18:30 Newcastle

Friday 25 September 2020

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Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 1m 39.80s

(8)

Wild Hope^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 80| D

10/1

Latest win at Doncaster in July. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (9/1) at Leicester (7f, good to soft) 18 days ago, met some trouble. Drops in class.

Form: 901805

(4)

Rousayan¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 79| D

11/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 6/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (8f, good) 13 days ago, short of room. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 429564

(7)

Alfred Richardson^b⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: J J Davies| OR: 78| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good, 40/1) 8 days ago. Blinkers back on returned to the AW.

Form: 0-88549

(12)

Boston George⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 76| C

8/1

Course winner. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, soft, 16/1) 8 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 9-76886

(1)

Anif²⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 74| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (15/2) at this C&D. Off 8 months.

Form: 71731-4

(3)

Mutalahef³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Fahey| OR: 78| BF

11/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 14 in minor event (2/1) at Kempton (8f) 38 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Marcus Tregoning. Mark looks high on bare form but he's bred to do better.

Form: 2-4

(5)

Glengarry³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: D Brooke| OR: 74| CD

50/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. 22/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Catterick (7f, heavy) 31 days ago, having hopeless task from position.

Form: 908-040

(6)

Emaraty Hero⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 77

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, 18 lengths last of 7 to Al Suhail in listed race at Newmarket (8f, good) 78 days ago. First run for yard after leaving K. R. Burke. Makes handicap debut. Up against it.

Form: 37-47

(14)

La Rav²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 73| D

15/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2017. 25/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 23 days ago.

Form: 00242-7

(11)

Lasting Legacy²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Hart| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 77| C

25/1

Lightly-raced winner. Course winner. 40/1, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, soft) 20 days ago. Should strip fitter for that but current mark looks too high.

Form: 741-0

(10)

Daafr¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 73| C| D

14/1

Three wins from 12 runs this year. Good second of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 28/1) 15 days ago, having run of race.

Form: 617272

(9)

War Defender²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77| BF

4/1

Bit below form fourth of 12 in minor event (11/10) at Redcar (8f, heavy) 27 days ago, doing too much too soon. Shortlist material back in a handicap.

Form: 6-32324

(2)

Algaffaal¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 70| C

25/1

Course winner. 8/1 and visored for first time, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Chester (7.6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 52-4960

(13)

Proclaimer¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Barry McHugh| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 68| C

9/2

Course winner. 4/1, respectable third of 9 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, soft) 15 days ago, running on late. Enters calculations.

Form: 681-323

Forecasts

War Defender (4/1), Proclaimer (9/2), La Rav (15/2), Alfred Richardson (15/2), Boston George (8/1), Wild Hope (10/1), Rousayan (11/1), Mutalahef (11/1), Daafr (14/1), Emaraty Hero (22/1), Algaffaal (25/1), Lasting Legacy (25/1), Anif (40/1), Glengarry (50/1)

WAR DEFENDER has been expensive to follow so far, but there's definite scope in his current mark, and having shaped well here on his previous AW start, he ought to be a big player in this. Rousayan and Wild Hope have been plying their trade in better handicaps than this of late and were both denied a clear run last time, so can make their presence felt.