19:05 Newcastle

Thursday 8 August 2019

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(6)

Lovin^t,v¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| D

8/1

Made all when scoring in a 5f novice at Chelmsford last August, but has scarcely managed to beat a single rival in four subsequent starts; easing in the weights/grade and could strip fitter for Doncaster.

Form: 510-897

(3)

Diamonique⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 74| D

9/4

Dual 5f Musselburgh scorer; has made the frame in each of her last three turf starts (5f) and just about sets the standard back among her own sex/age-group; beaten approximately 5L by Jabbarockie in a Cl 3 handicap latest; AW debut.

Form: 76-9233

(1)

Raspberry¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: Olly Williams| OR: 67

16/1

Made the trek to Ayr (6f, good to firm) in May running out a 5L winner of a distinctly average maiden; well beaten on both subsequent starts and a reduced handicap mark of 67 could still overestimate her ability; AW debut.

Form: 46159

(7)

Pinarella³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 65

2/1

4lb higher than when runner-up over C&D in March; appeared to appreciate the return to a sound surface when beating Montalvan by 1L at Ripon (made all) last month; won't be troubled by dropping back to 5f; good chance.

Form: 56-2381

(4)

Gorgeous Gobolina²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Corbett| OR: 59

16/1

Captain Gerrard filly; sister to the 5f-6f AW winner Gorgeous General; has plenty of early pace so dropping back to 5f could well suit on AW/handicap debut; that said, would be difficult to nominate as the selection.

Form: 659

(5)

Sapphire Jubilee¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 57

5/1

Placed in a half decent novice stakes over C&D in May (25-1) but she's probably flattered by that bare form; while it's easy to excuse a poor run at Carlisle (heavy) others make considerably more appeal.

Form: 0-3358

(2)

Willow Brook^h¹⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Victor Santos⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 54

10/1

Seven-race maiden; runner-up on two of her three visits to this track during the winter, most significantly when keeping on behind comfortable winner Sister Of The Sign; makes her first competitive start for 101 days.

Form: 262-620

Forecasts

Pinarella (2/1), Diamonique (9/4), Sapphire Jubilee (5/1), Lovin (8/1), Willow Brook (10/1), Raspberry (16/1), Gorgeous Gobolina (16/1)

A very winnable 5f fillies' handicap in which the consistent Diamonique just about sets the standard back among her own sex/age-group, although it should be noted that Musselburgh (dual winner) is about as far removed from Newcastle as Sydney, Australia. Therefore, with that in mind we'll opt for the C&D proven PINARELLA who was a recent all the way winner at Ripon (6f), and won't be inconvenienced by dropping back in trip to a stiff 5f. Gorgeous Gobolina could fare better now switching to handicaps on an artificial surface.