17:15 Newcastle

Thursday 9 March 2023

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Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 2m 15.82s

(1)

Snag It^p1,t⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: J Mitchell| T: K Frost| OR: 62

9/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap (50/1) at Southwell (7.1f) 44 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Cheekpieces on for first time but yet to find his feet for current yard.

Form: 6600-07

(5)

Pallas Lord¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: D W Whillans| OR: 62| C

9/2

Course winner. Three wins from 8 runs last year. 4/1, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (8f) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Back up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 05-4345

(4)

Lord Torranaga¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lee| T: P A Kirby| OR: 62

25/1

9/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago. Was backed at long odds on that occasion but has a lot to prove following that.

Form: 52759-7

(7)

Russian Virtue^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R Menzies| OR: 61| BF| CD

13/8

In top form over hurdles this winter winning 3 times (as well as a Flat success). Fourth of 6 in handicap (4/5) at this course (12.4f) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and he's a massive player at this level.

Form: 5374-14

(2)

Cusack²⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 60| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Good third of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (12f, good, 11/4), running on. Off 9 months. Booking of Kirrane a plus and he's far from out of this if fully tuned.

Form: 413293-

(9)

Gerrots⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 56

50/1

18/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f) 48 days ago. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving James Evans.

Form: 29558-0

(3)

International Law^v⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 53| C

10/1

Course winner. 13/2, good third of 14 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f) 9 days ago. Repeat of that puts him in the mix back in trip.

Form: 673563

(6)

Breguet Boy^p⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: S H James| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 45

4/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2020. 9/2, bit below form fourth of 9 in minor event at Kempton (8f) 61 days ago. Back up in trip. Rejoined yard after leaving Michael Attwater and one to monitor in the betting from lowly mark.

Form: 90043-4

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(8)

Midgetonamission⁴⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: Callum Shepherd

Forecasts

Russian Virtue (13/8), Breguet Boy (4/1), Pallas Lord (9/2), Cusack (6/1), Snag It (9/1), International Law (10/1), Midgetonamission (12/1), Lord Torranaga (25/1), Gerrots (50/1)

RUSSIAN VIRTUE was unable to complete a cross-code 5-timer over 12.4f here 3 weeks ago but, down in trip with Oisin Murphy booked, he can quickly regain the winning thread. International Law is likely to give it a good go, while Breguet Boy needs monitoring in the betting back with his previous yard from a much-reduced mark.