20:45 Newcastle

Thursday 25 August 2022

All17:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45

William Hill Build Your Odds Racing League Race Twenty-One (Handicap)

Off time: 20:47 | Winning time: 59.79s

(8)

Cuban Breeze^v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: L Dettori| T: P D Evans| OR: 89| D

3/1

5 wins from 14 runs this year. Latest win at Windsor in August. 11/2, respectable fourth of 17 in handicap at York 8 days ago. Enjoying a productive campaign and another solid effort is on the cards.

Form: 191214

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(5)

Sir Henry Cotton²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Nicola Currie| T: A M Balding| OR: 85| D

12/1

4 wins from 11 runs this year. 10/1, respectable 1¾ lengths fifth of 12 to Mattice in handicap at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Reliable type who should give another good account.

Form: 271125

(12)

Rayong³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: K R Burke| OR: 82| D

11/1

Latest win at Pontefract in April. Respectable ninth of 15 in handicap at Goodwood (5f, good to firm, 15/2) 30 days ago. Not completely discounted.

Form: 170339

(6)

Faustus⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 82| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 12/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Windsor (5.1f, good to soft) 80 days ago. Not firing at the moment.

Form: 330-105

(4)

Be Proud^p⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 82| CD

7/2

5-time C&D winner. 11/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Sandown (5f, good to firm) 4 days ago, shaping better than distance beaten suggests. Not discounted.

Form: 552208

(10)

Show Me Show Me¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Harrison Shaw| T: R A Fahey| OR: 79| D

15/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at Haydock (5f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Can't be ruled out from a fair mark.

Form: 6-00335

(7)

Mattice^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 81| D

15/2

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (8/1) at Doncaster (5f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Should give his all once again.

Form: 014621

(3)

Stone Circle²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: K Shoemark| T: M L W Bell| OR: 76| D

12/1

3 wins from 10 runs this year. Improved on recent efforts to win 8-runner handicap at Yarmouth 22 days ago. In excellent form at the moment and still nicely handicapped on past exploits.

Form: 321101

(2)

Never Dark¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 74| D

28/1

18/1, second of 9 in handicap at Carlisle (5f, good) 16 days ago. Down the weights and bounced back to form last time, so worthy of interest for all he's not certain to back it up.

Form: 8-70092

(1)

Newyorkstateofmind^p³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 73| D

11/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Brighton (5.3f, good, 5/1) 3 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 364564

Non-Runners

(11)

Zargun²⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 7

T: S Dixon J: P Cosgrave

(9)

Cairn Gorm⁴⁷

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: K P De Foy J: Daniel Muscutt

Forecasts

Cuban Breeze (3/1), Be Proud (7/2), Faustus (7/1), Show Me Show Me (15/2), Mattice (15/2), Newyorkstateofmind (11/1), Rayong (11/1), Sir Henry Cotton (12/1), Stone Circle (12/1), Cairn Gorm (12/1), Never Dark (28/1), Zargun (33/1)

STONE CIRCLE is in the middle of a resurgence and still looks well treated on old form despite a 6-lb rise for his latest success, so he takes preference over the likeable Cuban Breeze, who ran well at York recently. Sir Henry Cotton is one of several others with feasible claims.