19:00 Newcastle

Monday 28 March 2022

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All Weather Championships Mile Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 26.98s

(9)

Bless Him^h¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 96| C

13/8

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 7/1, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 16 days ago, nearest finish. Not ruled out.

Form: 7-20635

(11)

Vafortino¹⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: K P De Foy| OR: 93| D

17/2

Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Listowel (8f, good to soft, 8/1). Off 6 months. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien with something to find on form.

Form: 133/390-

(3)

Ostilio⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Marco Ghiani| T: P S McEntee| OR: 91| D

16/1

Latest win at Lingfield in January. First run since leaving Archie Watson when creditable fifth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 14/1) 48 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 0339-15

(7)

Zip^p¹⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 90| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Musselburgh in October. Below form ninth of 18 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, soft, 22/1). Off 142 days and needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 633109-

(4)

Ulshaw Bridge^b,t²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bethell| OR: 83| CD

13/2

17/2, improved on recent efforts to win 7-runner handicap at this C&D 25 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently. Needs considering.

Form: 416-741

(10)

Oso Rapido¹¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 83| C| D

11/1

Course winner here in November. 5/2, last of 12 in handicap at this course (6f). Off 115 days and weighted to go well if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 217140-

(6)

Spartan Fighter^v¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 82| CD

9/1

6-time course winner. Latest win here in March. Good fourth of 5 in handicap (11/4) at this course (6f) 13 days ago. Merits serious consideration off the same mark.

Form: 674114

(5)

Dutch Decoy¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 82| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D (13/2) 13 days ago, very much having run of race. Ungenuine type, though.

Form: 223253

(8)

Raise The Roof²⁰⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: L Morris| T: J Tate| OR: 81

8/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (9/2) at Kempton (8f). Off 6 months and others more persuasive.

Form: 411354-

(1)

Tommy Taylor¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 78| CD

25/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in February. Fifth of 8 in handicap (9/2) at this C&D 13 days ago, better placed than most. No forlorn hope.

Form: 111375

(2)

Swiss Ace¹⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 77

66/1

80/1, first run since leaving Aidan O'Brien when sixteenth of 20 in handicap at York (7f, soft). Off 171 days. Makes tapeta debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 0/55000-

Forecasts

Bless Him (13/8), Ulshaw Bridge (13/2), Raise The Roof (8/1), Vafortino (17/2), Zip (17/2), Spartan Fighter (9/1), Oso Rapido (11/1), Dutch Decoy (11/1), Ostilio (16/1), Tommy Taylor (25/1), Swiss Ace (66/1)

Plenty are in with a shout. SPARTAN FIGHTER is always to be feared here and arrives at the top of his game too so is fancied to bag a seventh win at the track. Ulshaw Bridge is feared most on the back of his own recent C&D victory, with Bless Him weighted to go well too.

Prize Money

1st: £6,480.002nd: £3,042.003rd: £1,522.004th: £761.00

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