19:15 Newcastle

Thursday 25 August 2022

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William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League Race Eighteen (Handicap)

Off time: 19:17 | Winning time: 1m 27.46s

(3)

Alrehb²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy| OR: 90| D

10/3

Latest win at Lingfield in March. 8/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to firm) 21 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Shortlist material.

Form: 112072

(1)

Abolish^p²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 90| D

33/1

Last of 5 in handicap (28/1) at Ripon (6f, good) 24 days ago. Something to prove at the moment.

Form: 337-685

(11)

Riot²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 84| D

18/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 10/3, first run since leaving John Patrick Murtagh when respectable third of 8 in handicap at Ayr 21 days ago, faring best of those held up. One to consider.

Form: 700653

(7)

Dinoo³¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 84| D

11/1

Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good to soft, 14/1). Off 10 months. Must improve.

Form: 301880-

(8)

Zip^p⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Harrison Shaw| T: R A Fahey| OR: 83| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 18/1, creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at Haydock (7.2f, good) 54 days ago. Others looks better treated.

Form: 9-65056

(4)

Honky Tonk Man¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 88| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 3/1, respectable third of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 14 days ago, left with too much to do. Not taken lightly.

Form: 611-753

(6)

Alablaq¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: P D Evans| OR: 82| D

28/1

3 wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win at Newbury in June. Respectable eighth of 14 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 12/1) 14 days ago, merely closing up late. Others have achieved more.

Form: 213318

(5)

May Night¹⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani| T: A M Balding| OR: 80| D

16/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Doncaster (8f, good). Off 152 days. Hard to make a solid case for.

Form: 113-468

(12)

Fresh Hope²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K Shoemark| T: C Fellowes| OR: 84| BF| D

3/1

Promising sort. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to firm, 16/5) 21 days ago, keeping on well after meeting trouble. Strong claims.

Form: 2-31614

(9)

Gumdrop²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: P Cosgrave| T: R A Fahey| OR: 76

9/1

Creditable second of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Thirsk (7f, good to soft) 26 days ago, just failing. Makes tapeta debut. Well treated on 2yo form and merits respect.

Form: 136/502

(10)

Golden Apollo^p,t¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72| D

22/1

Unreliable type. Latest win at Haydock in July. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, firm, 8/1) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. Worth considering from a handy mark.

Form: 510385

(2)

Bond Power³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Smart| OR: 76

22/1

Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at York (7f, good to firm, 5/1) 33 days ago, faring best of those held up. Makes tapeta debut. Not completely discounted.

Form: 10-9344

Forecasts

Fresh Hope (3/1), Alrehb (10/3), Honky Tonk Man (4/1), Gumdrop (9/1), Zip (10/1), Dinoo (11/1), May Night (16/1), Riot (18/1), Bond Power (22/1), Golden Apollo (22/1), Alablaq (28/1), Abolish (33/1)

FRESH HOPE has been progressive this year and was much better than the result (met trouble) when fourth at Doncaster 3 weeks ago, so h makes plenty of appeal in a race that should be run to suit. Fellow 3yo Honky Tonk Man shaped well last time and is considered a major threat, while Alrehb shouldn't be discounted.