16:15 Newcastle

Friday 15 April 2022

All13:3014:0014:3515:1015:4516:1516:45

Betway All-Weather Marathon Championships Conditions Stakes

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 3m 34.73s

(12)

Earlofthecotswolds³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Liam Keniry| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 102| D

10/3

Lightly-raced winner on Flat. Useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 11/10, easily bagged 5-runner minor event at Kempton (16f) 34 days ago, so he needs considering.

Form: 2311

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(4)

Grandmaster Flash^t⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 95| D

14/1

Useful Irish gelding. 5/2, not ideally placed when second of 7 in minor event at Dundalk (16f) 53 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 1982-82

(7)

Halimi^p⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Burns| T: S Crisford| OR: 93

50/1

Useful gelding. Won 6-runner handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 6 days ago, well positioned. Not discounted.

Form: 7-42361

(9)

Khilwafy⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: D Thompson| OR: 79| CD

80/1

Fairly useful gelding. 11/4, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 51 days ago, pushed out. Needs another step forward here, though.

Form: 415-211

(2)

Nate The Great⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 94| CD

12/1

Useful gelding. 5/1, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at this C&D 43 days ago by short head from Onesmoothoperator. Shortlisted.

Form: 042-231

(1)

Rainbow Dreamer^p⁶⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A King| OR: 102| D

10/1

Useful gelding. Last of 7 to Sleeping Lion in minor event at Kempton (16f, 4/1) 69 days ago, so he needs to get back on track.

Form: 5402-17

(6)

Sir Chauvelin²⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 93| C| D

20/1

Useful gelding. Latest win here in February. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Kempton (16f, 28/1) 20 days ago, left with too much to do. 4-time course winner, so veteran is no forlorn hope.

Form: 11-3313

(11)

Sleeping Lion⁶⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 103| D

7/2

Useful gelding who arrives on back of success in 7-runner minor event (4/1) at Kempton (16f) 69 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 47623-1

(10)

Wise Eagle^p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: A Nicol| OR: 89| BF| CD

20/1

Useful gelding who garnered five wins from 8 runs last year. Only fifth of 6 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 11/4) 31 days ago, but this C&D winner appeals as the sort to bounce back.

Form: 221-415

(5)

Marshall Plan^p,t¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 95

10/3

Useful colt. Good second of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f, 7/2), clear of rest. Off 120 days but he can't be totally dismissed.

Form: 029422-

(8)

Moliwood^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: N Callan| T: M Botti| OR: 90| C| D

18/1

Useful gelding. Latest win at Kempton in January. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (16f, 9/2) 20 days ago. Course winner but faces a difficult ask here.

Form: 3014-14

(3)

Onesmoothoperator⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 91| BF| C

10/1

Useful gelding. Latest win at Southwell in December. 7/4, good short-head second of 6 to Nate The Great in handicap at this C&D 43 days ago. Course winner is in the mix.

Form: 221-222

Forecasts

Earlofthecotswolds (10/3), Marshall Plan (10/3), Sleeping Lion (7/2), Onesmoothoperator (10/1), Rainbow Dreamer (10/1), Nate The Great (12/1), Grandmaster Flash (14/1), Moliwood (18/1), Sir Chauvelin (20/1), Wise Eagle (20/1), Halimi (50/1), Khilwafy (80/1)

SLEEPING LION has a terrific record on the AW and holds leading claims on form here too so gets the nod in a competitive event. Earlofthecotswolds is still quite low mileage on the level and rates the chief threat in his hat-trick bid with recent Wolverhampton scorer Halimi and Irish challenger Grandmaster Flash looking the duo best equipped to fight it out for minor honours.