20:07 Newcastle

Friday 20 August 2021

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Off time: 20:08 | Winning time: 1m 27.55s

(6)

Absolute Dream¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: O McSweeney⁽⁷⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 55| C

5/2

Course winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 19-runner handicap (10/3) at Redcar (6f, good) 15 days ago. Return to this trip should suit, and he's expected to be bang there.

Form: 034341

(14)

Diyari²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 55

50/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap (40/1) at this course (8f) 27 days ago. Badly out of sorts at present.

Form: 6-70980

(12)

Jems Bond³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T Hamilton| T: A D Brown| OR: 54

9/1

16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, tenth of 13 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good to firm) 39 days ago, doing too much too soon. Hard to warm to.

Form: 303680

(7)

De Bruyne Horse³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 54| D

50/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to firm, 9/1) 32 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 608097

(3)

Tyche^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 52

4/1

9/1, didn't need to improve to win 11-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 21 days ago, well positioned. Remains well treated on old form, so makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 377641

(13)

Khazaf^p²²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Jamie Gormley| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 49| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Below form fourth of 10 in minor event (11/2) at Southwell (8.1f). Off 7 months. Worth a market check returning to suitable trip for reappearance.

Form: 25148-4

(5)

Beechwood Emily¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 54| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (9/1) at Musselburgh (7.2f, good) 14 days ago, having run of race. Not discounted.

Form: 733844

(2)

Perfect Soldier¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: A Elliott| T: W Storey| OR: 47| D

28/1

Latest win at Musselburgh in April. 7/1, below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to firm) 18 days ago.

Form: 117576

(8)

Thriller's Moon^p¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Whitaker| OR: 46

15/2

8/1, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7483-56

(10)

Your Choice¹³²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: T J FitzGerald| OR: 45

22/1

First run since leaving Michael Appleby when below form seventh of 12 in handicap (11/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f). Off 132 days. First run for yard after leaving Stephen Hanlon.

Form: 742467

(9)

Fountain's Flyer^b1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 50

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 12 in handicap (66/1) at Catterick (6f, good) 17 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Up against it.

Form: 6-5800

(1)

Horace Greasley^v¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Ben Robinson| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 50

66/1

50/1 and visored for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good) 19 days ago. Doesn't make much appeal.

Form: 80-6508

(4)

Zenzero^v²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 49

10/1

Bit below form third of 9 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, good, 15/2) 23 days ago. Running with some consistency of late, so should be thereabouts in a weak event.

Form: 640443

(11)

Spartakos¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁷⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 45

15/2

25/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D 18 days ago, running on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 208547

Forecasts

Absolute Dream (5/2), Tyche (4/1), Thriller's Moon (15/2), Spartakos (15/2), Jems Bond (9/1), Zenzero (10/1), Beechwood Emily (11/1), Khazaf (14/1), Your Choice (22/1), Perfect Soldier (28/1), Fountain's Flyer (33/1), Diyari (50/1), De Bruyne Horse (50/1), Horace Greasley (66/1)

ABSOLUTE DREAM is up only 4 lb for winning a 19-runner event at Redcar last time and he's still well handicapped on past exploits, so he gets the nod over Tyche (won at Wolverhampton recently), who fits a similar mould. Zenzero looks the pick of the remainder.