16:30 Newcastle

Saturday 6 June 2020

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Read Andrew Balding On Betway Insider Handicap

Off time: 16:30 | Winning time: 59.51s

(8)

Kendred Soul²⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 70| D

12/1

Off the mark at the fourth attempt last summer in a 5f maiden auction at Beverley (good); remains wholly unexposed in handicap company with a rare blip coming in a Class 2 contest at Chester (on soft ground).

Form: 732128-

(7)

Araifjan²⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 69

11/2

Cost 62,000gns as a yearling; made steady (if unspectacular) progress as a juvenile, finishing 3½L fourth of ten on debut for Richard Fahey at Beverley (5f, good to firm) in September; gelded ahead of AW/handicap debut; stablemate of Precocity.

Form: 744-

(2)

Lara Silvia²⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 68| D

20/1

Took a while to get her act together, but finished her juvenile campaign on a roll courtesy of back-to-back wins at Chepstow and Musselburgh (5f, good to soft); fully expect her to be up there forcing the pace on AW debut.

Form: 364711-

(4)

Youneverletmedown⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 67| CD

14/1

Always handy when springing an 18-1 surprise in a C&D novice in January; below-par on handicap debut at Kempton (6f) seven weeks later; eased 2lb since and shouldn't be written off just yet.

Form: 0-138

(6)

Ballyare^t¹²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 67WS

8/1

Just failed (beaten a nose) on handicap debut here (6f) in December; more modest since - has undergone wind surgery since his last appearance; would be a first ever AW (Flat) winner for Lucinda Russell.

Form: 4752-54

(10)

Precocity³²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 65| BF

4/1

Cost £75,000 as a yearling; appeared green and raw on debut, before a much improved performance (always in the front rank) when making the frame on her second start in a 5f Ripon maiden (good); stablemate of Araifjan; market a helpful guide.

Form: 43-

(9)

Astrozone¹²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 65| D

9/2

Consistent filly who has related Beverley form with Araifjan; found her niche on the Fibresand at Southwell (212) during the winter months, but could just find a few of these rivals open to more improvement.

Form: 23231-2

(11)

Red Hot Streak³³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 64

7/1

Demonstrated modest form in three swift runs as a juvenile (Ripon, Chester and Carlisle); could prove stronger as a 3yo, albeit ideally would need to settle better than previously over this stiff 5f trip; sibling Fleeting Glimpse is an AW winner.

Form: 484-

(12)

Lady Nectar²¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: F Norton| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 63

20/1

Twice placed as a juvenile (over 5f) but slacked off towards the tail-end of the season and has a fraction to find with Astrozone on the basis of November Southwell form; others are more convincing.

Form: 3364-

(5)

Not On Your Nellie^t²³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 63WS

40/1

Nearest at the finish when third to the reopposing Lara Silvia on handicap debut at Musselburgh (5f, good to soft) in late September; less encouragement on her next start and has since undergone wind surgery.

Form: 96336-

(3)

Cock A Hoop⁹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Barry McHugh| T: P T Midgley| OR: 62

10/1

Didn't appear to be totally in love with the starting stalls during a brief winter stint for Ben Haslam; can't be fancied on her bare form, yet interesting to see if she attracts any market support on debut for the 'sprint-king' Paul Midgley.

Form: 5-47

Non-Runners

(1)

Olcan³²⁹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: D Tudhope

Forecasts

Precocity (4/1), Astrozone (9/2), Araifjan (11/2), Red Hot Streak (7/1), Ballyare (8/1), Cock A Hoop (10/1), Kendred Soul (12/1), Youneverletmedown (14/1), Olcan (16/1), Lara Silvia (20/1), Lady Nectar (20/1), Not On Your Nellie (40/1)

A tricky race which will make only very limited appeal to the vast majority of punters. Those declared didn't exactly set the world alight during their respective juvenile campaigns, although more time should be awarded to some of the fillies' in particular with the likes of Precocity and Kendred Soul wholly unexposed from a handicapping perspective. However, for the smallest of stakes we'll take a chance on the other Richard Fahey-trained runner ARAIFJAN who has been gelded ahead of his AW debut.