16:20 Newcastle

Thursday 24 June 2021

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Off time: 16:23 | Winning time: 1m 44.53s

(3)

Musahaba¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: K Shoemark| T: D O'Meara| OR: 67

11/1

10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 7 in handicap at Ayr (10f, firm) 16 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and not without hope back at 1m if taking to this surface off what looks a fair mark.

Form: 5-39266

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(5)

Proclaimer^p1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jason Hart| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 65| C

9/2

Course winner. Ninth of 14 in handicap (17/2) at Kempton (8f) 15 days ago. Should be sharper following that run, which was his first for 6 months, and possibilities back here with cheekpieces added.

Form: 32347-9

(1)

Lexington Warfare¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 64

6/1

Fourth of 6 in handicap (7/1) at Pontefract (10f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Edging back down the weights, but needs to return to something like his best 2020 form in order to play a leading role.

Form: 2032-04

(8)

Redesdale Rebel⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 62| C

7/1

Career best when winning 18-runner handicap at Thirsk (6f, soft, 11/1) 47 days ago. 6 lb rise tolerable and should be in the mix if seeing this trip out better than he did here in September.

Form: 54147-1

(13)

Paddy Elliott^b1,t1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 59

7/2

11/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 30 days ago. Now 0-10 and hopes pinned on first-time blinkers/tongue strap sparking some improvement.

Form: 245/578

(12)

Julie Johnston²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 66

33/1

28/1, last of 9 in handicap at Ripon (6f, soft) 28 days ago. Has slipped to an attractive mark, but she needs to bounce back in a major way and stamina to prove upped to a mile on this tapeta debut.

Form: 5255-79

(7)

Magical Mile^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: I Mohammed & J Santos| OR: 64

7/2

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good fifth of 14 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 7/1) 30 days ago. Ought to pick up a race before long, but one of two of these make more appeal.

Form: 06345-5

(2)

Meisterzinger^v1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 62

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 13/2) 17 days ago. It's still early days and he couldn't be in better hands, but improvement is certainly needed now visored.

Form: 060-78

(11)

Scota Bess¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T Hamilton| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 61

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Carlisle (6.9f, good, 33/1) 10 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 934-0

(14)

Glorious Rio¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 50

40/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (16/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 16 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 08-0667

(6)

Under Fox^b1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Ben Robinson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 57

12/1

40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good) 23 days ago, left poorly placed. Now tried in blinkers and needs to get back on track.

Form: 8548-87

(10)

Lucy Rules²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 52

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 14/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 20 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and others are more persuasive.

Form: 450-50

(4)

Able Love²⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-0| J: Jamie Gormley| T: A Crook| OR: 45

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in nursery at this course (6f, 150/1). Off 6 months and big step forward needed now faced with a stiffer test.

Form: 00090-

Non-Runners

(9)

Nagasaki Dream¹⁶

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: A Berry J: Faye McManoman

Forecasts

Magical Mile (7/2), Paddy Elliott (7/2), Proclaimer (9/2), Lexington Warfare (6/1), Redesdale Rebel (7/1), Musahaba (11/1), Under Fox (12/1), Meisterzinger (12/1), Nagasaki Dream (14/1), Julie Johnston (33/1), Lucy Rules (40/1), Glorious Rio (40/1), Scota Bess (66/1), Able Love (125/1)

MUSAHABA has looked a non-stayer over 1¼m of late and is worth chancing back at this trip. Indeed, he showed improved form when runner-up on his latest start over a mile and remains capable of better. Redesdale Rebel produced a career-best when bagging a big-field 6f Thirsk handicap, but going back up in trip on this stiff track is of dubious benefit and Proclaimer looks a bigger threat.