20:15 Newcastle

Wednesday 7 October 2020

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Off time: 20:21 | Winning time: 1m 11.94s

(4)

Medicine Jack¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 72| D

25/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Ninth of 11 in handicap (22/1) at Haydock (6f, good) 11 days ago, missing break and making no impression. Mark continues to ease at least.

Form: 227909

(2)

Kind Review²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 72| C

4/1

Course winner. Below form ninth of 16 in handicap (15/2) at Pontefract (6f, soft) 2 days ago.

Form: 903749

(11)

Devil's Angel¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 72| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 13/2, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 12 days ago, no extra close home. Both career victories have come here and he's expected to go well again.

Form: 221032

(14)

Kapono^p²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K Stott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 72| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Below form seventh of 14 in handicap (22/1) at Haydock (6f, soft) 27 days ago. However, return to an artificial surface may help him.

Form: 590207

(8)

Normandy Barriere^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 72| D

28/1

Thirty one runs since last win in 2017. 11/2, tenth of 15 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 22 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Others make greater appeal for win purposes.

Form: 0-26440

(13)

Firmdecisions¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 71| D

28/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form fourth of 8 in handicap at Leicester (6f, good to firm, 6/1) 16 days ago. Not discounted if putting it all together from this sort of mark.

Form: 508404

(3)

Araifjan^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72| BF

8/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in September. 5/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 19 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Cheekpieces back on and not ruled out.

Form: 367123

(5)

Highly Sprung¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 71| D

10/1

Latest win at Newmarket in June. Below form twelfth of 23 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good to soft, 16/1) 19 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 9-10680

(10)

Tagovailoa^p²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 72| D

9/2

13/8, didn't need to be at best when winning 5-runner claimer at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 22 days ago, keeping on well. Yard's runners always worth a second look.

Form: 333241

(1)

Lead Singer¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 70

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/1, seventh of 12 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 13 days ago, not ideally placed from wide draw and weakening final 1f. In excellent hands though, and not one to write off.

Form: 5307

(12)

Infinite Grace¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 69

50/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. 11/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at Redcar (5f, soft) 14 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Remains unexposed on artificial surfaces.

Form: 804405

(6)

Foreshore³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 68

50/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 25/1) 35 days ago. Needs to step up again to feature. Engaged 3.20 Leicester Tuesday.

Form: 5-26209

(9)

Final Frontier⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 66| D

33/1

11/2, creditable third of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good) 83 days ago, essentially finding better handicapped rivals too strong. Remains 4 lb above last winning mark.

Form: 1534-43

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Non-Runners

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Algaffaal⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: B Ellison J: Harry Russell

Forecasts

Devil's Angel (7/2), Kind Review (4/1), Algaffaal (4/1), Tagovailoa (9/2), Kapono (6/1), Araifjan (8/1), Highly Sprung (10/1), Lead Singer (12/1), Medicine Jack (25/1), Normandy Barriere (28/1), Firmdecisions (28/1), Final Frontier (33/1), Foreshore (50/1), Infinite Grace (50/1)

ALGAFFAAL had fallen 5 lb below his last winning when resuming winning ways over 7f here 5 days ago and, wisely turned out quickly, he's fancied to capitalise on a still lower mark here. Yarmouth-winner Tagovailoa, Araifjan and Devil's Angel are a trio of others to consider in a wide-open finale.