12:50 Newcastle

Thursday 3 September 2020

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Off time: 12:52 | Winning time: 1m 13.93s

(3)

Loretta^b³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 55

11/1

Blinkered for 1st time, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good to soft, 20/1) 37 days ago. Remains low mileage.

Form: 7734-93

(7)

Gunmaker²⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 55| BF

10/1

One win from 35 Flat runs. Placed twice over C&D in January. Ran poorly final start but did too much too soon. Capable of making presence felt if back to form on return.

Form: 96-3320

(9)

Arcavallo²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 54| D

7/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2018 and ran poorly after 5 months off (20/1) at Thirsk (6f, good) 25 days ago. Has dropped further in the weights but needs to leave that run well behind.

Form: 98-7660

(14)

Sharrabang³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Robinson| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 53| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 16/1, creditable second of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 34 days ago. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 317062

(4)

Arnold⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 53| D

6/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2018 but looked back in form when third of 13 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good, 16/1) 42 days ago, running on. Seems likely to go well again.

Form: 8073-53

(13)

Rockley Point^b¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: K Scott| OR: 52| CD

12/1

Latest win here in March but well below form at Ripon (6f, good to soft, 8/1) 18 days ago, unable to sustain effort.

Form: 0-38120

(12)

Ishebayorgrey^b1,h¹⁸¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 52| D

28/1

6/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f). Off 6 months. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 144-777

(8)

Raspberry^b⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: Olly Williams| OR: 52| D

100/1

Won maiden at Ayr in 2019 but has failed to beat a rival last 3 starts in handicaps, including in first-time blinkers latest.

Form: 2970-09

(11)

Lincoln Red^b1³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D Fentiman| T: Olly Williams| OR: 52| D

10/1

Shaped as if still in good form when 5 lengths third of 12 to Highjacked in handicap (13/2) at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 38 days ago, worst of draw. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 970-223

(6)

Highjacked³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Beasley| T: J J Davies| OR: 51| D

5/1

Produced best effort to finally get off the mark in12-runner handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm, 10/3) 38 days ago, kept up to work. 5 lb higher now.

Form: 0378-81

(2)

Poppy May^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: J G Given| OR: 50| D

40/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. 9/1, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 7 days ago, running on.

Form: 237444

(5)

Star Cracker^p¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: J S Goldie| OR: 50| CD

14/1

3-time C&D winner who wasn't seen to best effect when eighth of 14 in handicap (28/1) at Ayr (7.2f, good to soft) 10 days ago, not clear run.

Form: 455358

(1)

Zebulon³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 50| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Third over C&D in February. Below form since but has been given a chance by the handicapper back on the all-weather.

Form: 538097

(10)

One One Seven⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Russell⁽⁷⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 50| C| D

22/1

Course winner but only seventh of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, soft) last week.

Form: 284587

Forecasts

Arcavallo (7/2), Highjacked (5/1), Arnold (6/1), Sharrabang (9/1), Zebulon (10/1), Gunmaker (10/1), Lincoln Red (10/1), Loretta (11/1), Rockley Point (12/1), Star Cracker (14/1), One One Seven (22/1), Ishebayorgrey (28/1), Poppy May (40/1), Raspberry (100/1)

ZEBULON has been given a real chance in the weights now returning to the all-weather, so he receives the tentative vote over stablemate Gunmaker, who was placed twice over C&D in January and can make his presence felt on his return. Arnold seems likely to go well again following a good third at Pontefract and is another to consider.