14:20 Newcastle

Wednesday 4 January 2023

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Off time: 14:21 | Winning time: 1m 19.61s

(5)

Iato's Angel¹¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 72| D

10/1

Winner at Hamilton in July. Respectable seventh of 13 in nursery (12/1) at Ayr (7.2f, good) 110 days ago, missing break. Makes tapeta debut and more needed if she's to emerge on top.

Form: 631747-

(7)

Pocket The Packet²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: K Stott| T: G Boughey| OR: 72| BF| CD

8/11

C&D winner. Four wins from 9 runs last year. Latest at Lingfield in December. 9/5, sixth of 8 in nursery at Southwell (6.1f) 20 days ago, left poorly placed. No surprise should he regain the winning thread today.

Form: 114116-

(1)

Tantalus¹⁴⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Haslam| OR: 70

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 12 in minor event (40/1) at Thirsk (6f, good). Makes handicap debut/gelded after 5 month off the track.

Form: 737-

(4)

Dyed In The Wool⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 70

9/2

Fair maiden who was well held back in a novice event at Redcar (6f, good to soft, 18/1) when last seen in October, not knocked about. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 74759-

(2)

Vampire Slayer⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: D Bourke| OR: 70

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 10/3, fourth of 5 in nursery at the Curragh (8f, heavy) 70 days ago. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien and has been gelded.

Form: 76744-

(3)

Silverlode⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Ellison| OR: 58

9/2

10/1, improved when second of 14 in nursery at this C&D 7 days ago, headed final 100 yds. That was his first try over 6f and there may well be more to come.

Form: 369772-

Non-Runners

(6)

Deepdale³³

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: E Bethell J: Phil Dennis

Forecasts

Pocket The Packet (8/11), Dyed In The Wool (9/2), Silverlode (9/2), Deepdale (7/1), Iato's Angel (10/1), Vampire Slayer (20/1), Tantalus (25/1)

POCKET THE PACKET has been in fine form this winter, notching 4 victories, and with his effort at Southwell just under 3 weeks ago easy to excuse, George Boughey's charge gets the nod to regain the winning thread today. Silverlode took his form up a level when runner-up over C&D last week so he may well emerge as the main danger, with Deepdale completing the shortlist.