for this rider at Redcar in June (5f, maiden handicap); competitive enough since in slightly better races than that, but this race looks to be a fairly tough option.

Form: 3-42135

(12)

Magic Pulse⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 75| D

20/1

Impressive Polytrack and Fibresand strike-rate (4-7); 3lb higher than when beating Entertaining Ben by ¾L at Chelmsford (5f) in August; first appearance on Tapeta.

Form: 173081

(7)

My Name Is Rio¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 74| D

11/1

Runner-up at Ayr (5f) in August, but disappointing in three starts since; makes his first start on the AW since July 2013.

Form: 262000

(3)

Dandy's Beano¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 73| D

10/1

3lb lower than when beaten ½L by Oriental Lilly in a C&D fillies' handicap in June, but has been found wanting on turf (soft) lately; not discounted, but equally isn't the most obvious of solutions either.

Form: 325545

(1)

Dahik³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 69| D

28/1

5f juvenile winner (Bath) for Roger Varian; 0-5 since joining Mick Easterby for 18,000gns in October 2017 (has dropped 12lb in the weights); market a guide on return to the AW.

Form: 06-0600

(4)

Jeffrey Harris⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 65| D

20/1

AW debut; possible trip (6f) and ground (good to soft) excuses at Ayr last week; perfectly solid prior to that, albeit in Class 6 company at Musselburgh.

Form: 438210

Non-Runners

(9)

Burmese Blazer¹³

Weight: 8-8| Age: 3

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Zamjar (5/2), Outrage (3/1), Suwaan (9/1), Dandy's Beano (10/1), My Name Is Rio (11/1), Choice Encounter (14/1), Wrenthorpe (14/1), Tylery Wonder (16/1), Magic Pulse (20/1), Jeffrey Harris (20/1), Burmese Blazer (20/1), Dahik (28/1), Jan Van Hoof (66/1)

An open race in which some of the runners are either encountering an artificial surface or Tapeta for the very first time. Suwaan isn't a regular winner, but has C&D form with today's rival Tylery Wonder, and with a solid overall Newcastle record is plenty more enticing than many. Zamjar is probably better over 6f, but could well be staying on strongly late, and holds place claims after a respectable run at Chelmsford (5f), whilst market support would offer some encouragement for Dahik. However, the best advice is to side with the well-drawn hold up horse OUTRAGE who should exploit a handy mark sooner or later assuming the important in-race splits arrive.