16:30 Newcastle

Friday 21 January 2022

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Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 1m 30.48s

(8)

Vindobala^t³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: T Collier| OR: 66| BF| CD

2/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 9/4, third of 4 in handicap at this course (8f) 31 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 493313-

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(9)

Local Bay²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: D O'Meara| OR: 65| BF| C

4/1

Course winner. Winner here in December. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap (15/8) at this course (8f) 24 days ago, finding less than looked likely. Worth another try at 7f.

Form: 630135-

(7)

Dick Datchery^p³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 65

50/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2020. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 28/1) 30 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 794290-

(3)

Global Vision^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 64| CD

7/1

Quirky sort. C&D winner. Very good third of 9 in handicap (20/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 545U6-3

(1)

Elixsoft⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 63| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 7 in seller at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 7/1) 7 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 15486-6

(4)

Bronze River^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 62| BF| D

11/2

4/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 5 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 86473-8

(6)

Abnaa^b1⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Mark Winn⁽⁷⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 61| BF| CD

7/2

11/4, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 5 days ago, faring best of those held up. Blinkers on 1st time. Can give a good account.

Form: 137-245

(5)

Lochnaver^h1⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 53

12/1

Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at this course (12.4f, 20/1) 70 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Significantly back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Iain Jardine. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 098565-

(2)

Fliss Floss^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 45

150/1

Last of 12 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 66/1) 12 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 40536-0

Forecasts

Vindobala (2/1), Abnaa (7/2), Local Bay (4/1), Bronze River (11/2), Global Vision (7/1), Lochnaver (12/1), Elixsoft (25/1), Dick Datchery (50/1), Fliss Floss (150/1)

The in-form VINDOBALA was probably not suited by the sedate pace here last month and can quickly resume winning ways. Local Bay didn't find much here last time so is worth another try at this shorter trip, while Global Vision arrives on the back of an excellent third at Wolverhampton.