19:45 Newcastle

Wednesday 15 March 2023

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Off time: 19:45 | Winning time: 59.06s

(10)

Tantalus²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam| OR: 62

7/2

Maiden. 33/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 29 days ago. Not improving but dropping in the weights all the while.

Form: 737-675

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(5)

South Dakota Sioux^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 62

4/1

9/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 9 days ago, going with more fluency. Work to do to gain that first win.

Form: 26-8234

(1)

Goose Rock⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: George Scott| OR: 59| D

7/2

Winner at Lingfield in February. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 8/1) 4 days ago.

Form: 0-34315

(4)

Made Of Lir¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Joanna Mason| T: S England| OR: 58

80/1

Latest win at Lingfield in January for Archie Watson. 66/1, last of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive now.

Form: 925-109

(11)

Urban Dandy²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Harrison Shaw| T: T Coyle & K Wood| OR: 57

9/2

Winner at Southwell in February. 3/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 22 days ago. Worth another chance.

Form: 8040-17

(6)

Wrenegade Lad²⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 56

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Off 6 months/gelded. Didn't offer much at 2 yrs but could do better now handicapping at this low level.

Form: 097-

(3)

Exceed^t²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 54

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Off 7 months, fifth of 7 in minor event (28/1) at this C&D 20 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Could do better and interesting.

Form: 95-5

(7)

Mystical Dreams^v³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 50

18/1

17/2 and visored for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 31 days ago, not looking an easy ride. More needed to gain first win.

Form: 350-374

(8)

Debydinks^p¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Beasley| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 49

7/1

4/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, 2½ lengths fourth of 5 to Goose Rock in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 19 days ago, blowing the home turn when in contention. Big shout on previous Southwell near-miss.

Form: 42-3924

(9)

Hello Havana¹⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 45

80/1

100/1, eighth of 12 in maiden at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 100 days ago.

Form: 460878-

(2)

Artemis Flyer⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S H James| T: K Scott| OR: 45

66/1

Fourth of 7 in handicap (12/1) at this course (6f) 52 days ago.

Form: 609-674

Forecasts

Tantalus (7/2), Goose Rock (7/2), South Dakota Sioux (4/1), Urban Dandy (9/2), Debydinks (7/1), Exceed (12/1), Wrenegade Lad (12/1), Mystical Dreams (18/1), Artemis Flyer (66/1), Made Of Lir (80/1), Hello Havana (80/1)

Low-grade fare and it could be worth chancing EXCEED on his handicap debut. His comeback run here 3 weeks ago was better and he might be able to build on that. Debydinks rather blotted his copybook behind Goose Rock at Lingfield but has good claims on his previous near-miss at Southwell if proving straighter now. Urban Dandy is probably worth sticking with and completes the shortlist.