16:18 Newcastle

Saturday 19 March 2022

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Talisker At Ramside Hall Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 6m 8.71s

Rapid Raider¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: S Mulqueen| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 98

10/3

Not the most fluent of jumpers but plenty of ability, landing a hat-trick in the autumn under this rider and running well at Musselburgh last time. Bit more needed to regain the winning thread.

Form: 411162

Morningside¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss S E Forster| OR: 94

2/1

Winning pointer who has shown plenty more over fences this year under this rider, not beaten far at Sedgefield (27f) a fortnight ago. Possibilities off the same mark.

Form: 26-4022

Gun Merchant¹⁰³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Quinlan| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 92| BF| CD

9/2

Gained a belated first win over fences having dropped to a career-low mark/after wind op in thin C&D handicap in November. Poor at Musselburgh next time and given a break since.

Form: 38P816

Chase The Wind^t⁷⁷

Age: 13| Weight: 11-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: Miss J E Foster| OR: 86

14/1

More miss than hit this season and has now slid to a career-low mark. Firmly into the veteran stage and seemingly needs a lead. Hard to fancy.

Form: 3-P5246

Shanbally Rose²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Dylan Johnston⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Dobbin| OR: 79

5/1

Maiden shaping up well over fences, no match for a handicap blot despite winging the last 2 at Musselburgh (23.8f) 4 weeks ago. Good chance on that.

Form: 6F-8542

Ballintogher Boy^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 73

11/2

Maiden with in-and-out record, good second in first-time tongue tie at Sedgefield (27f) last month (reportedly suffered post-race heat stress).

Form: 0-P84P2

Non-Runners

Sigurd¹²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 10

T: Miss J E Foster J: B S Hughes

Sir Apollo⁸

Weight: 10-12| Age: 7

T: S England J: Jonathan England

Well Cliche²³

Weight: 10-5| Age: 7

T: M Todhunter J: C O'Farrell

Tamgho Borget³⁴

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: Christian Williams J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Morningside (2/1), Rapid Raider (10/3), Sir Apollo (7/2), Gun Merchant (9/2), Shanbally Rose (5/1), Ballintogher Boy (11/2), Well Cliche (13/2), Sigurd (10/1), Chase The Wind (14/1), Tamgho Borget (14/1)

Low-grade fare with TAMGHO BORGET looking very interesting. He beat a multiple hurdles winner now rated 124 by Timeform in a point, and, now granted a low mark, handicap chasing over this sort of trip could be the making of him. Shanbally Rose ran into one at Musselburgh and might have done so again here. Sir Apollo is another to note.