20:55 Newcastle

Thursday 29 July 2021

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William Hill Lengthen Your Odds Racing League Race Six (Handicap)

Off time: 20:56 | Winning time: 2m 41.47s

(8)

Mr Curiosity⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Fellowes| OR: 89| D

11/2

Thrice-raced winner, including at Bath in May. Second of 12 in minor event at Kempton (12f, 4/1) 57 days ago. Looks an upwardly-mobile sort and has to be taken seriously on handicap debut.

Form: 412

(1)

Lydford⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 83| D

7/1

3/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Goodwood (16f, good) 53 days ago. Back down in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 351-346

(11)

Cemhaan^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR: 80

6/1

Very good second of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Epsom (12f, good) 14 days ago, clear of rest. Getting better with each recent run and still relatively unexposed at this trip. Leading contender back on AW.

Form: 588-522

(9)

Marshall Plan^t⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 90| D

6/4

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Wolverhampton in March. Tongue strap on for 1st time, good eighth of 17 in handicap at Royal Ascot (12f, firm, 16/1) 42 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 3128

(6)

Pearl Beach³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: W J Knight| OR: 78| D

20/1

Respectable third of 13 in handicap at this C&D (15/2) 33 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 11-2353

(5)

Hard To Fault^t²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 87

11/1

Thrice-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Won 8-runner maiden (4/1) at Carlisle (11.2f, good) 26 days ago, slowly away. Makes handicap debut. Open to progress.

Form: 421

(10)

Billy No Mates^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 76

80/1

12/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Haydock (14f, good) 13 days ago, hampered. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 61155-5

(3)

Cadeau D'Or⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Hayley Turner| T: A M Balding| OR: 75

40/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Salisbury (14.2f, good, 15/2) 61 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 32-3650

(4)

Steel An Icon¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: M R Channon| OR: 74| D

80/1

4 wins from 11 runs this year. Latest win at Nottingham in June. Sixth of 7 in handicap (7/2) at Haydock (14f, good) 13 days ago. More needed.

Form: 111126

(7)

Nicks Not Wonder²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 73| D

40/1

Winner at Kempton in January. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (11/1) at Kempton (16f) 22 days ago. Back down in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 3-13043

(12)

Igraine^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: David Egan| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 83

22/1

Winner at Leopardstown in June. 16/1, good third of 15 in handicap at Limerick (12.5f, soft) 25 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Not dismissed.

Form: 60-0103

(2)

In The Breeze²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: T E Whelan| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 81| D

13/2

Promising sort. 9/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Newbury (12f, good) 28 days ago, running on. Makes tapeta debut. Should improve and solid each-way player.

Form: 53-831

Forecasts

Marshall Plan (6/4), Mr Curiosity (11/2), Cemhaan (6/1), In The Breeze (13/2), Lydford (7/1), Hard To Fault (11/1), Pearl Beach (20/1), Igraine (22/1), Cadeau D'Or (40/1), Nicks Not Wonder (40/1), Billy No Mates (80/1), Steel An Icon (80/1)

CEMHAAN has been improving since upped in trip and he should be able to gain a first handicap win here. Mr Curiosity is a promising gelding and he might have more to offer on handicap debut. In The Breeze is another progressive type that can't be ruled out.