13:15 Newcastle

Saturday 25 June 2022

All13:1513:5014:2514:5515:3016:0316:3817:13

Racing Welfare Handicap

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 2m 48.64s

(8)

Ghost Rider^v1⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: James Horton| OR: 80| C

5/1

Course winner. Third of 5 in handicap (11/2) at this course (10.2f) 57 days ago, again slowly away. Up in trip. Visor on 1st time. Could feature.

Form: 7242-23

(2)

Midrarr^t⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 80| DWS

10/1

Landed back-to-back Wolverhampton handicaps for William Haggas last term. Ninth of 13 in handicap at York (11.8f, good to soft, 20/1) 45 days ago. Has had a wind op. Could do better returned to the AW.

Form: 1636-39

(6)

Benadalid⁴¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mulrennan| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 77| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good to firm, 10/3) 41 days ago. Back up in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 37-5926

(3)

Arabian Warrior^v1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 74| D

3/1

4/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Sandown (14f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Visored for 1st time. Profile on AW far more solid and one to note under Hollie Doyle.

Form: 26F/9-36

(7)

King Of Unicorns³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Billy Garritty| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 72

11/2

Fair winner at 16f in bumpers. 8/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good) 30 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 3345

(5)

The Nu Form Way¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Harry Davies⁽⁵⁾| T: H Palmer| OR: 70| BF

4/1

Improved to win a pair of handicaps on soft ground in October. Off 7 months, 7/4, fifth of 8 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, good) 16 days ago. Back up in trip. Makes AW debut.

Form: 76116-5

(1)

Manjaam^p¹⁴⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 8-12| J: B A Curtis| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 69| C| D

50/1

Course winner. Off 149 days. Down in trip. Becoming well treated.

Form: 0654-54

(4)

Lopes Dancer^t1⁵⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 8-9| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: H Bethell| OR: 66| CD

22/1

4-time C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 4-runner handicap (9/4) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 57 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. This is tougher.

Form: 614431

(9)

Brancaster¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Ellison| OR: 65| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Off 18 months, 28/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at York (10.2f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Up in trip. One to consider.

Form: 46221/3

Forecasts

Arabian Warrior (3/1), The Nu Form Way (4/1), Ghost Rider (5/1), King Of Unicorns (11/2), Brancaster (11/2), Midrarr (10/1), Benadalid (11/1), Lopes Dancer (22/1), Manjaam (50/1)

ARABIAN WARRIOR could bounce back returned to AW in sterner headgear and is chanced under Hollie Doyle. Ghost Rider, if he can start better, and Brian Ellison's pair Brancaster and Midraar are also respected.