19:45 Newcastle

Wednesday 7 April 2021

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Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: 1m 25.98s

(4)

Bringing Glory^p,t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Phil Dennis| T: M Appleby| OR: 48

28/1

Modest gelding. Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in minor event at Chelmsford City (7f, 7/1) 34 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others preferred.

Form: 74-5600

(9)

Captainofthebounty^p⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 49

17/2

Modest gelding. Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Second of 11 in minor event (16/1) at this course (8f) 46 days ago, sticking to task. Each-way chance at best.

Form: 78098-2

(7)

Christmas Night¹⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 50| D

6/1

Modest gelding. 22/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f). Off 170 days. Back down in trip and not without hope with Silvestre De Sousa aboard.

Form: 544340-

(5)

Eddiebet^p¹¹⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: G R Oldroyd| OR: 50

50/1

Visored for 1st time, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 14/1). Off over 3 years ahead of this debut for new yard and can only be watched.

Form: 573985/

(14)

Elusif^v²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: E J Walsh| T: C Allen| OR: 49| D

11/2

Fair gelding. Three wins from 10 runs last year. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (8f, 9/2) 28 days ago. Reproduction of that effort would give him every chance here.

Form: 888-654

(1)

Gunnerside²⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 50

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 10 in maiden at Pontefract (8f, good, 200/1). Off 8 months and he looks up against it.

Form: 690-

(6)

Harbour Project²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: A W Carroll| OR: 50

13/2

Modest gelding. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Kempton (7f, 25/1) 28 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 0769-90

(3)

Highlight Reel¹⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: Harvey Bastiman| OR: 48| D

11/2

Unreliable type. Latest win at Redcar in October. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, 40/1), not clear run. Off 141 days.

Form: 590136-

(12)

Kroy^p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 44| CD

22/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. 40/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (6f) 33 days ago. No easy task on these terms.

Form: 044-639

(2)

Maisie Moo⁴⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: O McSweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 50| D

40/1

25/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f). Off 16 months and rates an unlikely winner starting out for new yard here.

Form: 541050/

(8)

The Game Of Life⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: P Hanagan| T: M Herrington| OR: 48| D

9/2

Modest gelding. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Respectable seventh of 15 in handicap (8/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 6 days ago. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 3-00477

(11)

Toofi^t²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: P J McDonald| T: J Butler| OR: 49

9/1

Temperamental sort. One win from 48 Flat runs. 11/2, good second of 11 in minor event at Kempton (8f) 21 days ago, outbattled. Place possibilities.

Form: 564832

Non-Runners

(13)

Castlehill Retreat⁴⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: B Haslam J: Jason Hart

(10)

Rock Warbler²⁶

Weight: 9-0| Age: 8

T: M Mullineaux J: Callum Rodriguez

Forecasts

The Game Of Life (9/2), Highlight Reel (11/2), Elusif (11/2), Christmas Night (6/1), Harbour Project (13/2), Rock Warbler (8/1), Captainofthebounty (17/2), Gunnerside (9/1), Toofi (9/1), Castlehill Retreat (14/1), Kroy (22/1), Bringing Glory (28/1), Maisie Moo (40/1), Eddiebet (50/1)

This low-grade affair looks ripe for ELUSIF, who attracted support prior to finishing a respectable fourth in a Kempton handicap last month. A mere reproduction of that effort would probably suffice here. Castlehill Retreat may be the one to follow Elusif home, though Christmas Night and Toofi are also worthy of consideration from an each-way perspective.