13:10 Newcastle

Tuesday 28 January 2020

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Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 16.30s

Gipsy Lee Rose³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Lucy Alexander| T: N W Alexander| OR: 120

66/1

2m3f Limerick mares' maiden hurdle winner for Jospeh O'Brien (April 2019); highly tried over fences since switched to these shores, but fair to say she's not taken the switch of obstacles smoothly; on a stiff handicap mark?

Form: P1-36P8

She'sasupermack^h³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-8| J: Bruce Lynn⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 116

5/1

Won back-to-back races during the spring of 2019, including decisively in a 2m4f Worcester mares' handicap hurdle; was returning from a five-month absence when finishing third to stablemate Animore at Kelso (2m2f, soft) four weeks ago.

Form: 112603

Methodtothemadness^h⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: S Mulqueen⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 116

16/1

Weakened quickly after racing keenly on handicap debut at Carlisle (2m1f, soft) in November; had earlier made all at that same track when seeing off the 5-4f Jelski in a novice contest; returns fresh from a 78-day absence.

Form: F32-315

Ilaya^h,t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Joe Colliver| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 113| BF| CD

3/1

Belatedly off the mark over hurdles when thrashing Calliope by 9L here (C&D) in mid-December; was far from disgraced (fourth) off her revised mark of 113 at Wetherby (2m, soft) on Boxing Day; one for the shortlist.

Form: 3-90614

Oksana^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Jonathan England| T: S England| OR: 108

25/1

Essentially disappointing in both starts since beating Mega Double by 4L at Cartmel (2m6f, good to soft) in August 2019; does have reasonable form at or around 2m (Market Rasen); needs to bounce back to her best.

Form: 31317P

Princess Mononoke²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-0| J: Abbie McCain⁽⁵⁾| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 108| D

10/1

Reliable and strong in testing conditions (soft/heavy); continues to inch up the weights without quite managing to force her head to the front; 2lb higher than when caught close home by Darlyn at Chepstow (2m, heavy) three weeks ago; chance.

Form: 1/35-422

Paper Promise³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Callum Whillans⁽³⁾| T: D W Whillans| OR: 106| CD

3/1

Took advantage of the quirks of her main market rival when landing the odds over C&D (mares' novices' hurdle) in March 2019; still low-mileage in handicaps (0-2) but equally doesn't appear to be particularly well handicapped.

Form: 7/561-64

Lady Kyria²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Thomas Dowson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 100| CD

5/1

Narrow C&D winner off this mark in March 2019; has mixed hurdling with Flat racing since that success; made the frame (beaten 5L) behind the surprise 22-1 winner Island Villa at Catterick (1m7½f) on New Year's Day.

Form: 16-3P73

Southeast Rose¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean Quinlan| T: M Todhunter| OR: 93| D

6/1

Gamely fended off an in-form Starplex when winning at Kelso (2m, heavy) 16 days ago; the initial signs are that wind surgery has worked the oracle and she's still very lightly weighted despite a 5lb weights rise; enters the reckoning.

Form: 674-5P1

Forecasts

Ilaya (3/1), Paper Promise (3/1), She'sasupermack (5/1), Lady Kyria (5/1), Southeast Rose (6/1), Princess Mononoke (10/1), Methodtothemadness (16/1), Oksana (25/1), Gipsy Lee Rose (66/1)

Princess Mononoke is the victim of her own consistency and continues to catch the attention of the handicapper following a string of consistent efforts. She has 'earned' another 2lb rise in the weights since being caught close home by Darlyn at Chepstow (2m, heavy) three weeks ago. Conversely, a case can be made for the lightly weighted Southeast Rose who was a game recent winner (post wind surgery) at Kelso. However, the suggestion is the Micky Hammond-trained six-year-old ILAYA. She thrashed Calliope by 9L over C&D on her penultimate start before holding her own in a stronger race from a revised mark (9lb higher) at Wetherby on Boxing Day.