18:30 Newcastle

Friday 21 January 2022

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Betway Classified Stakes

Off time: 18:37 | Winning time: 1m 16.74s

(5)

Atrafan^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: D Swift| T: A D Brown| OR: 50| CD

5/1

Form: 28007-1

(2)

Dirchill^b²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Barry McHugh| T: D Thompson| OR: 48| D

25/1

Modest gelding. Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form 3¼ lengths fifth of 12 to Khulu in minor event at Southwell (5f, 17/2) 2 days ago, hampered. Back up in trip.

Form: 86608-5

(7)

Khulu²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 48

7/2

Modest gelding. Career best when winning 12-runner minor event (11/2) at Southwell (5f) 2 days ago, driven out. Back up in trip. Not discounted in hat-trick bid.

Form: 99441-1

(8)

Louis Treize^h,t³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: R Menzies| OR: 50| CD

5/2

Unreliable type. C&D winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (6f, 4/1) 3 days ago.

Form: 677-544

(4)

Oakenshield⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: T Hamilton| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 50| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Yarmouth in July. Twelfth of 14 in handicap over C&D 74 days ago.

Form: 187650-

(14)

Power Point^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 46

9/2

Modest gelding. 16/1, good 1¼ lengths second of 11 to reopposing Atrafan in C&D handicap 17 days ago. Claims if he can back that up.

Form: 7/0879-2

(12)

Royal Heart¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 50

9/1

Placed twice in AW handicaps to end 2021. Below par when sixth at Wolverhampton last time but good chance on his best form with Tom Marquand doing the steering.

Form: 04723-6

(6)

Sea Fern¹¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Dixon| OR: 40

150/1

Poor form. 33/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford (7f) 118 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Balding. Others preferred.

Form: 087550-

(1)

Sharrabang³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: S H James| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 50| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. 20/1, bit below form fourth of 9 in C&D handicap 38 days ago.

Form: 926304-

(10)

Sleight^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 46

80/1

Unreliable type. Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Pulled up in C&D handicap 17 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 73649-P

(11)

Tarnhelm¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 45| D

28/1

Untrustworthy individual. Three wins from 62 Flat runs. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2020. Good second of 10 in C&D handicap 17 days ago but no good thing to back it up.

Form: 60540-2

(9)

The Last Knight¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Collins| OR: 48

80/1

Poor gelding. Fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (100/1) 17 days ago. Has something to find.

Form: 69007-4

(3)

Wicklow Warrior^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: P D Niven| OR: 47| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Eleventh of 12 in classified at Southwell (6f) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 168960-

Non-Runners

(13)

Civil Justice Gone⁵²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: D Thompson J: Connor Murtagh

Forecasts

Louis Treize (5/2), Khulu (7/2), Power Point (9/2), Atrafan (5/1), Royal Heart (9/1), Sharrabang (11/1), Dirchill (25/1), Tarnhelm (28/1), Wicklow Warrior (28/1), Oakenshield (28/1), Civil Justice Gone (50/1), Sleight (80/1), The Last Knight (80/1), Sea Fern (150/1)

ROYAL HEART might be up to getting off the mark if he can recapture the form he showed when placed twice in AW handicaps towards the end of last year. Last-time-out C&D 1-2 Atrafan and Power Point may give Ed Dunlop's charge most to think about.