15:10 Newcastle

Wednesday 20 February 2019

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:50

sunracing.co.uk Handicap

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 27.32s

(5)

Keyser Soze⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 0-0| J: A Kirby| T: R Spencer| OR: 101| D

13/8

Taken well to the AW (3-4) and arrives seeking a hat-trick following a couple of 7f Lingfield victories; 5lb higher than when beating Areen Heart by 1L almost six-weeks ago; Newcastle debut.

Form: 02031-1

Clon Coulis¹⁷²

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: T D Barron

Form: 494115-

(8)

Breathless Times^t⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 0-0| J: Adam J McNamara| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 99| BF| D

15/2

50% strike-rate on the AW (4-8); beat Salateen by a nose over this trip at Lingfield on his penultimate start but could prove vulnerable over this stiff 7f having done the vast majority of his racing over a shorter trip.

Form: 801316-

(4)

Pinnata^t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 0-0| J: S M Levey| T: S C Williams| OR: 95| CD

3/1

Fast-improving; made light of the step up in grade when keeping on strongly to justify favouritism over C&D last month (beat Straight Right by 1½L); 5lb higher but every chance he can notch the four-timer with his previous form appearing rock-solid.

Form: 40211-1

Crossing The Line⁴⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 0-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| BF| D

Form: 12111-7

(7)

Ballard Down^v²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 94

11/1

Left William Knight for 21,000gns in July 2018 and his current handler has adopted a patient approach; twice placed on the AW in 1m Class 3 handicaps of late; interesting to see what he's capable of over 7f (has always run over 1m+ previously).

Form: 0070-33

(9)

Sanaadh^t²²

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: M Wigham| OR: 92| CD

10/1

£26,000 purchase who made a winning AW debut over C&D in December (beat Boy In The Bar by a head); not suited by dropping back in trip at Wolverhampton since when finishing a close-up third to a stablemate of Pinnata; chance.

Form: 168/71-3

Battered²⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: R M Beckett| D

Form: 35122/4

(6)

Gallipoli^b²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 90| D

12/1

Struggling from halfway when finishing a well beaten seventh of eight to Pinnata over C&D four weeks ago; possible that run will have done him the world of good (off since mid-October) but difficult to see him reversing those placings nevertheless.

Form: 08361-7

(1)

Starlight Romance²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 0-0| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 90| D

33/1

Stablemate of Gallipoli; a three-time winner on turf (7f-7½f) and versatile in terms of underfoot conditions; started 28/1 when finishing fifth of eight (beaten 3L) to Pinnata on AW debut over C&D latest.

Form: 72029-5

(3)

Exchequer^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 0-0| J: J F Egan| T: R C Guest| OR: 90| D

33/1

Pleasing AW strike-rate (6-23) - boosted by a pair of emphatic wins at Kempton (6f-7f) in the final months of 2018; runner-up (Sanaadh third) off this mark at Wolverhampton (6f) latest and is likely to make his usual frantic bid for the glory.

Form: 9011-32

(2)

Custard The Dragon^v²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 0-0| J: A Mullen| T: J Mackie| OR: 84| CD

25/1

Fibresand specialist; turned his hand to Tapeta when winning a Class 4 handicap over C&D late last month (beat Portledge by ½L); 3lb higher in a much more competitive race and could struggle accordingly.

Form: 995-251

Tough Remedy³⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: K Dalgleish| C| D

Form: 10134-1

Areen Heart¹⁴

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: D O'Meara| D

Form: 225-235

Burguillos³⁵

Age: 13| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: S C Williams| BF

Form: 205/57-7

Maksab¹⁷⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: M R Channon| D

Form: 814656-

Confrontational²⁶

Age: 12| Weight: 0-0| J: Unknown| T: J Candlish| D

Form: 2157-11

Forecasts

Keyser Soze (13/8), Pinnata (3/1), Breathless Times (15/2), Sanaadh (10/1), Ballard Down (11/1), Gallipoli (12/1), Custard The Dragon (25/1), Starlight Romance (33/1), Exchequer (33/1)

December C&D winner Sanaadh should make his presence felt now returned to a more suitable trip having finished a staying on third to Shamson at Wolverhampton (6f) last month and is strongly fancied to reverse placings with the trail-blazing Exchequer. However, such is the overall progressive nature (and depth to his form) of the Stuart Williams-trained PINNATA, the selection somewhat picks itself. 5lb higher than when making light of the step up in grade over C&D latest, the prospect of a four-timer looks to be very much on the cards.