13:50 Newcastle

Saturday 25 June 2022

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

Pertemps Network Handicap

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 13.18s

(1)

Ayr Harbour³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 98| C

25/1

Course winner. 17¼ lengths fifth of 7 to Duca Di Como in listed race at Jagersro (8.6f, 67/10) 34 days ago. Significantly down in trip back in handicap company.

Form: 2-33605

(4)

Abolish^p1¹⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 98

50/1

Previously trained in France and Norway. Seventh of 9 in handicap (33/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f). Off 6 months and looks up against in on the balance of his form with headgear back on.

Form: 242337-

(5)

Rolfe Rembrandt^b⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: M Scudamore| OR: 92| BF| C| D

16/1

Win number 2 of the year in decisive fashion at Wetherby in April. Reportedly lame in handicap at Newmarket (5f) last month.

Form: 08-1317

(6)

Strike Red^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 91| CD

3/1

Won a brace of C&D handicaps during second half of 2021. Excellent fourth of 10 in handicap (15/2) at Hamilton (6f, good) 23 days ago and has to be taken seriously from the same mark.

Form: 29-6004

(7)

If You Dare²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 89| BF| D

16/1

Superbly ridden from the front for latest win at Lingfield in April. Ninth of 10 in handicap (11/4) at Chelmsford (6f) 28 days ago, failing to settle.

Form: 3-13109

(11)

Raatea^h³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 88| D

11/2

Hold-up sprinter who shaped quite well on first 2 starts back in April. Never a factor when nineteenth of 21 in handicap at York (6f, good) 34 days ago, though.

Form: 120-370

(2)

Tommy de Vito⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: C Hills| OR: 88| BF| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Southwell in January. Last of 5 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good, 5/2) 56 days ago but return to the AW definitely in his favour.

Form: 5/1-1295

(9)

Kind Review⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: T D Easterby| OR: 87| CD

28/1

Five-time course winner. Latest win at Southwell in December. Seventeenth of 18 in handicap at Doncaster (6f, good, 28/1) 90 days ago, going with little fluency. Return to the AW a plus.

Form: 241-450

(12)

Sir Titus³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 86| C

6/1

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at York (5f, good to soft, 6/1) 35 days ago, seemingly found in in a more competitive race.

Form: 1692-25

(10)

Sound Reason^p³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 86| C

13/2

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (13/8) at Haydock (5f, good) 30 days ago despite being slowly away. 5 lb rise perfectly fair and return to 6f may well suit, too.

Form: 3512-41

(3)

Tipperary Tiger^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁷⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 84| D

12/1

Cheekpieces on for first time, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Hamilton (6f, good, 4/1) 17 days ago, keeping on well under this rider.

Form: 249261

(8)

Be Proud⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 82| BF| C

10/1

Five-time course winner. 16/5, good second of 10 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago, just failing. Up just 1 lb and he's capable of making presence felt.

Form: 693552

Forecasts

Strike Red (3/1), Raatea (11/2), Sir Titus (6/1), Tommy de Vito (13/2), Sound Reason (13/2), Be Proud (10/1), Tipperary Tiger (12/1), If You Dare (16/1), Rolfe Rembrandt (16/1), Ayr Harbour (25/1), Kind Review (28/1), Abolish (50/1)

Competitive fare with the narrow vote awarded to SOUND REASON given he was just about better than ever when successful at Haydock last month and the return to 6f will suit. Strike Red won a pair of C&D handicaps last year and looks ready to come to the boil so he's a big threat, along with Be Proud.