17:30 Newcastle

Tuesday 17 September 2019

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GoReboot Handicap

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 2m 41.44s

(1)

Iconic Belle⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Nick Barratt-Atkin⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 76

100/1

Yet to win on the AW (0-8) and is returning from an absence of 80-days; placed on her last couple of Flat starts, including over 2m at Chester in June; drop back in trip favourable.

Form: 106-723

(6)

Glan Y Gors^p⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: C Lee| T: D Thompson| OR: 72| CD

8/1

Won three-times over C&D earlier in the year, but hasn't been at his strongest since returning from a spell over hurdles; is slowly easing in the weights and drops back into a Class 5 handicap tonight.

Form: 698040

(9)

Dragon Mountain¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 69

6/1

Won twice on Polytrack at Kempton (1m2f-1m3f) for Hugo Palmer in late 2018 (joined this trainer for 25,000gns); 0-8 so far, falling 10lb in the weights since April; slightly more encouraging latest, and a return to the AW should assist.

Form: 330005

(2)

Dreamweaver¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch| T: E Walker| OR: 75| BF

6/4

Has performed consistently well all season, winning over 1m2f at Goodwood and Haydock (both good); runner-up to Sea Battle on his first attempt at this trip at Lingfield 17-days ago; dam Livia's Dream won over 1m4f; reasonable chance.

Form: 6-12142

(3)

Granite City Doc⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs L B Normile| OR: 66| C

11/1

4lb higher than when scoring by ¾L on AW debut here (1m2f) in June and arrives off the back of another positive effort at Carlisle (second); has won over 1m3f at Hamilton in the past (0-1 beyond that trip).

Form: 7-35142

(8)

Ad Libitum^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 66| CD

8/1

Back to winning ways when digging deep to fend off the smooth travelling Croeso Cymraeg over C&D earlier this month; 3lb higher, yet resides on a competitive mark on the basis of historic form; likely player.

Form: 734931

(4)

Brandy Spirit^h¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 73

6/1

Should prove capable of winning a race sooner or later for Mick Easterby, but it remains to be seen whether or not this trip is within range; staying on third to Noble Prospector at Wolverhampton (1m½f) 17 days ago; monitoring brief.

Form: 2-32493

(5)

First Dance¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: T P Tate| OR: 64

8/1

Broadly consistent, albeit not a regular winner (2-22); ran as well as could be expected when finishing second to the progressive Monica Sheriff (William Haggas) over C&D latest; competes off the same mark, but isn't copper-bottomed stamina wise.

Form: 446342

(7)

Royal Flag²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 61| C| D

50/1

Course winner (Jan 2017); placed on various occasions during the summer (1m4f-2m1f) without ever appearing to be an obvious future winner; rather underwhelming on his last two starts; look elsewhere.

Form: 432256

Forecasts

Dreamweaver (6/4), Brandy Spirit (6/1), Dragon Mountain (6/1), Ad Libitum (8/1), First Dance (8/1), Glan Y Gors (8/1), Granite City Doc (11/1), Royal Flag (50/1), Iconic Belle (100/1)

Both Dreamweaver and First Dance ran well on their most recent outings, although neither is absolutely copper-bottomed in terms of stamina so a clear preference is for the recent C&D scorer AD LIBITUM. Roger Fell's four-year-old displayed a more willing attitude than the smooth travelling Croeso Cymraeg when scoring by half-a-length here eleven days ago, and appears to be perfectly capable of defying a token rise (3lb) in the weights. Of the remainder, Brandy Spirit is worth monitoring over a new trip, while Glan Y Gors should appreciate a return to his favoured stomping ground.