19:10 Newcastle

Tuesday 22 September 2020

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Off time: 19:14 | Winning time: 1m 41.03s

(1)

Newmarket Warrior^p⁷⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 59| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Below form tenth of 19 in handicap (33/1) at Doncaster (8f, good to soft) 79 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 39-4080

(10)

Nine Elms²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: S R Bowring| OR: 57| D

16/5

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 9/2) 22 days ago. Now has to prove he's fully effective away from that surface.

Form: 66-3861

(8)

Blazing Dreams^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: B Haslam| OR: 56| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 17/2) 14 days ago. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 962000

(2)

Big City^b²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 59

10/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 14/1) 22 days ago. Last couple of efforts are excusable, so not one to write off.

Form: 453299

(9)

Rocket Dancer¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 59

7/4

Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap (22/1) at Musselburgh (8f, good) 16 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Looks out of sorts.

Form: 79-4906

(4)

Come On Linda¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 53

9/1

10/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 17 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 059304

(6)

Deolali^p⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: S A Gray| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 45| C

18/1

Course winner. Seventh of 9 in handicap (40/1) at Ayr (7.2f, heavy) 48 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 179747

(5)

Tellovoi^p⁵

Age: 12| Weight: 8-12| J: Philip Prince| T: R C Guest| OR: 45| D

20/1

Ungenuine type. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 28/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 5 days ago, doing too much too soon. Has work to do.

Form: 0360-05

(3)

Oribi⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 45

100/1

Seventh of 10 in minor event (80/1) at Musselburgh (7.2f, good to soft) 54 days ago, hampered. Must improve.

Form: 9485-97

Non-Runners

(7)

Dark Devil⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 7

T: P Morris J: Barry McHugh

Forecasts

Rocket Dancer (7/4), Dark Devil (3/1), Nine Elms (16/5), Blazing Dreams (5/1), Newmarket Warrior (8/1), Come On Linda (9/1), Big City (10/1), Deolali (18/1), Tellovoi (20/1), Oribi (100/1)

DARK DEVIL is a long time without a win but was just touched off at Wolverhampton 8 days ago and looks capable of belatedly capitalising on a reduced mark. Nine Elms is an obvious danger if he can back up his Southwell success and Big City can't be completely ruled out.