19:35 Newcastle

Thursday 2 September 2021

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William Hill Play Responsibly Racing League Race Thirty-Four Handicap

Off time: 19:38 | Winning time: 1m 25.1s

(12)

Billhilly⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Fellowes| OR: 86| D

3/1

A real success story for new yard this term dropped to 7f/1m, making it 5 wins from 7 starts when easily taking Race 28 of this series at Lingfield (7.6f, good to firm) last week. Can defy penalty.

Form: 127111

(9)

Third Kingdom⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 89| BF| CD

5/2

Useful form C&D maiden winner last year. 9/4, good second of 10 in handicap at this course (1m) 40 days ago, travelling well. Player back down at 7f.

Form: 331-532

(3)

Theotherside⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 81

33/1

Latest win at Salisbury in July. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Lingfield (6f, good to firm) 7 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 442154

(11)

Eagle Creek²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W J Knight| OR: 81| D

12/1

Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (18/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 21 days ago, left poorly placed. Good second over this C&D off this mark prior to that.

Form: 069526

(5)

Firmament^p⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 80| C| D

20/1

Course winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 9/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good) 6 days ago.

Form: 045745

(8)

Talbot⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 84

40/1

Hasn't fired in 2 runs since joining this stable, including only ninth of 10 at Lingfield last week. Others are more obvious.

Form: 263489

(1)

Abduction^p1¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mathers| T: R A Fahey| OR: 82

20/1

Tapeta maiden winner at 2. Returned with an excellent second on Pontefract handicap debut in June but comfortably held in deeper company since. Cheekpieces need to help get him back on track.

Form: 51-2000

(2)

Isola Rossa²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J Mitchell| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 80| D

13/2

Fourth over C&D in July. Shaped as if still in good form when seventh of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 21 days ago, left poorly placed.

Form: 339247

(7)

Foxtrot Sizzler^h²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Josephine Gordon| T: D Menuisier| OR: 80| D

8/1

Much improved since switched to handicaps, completing a turf hat-trick from front when taking Race 9 of the series at Doncaster 4 weeks ago. AW asks a different question but could be more to come.

Form: 654111

(10)

Bringitonboris¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: S H James| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 70| BF| C

14/1

Unreliable type. Course winner. Good fourth of 9 over C&D 13 days ago but needs to back that up which is no certainty.

Form: 454874

(6)

Brains^b²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 69

11/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Creditable length fourth of 12 to Billhilly in handicap at Lingfield (1m, AW, 9/1) 21 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride.

Form: 637024

(4)

Walls of Kano^p1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: M Dwyer| T: B J Meehan| OR: 71| D

50/1

Winner at Salisbury in May. 12/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time now stepping back up in trip.

Form: 714677

Forecasts

Third Kingdom (5/2), Billhilly (3/1), Isola Rossa (13/2), Foxtrot Sizzler (8/1), Brains (11/1), Eagle Creek (12/1), Bringitonboris (14/1), Firmament (20/1), Abduction (20/1), Theotherside (33/1), Talbot (40/1), Walls of Kano (50/1)

BILLHILLY has played a big part in Goat Racing being near the top of the Racing League table heading into the final meeting and is fancied to defy a 5 lb penalty and notch a third win of the series. Foxtrot Sizzler, a winner at Doncaster on Night 2, and Third Kingdom, a good second over 1m here last time, are 3-yos heading in the right direction and can give Charlie Fellowes' charge most to do.