16:45 Newcastle

Tuesday 13 October 2020

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Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 42.87s

(10)

Bobba Tee²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 67| CD

9/2

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this C&D (6/1) 21 days ago. Nudged up just 2 lb and should be on the premises once again.

Form: 6-06251

(3)

Greengage^h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 66| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good, 28/1) 21 days ago, not ideally placed. Back up in trip and she has work to do.

Form: 464080

(1)

Alborkan²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: George Wood| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 71

12/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (25/1) at Kempton (11f) 25 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and this 3 lb higher mark may be enough to anchor him.

Form: 52-4381

(2)

Island Nation¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Main| OR: 70| BF| D

6/4

Winner at Kempton in September. Creditable second of 13 in handicap (10/11) at Kempton (11f) 13 days ago, clear of rest. Up 4 lb for that but he's a big player with Oisin Murphy in the hot-seat.

Form: 942512

(4)

Spantik^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 66| C

13/2

13/2, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at this course (10.2f) 11 days ago, keeping on well. This new trip should be within range but 5 lb rise leaves him looking vulnerable.

Form: 055271

(8)

El Naseri^p1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 65

11/1

17/2, creditable eighth of 14 in handicap at Hamilton (12.1f, good) 15 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Down 4 lb and sports first-time cheekpieces on tapeta debut, but not sure this is his trip.

Form: 3-77608

(5)

Monsaraz^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: J G Given| OR: 64| D

28/1

Latest win at Pontefract in July. 16/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (14f, good) 16 days ago. More needed.

Form: 013005

(7)

Jamih³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 57

14/1

Good second of 12 in handicap at this course (10.2f, 14/1) 35 days ago, well positioned. Shapes as though worth a try over this trip and he's not without each-way hope.

Form: 0-60362

(6)

Miracle Eagle^v¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 58

13/2

16/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D 18 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Improvement needed in order to open her account.

Form: 550823

Non-Runners

(9)

River Glades⁵¹⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 5

T: T P Tate J: J P Sullivan

Forecasts

Island Nation (6/4), Bobba Tee (9/2), Miracle Eagle (13/2), Spantik (13/2), El Naseri (11/1), Alborkan (12/1), River Glades (12/1), Jamih (14/1), Greengage (18/1), Monsaraz (28/1)

ISLAND NATION finished clear of the rest when just touched off at Kempton recently and is taken to go one better with Oisin Murphy doing the steering. Last-time-out winners Alborkan and Spantik both have more on their plates this time and Bobba Tee, who found some improvement when opening his account over C&D 3 weeks ago, looks a bigger threat. Jamih is an appealing each-way proposition.