15:25 Newcastle

Friday 2 September 2022

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Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 1m 26.43s

(5)

Corvair^p,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 72| D

18/1

Untrustworthy individual. Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. 18/1, refused to race over C&D 2 weeks ago. Remains a talented sort for this level but he can only be watched.

Form: 87540R

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(1)

Old News¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Mark Winn⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 71| CD

2/1

C&D winner. 9/2, creditable second of 10 over C&D 14 days ago. Capable of winning off his current mark.

Form: 640672

(7)

Anif²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 70| CD

13/2

Four-time course winner but lightly raced in recent years and hard to know how much ability remains. Watching brief advised unless the betting speaks for him.

Form: 11/54-06

(4)

Musicality²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: R Havlin| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 67

12/1

Useful at his peak. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Well held all 3 outings for new yard this year and could only consider if the market suggests a revival is likely.

Form: 060-000

(8)

Blackheath^p³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 64| D

7/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. Last of 7 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm, 7/1) 37 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Made the frame off much higher marks here towards the end of last year.

Form: 0-09337

(9)

Fire Eyes³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 62

6/1

14/1, last of 10 in handicap at Carlisle (11f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Another in the line-up with something to prove at present.

Form: 0-40640

(3)

Novak^p¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 65| CD

7/1

C&D winner last October and went in again at Redcar in June. Last couple of efforts short of best but has dropped to a good mark if bouncing back to form.

Form: 516658

(2)

Wadacre Grace²⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 63

11/1

Signs of ability in 3 outings over 7f towards the end of 2021. It's taken a while to get her back to the track but she's a lightly-raced filly from a good stable and could do better in handicaps. All the more interesting if backed.

Form: 659-

(6)

Nickleby²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 60

9/1

Lost his way for Charles Hills and no immediate sign of an upturn in his fortunes for a new stable when last of 6 at Leicester last month. Races beyond 6f for the first time here.

Form: 496576

Forecasts

Old News (2/1), Fire Eyes (6/1), Anif (13/2), Novak (7/1), Blackheath (7/1), Nickleby (9/1), Wadacre Grace (11/1), Musicality (12/1), Corvair (18/1)

In a race where quite a few have question marks against them at present the vote goes to OLD NEWS who went close over C&D last month and looks to stand a decent chance of going one better here under a 7 lb claimer who is starting to make a name for himself. The returning Johnston handicap newcomer Wadacre Grace would rate a possible threat if the betting suggests she's fancied. Blackheath is also more than capable off his current mark if able to shrug off a lesser run at Leicester last time.