16:43 Newcastle

Friday 21 October 2022

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Off time: 16:44 | Winning time: 3m 41.73s

(1)

Aljaryaal^p,t1⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Burns⁽³⁾| T: J Parr| OR: 70| D

40/1

Three wins from 7 runs this year. Twelfth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Kempton (16f) 49 days ago, missing break. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 321170

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(4)

Thermoscope¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 68

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Seventeenth of 22 in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (16.6f, soft) 13 days ago. Makes tapeta debut for new yard and others make greater appeal.

Form: 44790

(8)

Infiniti³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 67| D

25/1

Five wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Pontefract (17.1f, good, 10/3) 36 days ago, slowly away. Up 4 lb but she's clearly in great nick and should give another good account.

Form: 111211

(2)

Spantik^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: S H James| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 63| C

18/1

Course winner. Good second of 9 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f, good to soft, 5/1) 16 days ago, rallying. Latest effort in this sphere was poor, though, and he's probably worth taking on.

Form: 322775

(5)

Riggsby⁴⁷

14/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap (33/1) at York (16.2f, good) 47 days ago. Since undergone a wind op and not completely ruled out eased in class here off a 2 lb lower mark.

Form: 153480

(10)

Golden Shot²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 70

10/11

Promising sort. 2 wins from 2 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (2/7) at Wolverhampton (14f) 22 days ago, plenty in hand. Likely he has more to offer and will prove a tough nut to crack.

Form: 8090-11

(11)

Hackberry^b,t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 61| CD

17/2

C&D winner in July. 11/2 and blinkered for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, good second of 8 in handicap back here 10 days ago, clear of rest. This looks more competitive and others preferred.

Form: 264102

(3)

Grimsby Town⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 68

16/1

Unreliable individual. 3/1 and visored for 1st time, last of 5 in handicap at Pontefract (17.1f, good) 68 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 666235

(7)

Scottish Dancer^v²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 66| BF

15/2

4/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Ayr (15f, soft) 24 days ago but more will be needed if he's to go one better here.

Form: 658522

(6)

Agilulf^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Phil Dennis| T: A Nicol| OR: 62

125/1

First run since leaving P. De Chevigny when sixth of 7 in handicap (28/1) at this course (12.4f) 14 days ago, folding. Significantly up in trip and cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 749-86

(9)

Freewheelin²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Garritty| T: T P Tate| OR: 54| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 12/1, bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap at Catterick (15.9f, good to soft) 23 days ago. Starting to look a shade exposed and likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 013-165

Forecasts

Golden Shot (10/11), Thermoscope (6/1), Scottish Dancer (15/2), Hackberry (17/2), Freewheelin (14/1), Riggsby (14/1), Grimsby Town (16/1), Spantik (18/1), Infiniti (25/1), Aljaryaal (40/1), Agilulf (125/1)

A typical improver from the Sir Mark Prescott yard, GOLDEN SHOT looks set to complete the hat-trick following decisive victories over 1¾m the last twice, leaving the impression on both occasions that this trip will be well within his range. Infiniti has enjoyed a very productive campaign and she's impossible to discount but Riggsby could be the one for the forecast, in the hope that a recent wind op helps spark a return to form.