18:10 Newcastle

Friday 25 June 2021

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Rebecca Menzies Working With Bentley Newcastle Handicap

Off time: 18:17 | Winning time: 59.93s

(7)

Saluti¹¹^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Ben Robinson| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| D

10/1

3/1, won 9-runner handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to firm) 11 days ago by neck from Nibras Again, suited by strong pace. Carries penalty.

Form: 446471

(1)

Koropick¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Connor Beasley| T: C J Teague| OR: 75| C

125/1

Group 3 winner here in his pomp but hasn't beaten a rival for this yard and is of little account nowadays.

Form: 870/00-0

(8)

Spanish Angel²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 74| D

11/1

Has got worse by the run since an encouraging start for this yard, ninth of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good to firm, 25/1) 21 days ago.

Form: 44-4709

(12)

Astrozone²⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 73| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 11/2, quickly returned to form when creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D. Off 8 months. Yet to run a bad race on AW.

Form: 136164-

(5)

Ballyare^p,t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: P Hanagan| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 73| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good to firm, 8/1) 22 days ago. Seemingly does need things to drop just right and slow starts becoming more common.

Form: 524443

(2)

Canford Bay^t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 72| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Operating below best at present.

Form: 357356

(6)

Yolo Again¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 72| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. Just denied on yard debut at Thirsk on return and excuses both starts since. Worth another chance.

Form: 040-239

(3)

East Street Revue^p²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 66| D

12/1

Well backed and duly returned to form when third of 8 in handicap (10/3) at Ripon (5f, good) 23 days ago. Has slipped to a workable mark and enters calculations.

Form: 16-6083

(10)

Tanasoq¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 62| D

10/1

Hasn't won for over 2 years but took a step back in the right direction when second of 5 in handicap at Ayr (5f, firm, 11/4) 17 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 533632

(13)

Expert Opinion^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: H Spiller| OR: 67| D

8/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 11-runner handicap (9/1) at Chelmsford City (5f) 25 days ago, keeping on well. Merits consideration.

Form: 274371

(4)

Tantastic^b,t¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 66| BF

10/3

Long-standing maiden. 11/2 and blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable second of 6 in handicap at this C&D on Thursday. Others preferred.

Form: 302332

(9)

Edessann²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 55

28/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Goodwood (6f, good, 9/1) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Something to find on form.

Form: 408507

Non-Runners

(11)

Nibras Again¹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: P T Midgley J: Billy Garritty

Forecasts

Tantastic (10/3), Astrozone (4/1), Expert Opinion (8/1), Ballyare (8/1), Nibras Again (8/1), Tanasoq (10/1), Saluti (10/1), Spanish Angel (11/1), East Street Revue (12/1), Canford Bay (12/1), Yolo Again (12/1), Edessann (28/1), Koropick (125/1)

It could be worth chancing YOLO AGAIN, who was only just denied at Thirsk off this mark on return/debut for this yard and has had excuses on both her starts since. East Street Revue ran his best race of the season when third at Ripon last time and is 4 lb lower now, while Expert Opinion responded well to this headgear when off the mark at Chelmsford, showing much-improved form.