20:45 Newcastle

Friday 19 August 2022

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Off time: 20:46 | Winning time: 1m 28.71s

(4)

The Retriever^p¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 56| D

16/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. Below-par fourth of 11 in minor event at Catterick (7f, good to soft, 20/1) 17 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 452984

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(3)

Bold Territories^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 55| D

16/5

Cheekpieces on for 1st time when landing 10-runner handicap (7/4) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 21 days ago, kept up to work. Looks competitive on form with the headgear retained.

Form: 0-87421

(9)

Hoi An Beach^p⁵^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: B A Curtis| T: R Menzies| OR: 54

11/8

Won 9-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 7/2) 5 days ago, responding well. Carries 6 lb penalty but still well in the mix.

Form: 836681

(5)

Enderman^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Barry McHugh| T: P T Midgley| OR: 54

11/4

One win from 22 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2020 but good second of 7 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Has to be taken seriously off an unchanged mark.

Form: 623202

(7)

How Bizarre^b³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: J Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 54| D

22/1

Unreliable type. Twenty four runs since last win in 2020. 15/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Blinkers back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 5D4626

(2)

Billy Wedge¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Shane Gray| T: N Mechie| OR: 49| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Last of 12 in handicap (7/1) at this course (6f) 16 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 300920

(8)

Spirit Of Bowland²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 52

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 9 in handicap (125/1) at Ayr (8f, good to soft) 25 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 5999

(10)

Perfect Soldier^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Garritty| T: W Storey| OR: 45| D

25/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable second of 8 in handicap (8/1) at Ripon (8f, good to firm) 11 days ago. Others are still more persuasive though.

Form: 470952

(6)

She's Got Bottle⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Cameron Noble| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 48

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 80/1) 60 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Wallis so no forlorn hope.

Form: 9680-6

(1)

Miss Snuggles²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: P Hanagan| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 45

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in minor event at Redcar (7f, good to firm, 200/1) 23 days ago. Makes handicap debut with lots to find.

Form: 054

Forecasts

Hoi An Beach (11/8), Enderman (11/4), Bold Territories (16/5), Billy Wedge (14/1), The Retriever (16/1), How Bizarre (22/1), Perfect Soldier (25/1), She's Got Bottle (33/1), Miss Snuggles (50/1), Spirit Of Bowland (80/1)

ENDERMAN is on a long losing run but has slipped in the weights and looks ready to capitalise on it after his good recent Nottingham second. Bold Territories showed the benefit of cheekpieces when scoring at Wolverhampton and is feared most with the headgear retained, while recent Southwell scorer Hoi An Beach is firmly in the picture too.