16:35 Newcastle

Tuesday 22 September 2020

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attheraces.com Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 2m 10.70s

(8)

Jack Randall^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: G Lee| T: I Jardine| OR: 55

5/1

Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (11/1) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not taken lightly.

Form: 23-5405

(10)

Imajorblush^p⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: B A Curtis| T: P A Kirby| OR: 54

9/2

11/2, last of 10 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm) 50 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 42-0540

(7)

Frankster^p,t⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 51

16/1

Solid efforts last twice, latest when fourth of 10 in handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good to soft) 40 days ago, needing lesser test. Merits consideration on tapeta debut.

Form: 746-734

(1)

Khazaf^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 50

40/1

16/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good) 16 days ago. Up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 8-40030

(4)

Stittenham Wood¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 55

5/1

8/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good) 10 days ago, not ideally placed. Up in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3-48768

(6)

Gainsboro Grey⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Shane Gray| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 54

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good, 33/1) 44 days ago, slowly away. Work to do on tapeta debut.

Form: 6890

(12)

Black Star Dancing⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 52

11/4

Bounced back to form when third of 12 in handicap at Ayr (8f, soft) 5 days ago. Return to this longer trip should suit and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 044003

(11)

Rock Up In Style⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mathers| T: C Ellam| OR: 46

16/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 28/1, good fourth of 14 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good to firm) 9 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 890544

(13)

Scottish Blade^p1²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: P Morris| OR: 45

40/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 33/1) 20 days ago, very slowly away. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Hard to fancy. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 5/00-908

(9)

My Painter²²

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: Barry McHugh| T: W Bethell| OR: 45

15/2

Posted best effort for some time on level when close third of 10 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to soft) 22 days ago. One of the likelier contenders. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 286/943

(14)

Harbour Sunrise¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: J Quinn| T: S A Harris| OR: 45

80/1

Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Uttoxeter (15.8f, good, 80/1) 13 days ago. Poor on last Flat run. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 970/09-0

(3)

Phoenix Strike^p²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: B Haslam| OR: 49

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, third of 14 in minor event (33/1) at Ayr (10f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Improvement required on handicap debut.

Form: 00-03

(2)

Spit It Out¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: S Corbett| OR: 46

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving R. K. Watson when twelfth of 13 in handicap at Musselburgh (12.5f, good, 125/1) 16 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 600-00

Non-Runners

(5)

Circuit¹⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 6

T: W Storey J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Black Star Dancing (11/4), Imajorblush (9/2), Stittenham Wood (5/1), Jack Randall (5/1), My Painter (15/2), Phoenix Strike (10/1), Rock Up In Style (16/1), Frankster (16/1), Gainsboro Grey (20/1), Circuit (25/1), Scottish Blade (40/1), Khazaf (40/1), Spit It Out (50/1), Harbour Sunrise (80/1)

Preference is for BLACK STAR DANCING, who has been given a chance by the handicapper and returned to form at Ayr last week. Frankster and My Painter can also make their presence felt.