20:00 Newcastle

Monday 3 April 2023

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Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 13.50s

(1)

Beelzebub¹¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 75| D

6/4

Promising sort. One win from 3 runs last year. 13/8, won 7-runner minor event at Chelmsford City (6f), keeping on well. Off 116 days. Makes handicap debut. Expected to be bang there with further progress likely.

Form: 531-

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(3)

Saracen Head³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: B A Curtis| T: H Palmer| OR: 74

7/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/4, third of 6 in minor event at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 35 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to resume progress to defy opening mark.

Form: 5-23

(6)

Honour Your Dreams¹⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: A Keatley| OR: 74| D

15/2

Creditable fifth of 10 in nursery (40/1) at Ayr (6f, good). Off 6 months. Makes tapeta debut. Looks bit more exposed than most in this event and others make more appeal.

Form: 515955-

(7)

Family Ties¹⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 73| D

40/1

Improved to get off the mark at Haydock last summer but season eventually petered out. Worth market check on first run since leaving David O'Meara.

Form: 316054-

(2)

Parr Fire¹⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 70

66/1

Won at Doncaster on debut but finished well held on last 2 outings last season. Off 178 days. Makes tapeta debut. Needs to prove she has trained on.

Form: 764496-

(4)

Lupset Flossy Pop¹⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: O J Orr| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 70| BF| CD

11/1

C&D winner here in October. Good third of 8 in nursery at this course (5f, 11/5). Progressive nicely when last seen and merits respect on return from 164 days off.

Form: 356213-

(5)

Katar^v1⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rowan Scott| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 68

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/8, creditable third of 12 in maiden at Southwell (6.1f) 67 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Can make presence felt.

Form: 042-43

(8)

Northern Spirit³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Cam Hardie| T: B Ellison| OR: 64| CD

7/1

C&D winner here in January. 11/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D 31 days ago. Bit more likely needed to defy this mark but he's frame claims are solid.

Form: 079-13

(9)

Rockin Rosa¹⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 61

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 15 in minor event (125/1) at Redcar (6f, good to soft). Off 171 days. Makes handicap debut. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 777-

Forecasts

Beelzebub (6/4), Saracen Head (7/2), Katar (11/2), Northern Spirit (7/1), Honour Your Dreams (15/2), Lupset Flossy Pop (11/1), Rockin Rosa (22/1), Family Ties (40/1), Parr Fire (66/1)

BEELZEBUB was a decisive winner at Chelmsford when last seen and appeals as the type to go on improving, so is fancied to making a winning handicap debut. Lupset Flossy Pop ended last season in fine form and it's possible that she could resume her progress here, with Katar also respected back in a handicap.