20:30 Newcastle

Monday 5 September 2022

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Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 59.49s

(14)

Lady Celia³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 65| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Latest win at Pontefract in June. Seventh of 8 in handicap (4/1) at this course (6f) 33 days ago. Looks vulnerable under top-weight.

Form: 046127

(8)

Miss Calculation⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 65

11/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. Visored for 1st time, last of 4 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good, 10/1) 74 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Rebecca Menzies. Others preferred.

Form: 546474

(10)

Another Angel^v¹⁰⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 64| CD

20/1

Seven-time C&D winner. Seventh of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f), doing too much too soon. Off 109 days. Close second here on penultimate start and he's not without an each-way squeak.

Form: 259-927

(4)

Rory^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 64| D

4/1

13/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 9 days ago. 1 lb below last winning mark and he could have a part to play if taking to this surface on what will be his AW debut.

Form: 444757

(6)

Yaahobby^t⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 65

12/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 33/1) 7 days ago, running on. Sizeable step forward will be needed if he's to emerge on top here.

Form: 266093

(5)

Nibras Again^b1⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: P T Midgley| OR: 64| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Twenty-one runs since last win in 2020. 9/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 9 days ago, merely closing up late. Blinkers on 1st time and big chance if on-song.

Form: 657526

(12)

Phoenix Star^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 63| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, fifth of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 20 days ago. Capable of a bold show off present mark.

Form: 070285

(1)

Blazing Hot^v¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: D Allan| T: R Menzies| OR: 63| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good, 18/1) 17 days ago. Live each-way contender off the same mark back here.

Form: 575243

(2)

Kaafy²³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 63

33/1

5½ lengths eighth of 9 to Blazing Hot in handicap (12/1) at this C&D. Off 7 months and, chances are, he'll come on for the run.

Form: 35/021-8

(7)

Tidewell^t1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: D Thompson| OR: 62

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving David Barron when seventh of 9 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good to firm, 66/1) 30 days ago, slowly away. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 702-57

(11)

Basholo¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S A Gray| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 60| D

28/1

Winner at Leicester in June. Eighth of 11 in handicap (22/1) at Hamilton (5f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive on balance.

Form: 38-8318

(13)

Just Another^p⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 60| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Last of 11 in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 73 days ago. In good form during the spring and won't be far away if able to reproduce that level of form.

Form: 512200

(3)

Hot Scoop^t,v⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁵⁾| T: S England| OR: 59| D

15/2

Latest win at Catterick in August. 11/2, good second of 8 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 8 days ago, clear of rest. Obviouss chance if able to match that form back on the AW.

Form: 206812

(9)

Swiss Connection³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 59| CD

14/1

Three-time C&D winner. Last of 5 in handicap (9/1) at Musselburgh (5f, good to firm) 38 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter in order to get his head back in front.

Form: 250555

Forecasts

Phoenix Star (10/3), Rory (4/1), Hot Scoop (15/2), Nibras Again (17/2), Lady Celia (9/1), Blazing Hot (9/1), Miss Calculation (11/1), Yaahobby (12/1), Swiss Connection (14/1), Just Another (18/1), Another Angel (20/1), Basholo (28/1), Kaafy (33/1), Tidewell (40/1)

It's been a while since NIBRAS AGAIN last hit the target, but he has dipped to a handy mark and signalled that his turn may be near when second at Beverley on his penultimate start. If able to shrug off a below par effort at the same course next time, he could be the answer. Hot Scoop arrives here on the back of a win and a near-miss on his last two starts and will be a big threat if able to continue the good work returned to the all-weather. Rory and Phoenix Star are others to consider.