18:45 Newcastle

Friday 4 March 2022

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Off time: 18:47 | Winning time: 1m 31.18s

(3)

Loose Lips¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 56

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 20/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (5f) 17 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and he's likely to find a few too good once more.

Form: 060-5

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(9)

Token Trader^p1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: J Parr| OR: 55

6/1

First run since leaving Darryll Holland when respectable seventh of 12 in handicap (15/2) at Kempton (8f) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and she's in with an each-way shout.

Form: 98764-7

(4)

Do I Dream⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 55

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in minor event (100/1) at this course (6f) 57 days ago. Needs to raise her game considerably now that she's switched to handicap company.

Form: 96-0

(8)

Makhan King¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 55

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 19 days ago. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 7886-9

(6)

Runshaw Lane^p⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 54

5/1

Creditable sixth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 10/1) 47 days ago. More needed if he's to get off the mark here, but not without each-way hope.

Form: 90883-6

(5)

Storm Asset^p³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: M Wigham| OR: 53| D

10/11

13/8, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 31 days ago. 3 lb rise could have been worse and he's clearly the one to beat.

Form: 722-131

(1)

Hello Power³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 52

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 8¼ lengths eighth of 12 to Storm Asset in handicap (8/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 31 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Clearly has work to do.

Form: 7-558

(7)

Laoch Gach La^v1⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: A Berry| OR: 45

33/1

Blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 6 in handicap at this course (6f, 25/1) 8 days ago. Hopes now pinned on the fitting of a visor working the oracle.

Form: 8309-74

(2)

Lilywhite^p1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J P Sullivan| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 45

150/1

300/1, last of 7 in minor event at this C&D 28 days ago. Unless the first-time cheekpieces spark significant improvement, she will probably come up short once more.

Form: 8069-07

Forecasts

Storm Asset (10/11), Runshaw Lane (5/1), Token Trader (6/1), Loose Lips (9/1), Hello Power (10/1), Makhan King (14/1), Do I Dream (20/1), Laoch Gach La (33/1), Lilywhite (150/1)

It's hard to look beyond STORM ASSET, who has done little wrong since switched to handicaps and a 3 lb rise for his Wolverhampton success last month looks very fair indeed. There are a dearth of credible alternatives, with Token Trader shading preference ahead of Runshaw Lane for forecast purposes.