20:15 Newcastle

Monday 1 April 2019

All17:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Handicap

Off time: 20:18 | Winning time: 1m 12.83s

(8)

Bugler Bob¹⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 72

5/1

Raced exclusively on turf as a juvenile (0-5) appearing versatile in terms of trip (5f-6f); best effort over 5f at Pontefract in September when finishing 2½L third to Red Saree.

Form: 23338-

(4)

Magical Spirit¹⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 71

3/1

Started at 4/1 when getting off the mark at the third attempt on the Westwood at Beverley (5f, good to soft) in September; gelded and switched to the AW for handicap/seasonal debut.

Form: 931-

(7)

Primeiro Boy¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 69

16/1

Demonstrated a consistent level of form at Musselburgh (5f) towards the end of his juvenile season, beating Northern Society by a short-head in October; up 4lb; must definitively prove his stamina (at 6f) on first AW start.

Form: 056221-

(1)

Stallone^p1¹⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: T P Queally| T: R Spencer| OR: 68

3/1

£100,000 yearling; didn't exactly set the world alight as a juvenile (0-3), but has been gelded over the winter and the cheekpieces are also applied; possible there's more to come on handicap debut; trainer 6-17 (35%) at Newcastle.

Form: 859-

(6)

Klopp^h⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 68| C

9/4

Kept extremely busy over the winter, fast developing into a Tapeta specialist (5f-6f); got going late when chasing home a progressive rival at Wolverhampton last week; holds every chance off the same mark tonight.

Form: 1-61222

(9)

Quanah²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mulrennan| T: M H Tompkins| OR: 68

16/1

Kept decent company as a juvenile at the likes of Newmarket and Ascot (6f-7f) without ever threatening the principals in any of his three starts; plenty more required on AW/seasonal and handicap debut; bred for stamina rather than speed.

Form: 650-

(10)

Tie A Yellowribbon¹⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: J D Bethell| OR: 68| BF

5/1

Made the frame from this mark on her handicap debut at Redcar (7f) in September and went even closer the following month in a 6f Catterick novice event (beaten a neck); handles Tapeta.

Form: 69332-

(5)

Harperelle²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A Mullen| T: A C Whillans| OR: 65

66/1

Claimed out of the Karl Burke yard after finishing a respectable third to Captain Lars in a 5f seller here in February; made a low-key debut (40/1) for current connections at Wolverhampton recently; tries a new trip.

Form: 223-30

(3)

Superseded⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Winston| T: J Butler| OR: 62

28/1

Joined this trainer from Charles Hills for 9,000gns in February; slowly edging down the weights but now a nine-race maiden; seemingly has plenty to find with Klopp on 5f form at this track earlier in the calendar year.

Form: 834-758

Non-Runners

(11)

Master Matt¹⁶⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: D P Quinn J: Cieren Fallon

(2)

Pearl Of Qatar¹⁹²

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: B Ellison J: Ben Robinson

Forecasts

Klopp (9/4), Magical Spirit (3/1), Stallone (3/1), Bugler Bob (5/1), Tie A Yellowribbon (5/1), Master Matt (6/1), Primeiro Boy (16/1), Quanah (16/1), Pearl Of Qatar (20/1), Superseded (28/1), Harperelle (66/1)

A guessing game as to how much improvement can be generated from those with the fewest miles on the clock. The likes of Bugler Bob, Magical Spirit and Stallone are certainly worth considering, but the very tentative advice is to opt for MASTER MATT. He progressed from race to race throughout his juvenile career, finishing the season with a narrow defeat at Yarmouth. The promising 7lb claimer Cieren Fallon takes the mount, with the selection being a first-ever runner at this track for the Newmarket handler Denis Quinn. For those favouring a safer each-way choice, the proven Tapeta specialist Klopp rates as virtually impossible to keep out of the frame.