17:10 Newcastle

Tuesday 22 September 2020

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attheraces.com Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 17:11 | Winning time: 2m 12.42s

(12)

Kyoto Star^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 55| C

5/1

Stepped up on reappearance effort when good fifth of 10 in handicap over C&D 14 days ago. Blinkers back on. Enters calculations.

Form: 9084-05

(11)

Seven For A Pound^p²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 54| D

9/1

Winner at Ripon in July. 12/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 845183

(5)

Scots Sonnet¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mathers| T: J S Goldie| OR: 50

3/1

Posted another solid effort when third of 10 in handicap over C&D 14 days ago. 1 lb lower now and likely to be in the mix again.

Form: 9-05463

(14)

Lukoutoldmakezebak^p,t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 50| C

13/2

Course winner. 20/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fifth of 14 in handicap at Hamilton (9.2f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 490765

(4)

Perfect Soldier²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: W Storey| OR: 49

9/2

Form: 924263

(2)

Benedictine^p1,t1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: J D Bethell| OR: 52

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, last of 7 in handicap at Catterick (13.9f, heavy) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap, cheekpieces on 1st time. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 87477

(7)

Majestic Stone¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Hart| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 47

15/2

Temperamental sort. One win from 33 Flat runs. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 12/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Haydock (11.6f, heavy) 19 days ago, very slowly away. Others preferred.

Form: 7-82396

(10)

Man Of Verve²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: B A Curtis| T: P A Kirby| OR: 46| C

9/1

Course winner. Eleventh of 14 in minor event at Ayr (10f, good to soft, 25/1) 29 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 0-68090

(3)

Burnage Boy⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lee| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 45

25/1

Bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Catterick (12.1f, good to firm, 33/1) 49 days ago, well positioned. Makes tapeta debut. Still looking for first success. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 76304-8

(8)

Buzz Lightyere^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: T Eaves| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 45

100/1

Temperamental sort. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. 125/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Hamilton (9.2f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 639600

(1)

Wedding Breakfast¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 45

125/1

200/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, very slowly away. Hard to fancy. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 09/700-0

(9)

Recall It All⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T Hamilton| T: I Furtado| OR: 50

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in minor event at Redcar (7f, good, 50/1). Off 93 days. Significantly up in trip. Makes limited appeal on handicap debut.

Form: 97-8

(6)

Grimsthorpe Castle^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 48

20/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap at Catterick (13.9f, heavy, 9/1) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 522875

(13)

Thomas Hawk²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: C J MacRedmond⁽⁷⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 45

125/1

Last of 12 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 125/1) 22 days ago, slowly away. Readily opposed. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 04-0800

Forecasts

Scots Sonnet (3/1), Perfect Soldier (9/2), Kyoto Star (5/1), Lukoutoldmakezebak (13/2), Majestic Stone (15/2), Man Of Verve (9/1), Seven For A Pound (9/1), Benedictine (16/1), Grimsthorpe Castle (20/1), Recall It All (25/1), Burnage Boy (25/1), Buzz Lightyere (100/1), Thomas Hawk (125/1), Wedding Breakfast (125/1)

PERFECT SOLDIER ran his best race for Wilf Storey when third at Hamilton earlier this month and gets the nod in a tricky-looking handicap. Kyoto Star and Scots Sonnet look the likeliest dangers.