19:00 Newcastle

Thursday 24 February 2022

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Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 43.85s

(4)

Fox Power¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 86| CD

3/1

C&D winner. First run since leaving Richard Hannon when winning 5-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 17 days ago, very much having run of race. 3 lb rise fair and another soft lead possible.

Form: 32460-1

(5)

Noman³⁰³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Coakley| T: H Palmer| OR: 85

10/3

Thrice-raced winner. 1/9, won 3-runner minor event at Ayr (10f, good to firm), pushed out. Off 10 months (gelded), but this unexposed 4-y-o is very much one to consider now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 31/1-

(3)

Imperial Command²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 85| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 12/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at this C&D 20 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Down 2 lb and certainly not without hope, but this race may not be run to suit.

Form: 6824-25

(7)

Year Of The Dragon^v1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 84

5/1

9/2, good third of 10 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 18 days ago. Now tried in a visor and definite claims off the same mark here, providing he takes to this surface.

Form: 13257-3

(6)

Arthur's Realm¹⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 81| D

17/2

Respectable sixth of 15 in handicap (3/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, soft). Off 141 days ahead of this tapeta debut and it's likely that he'll find one or two too good.

Form: 312436-

(1)

Coase^h⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: F Norton| T: M Wigham| OR: 72| D

16/5

Latest win at Chelmsford City in February. Good second of 9 in handicap (4/1) back there (10f) 7 days ago, flattered by proximity. Bold show on the cards.

Form: 7-41312

Non-Runners

(2)

Lammas¹⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: D Loughnane J: Laura Pearson

Forecasts

Fox Power (3/1), Coase (16/5), Noman (10/3), Year Of The Dragon (5/1), Arthur's Realm (17/2), Imperial Command (9/1), Lammas (10/1)

The vote goes to COASE, who has been in good form in 1¼m handicaps of late and was a cosy winner on his latest start over this trip at Lingfield in January. Noman brings potential to the table now pitched into a handicap and he has to be feared, despite returning from a 10-month absence, while Year of The Dragon is also shortlisted. Fox Power could be a threat too, if allowed a soft lead.