20:30 Newcastle

Tuesday 2 May 2023

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At The Races App Form Study Handicap

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 0.84s

(1)

Al Najada^t1³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 62

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in minor event (15/2) at this course (6f) 39 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time for this handicap debut and needs to raise his game.

Form: 8-67

(2)

Glory Call²⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 57

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, fourth of 11 in maiden at Catterick (5f, good). Off 8 months ahead of this handicap debut and improvement needed.

Form: 044-

(5)

Cavalier Approach²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Hanagan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 57

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap (28/1) at Southwell (5f) 28 days ago, not clear run. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 9066-6

(9)

Cheyenne Nation²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 56

11/2

Below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Redcar (6f, heavy, 4/1) 22 days ago. Runner-up at Thirsk on penultimate start and a reproduction of that now switched to tapeta would put him firmly in the picture.

Form: 9037-27

(4)

Bedazzling¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 56

9/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap at Ripon (6f, soft, 100/1) 12 days ago. Probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 573-690

(8)

Smooth Red²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 55

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Grant Tuer when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Redcar (6f, heavy) 22 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 868-40

(3)

Exceed^t²⁵

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

5/2

Creditable second of 17 in handicap (6/1) at Bath (5.7f, soft) 25 days ago. 2 lb rise fair and he's one for the shortlist.

Form: 95-5422

(6)

Debydinks^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: O J Orr| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 49| BF

11/2

3/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 17 days ago. 0-15 record is off-putting but he has to enter calculations all the same.

Form: 924272

(7)

B Associates¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S H James| T: J S Goldie| OR: 48

9/1

Bit below form fifth of 10 in nursery (25/1) at this course (7.1f). Off 172 days and back down in trip. Opposable.

Form: 354075-

Forecasts

Exceed (5/2), Debydinks (11/2), Cheyenne Nation (11/2), Cavalier Approach (13/2), Glory Call (13/2), B Associates (9/1), Bedazzling (9/1), Al Najada (18/1), Smooth Red (22/1)

It's probably best to forgive CHEYENNE NATION for his below par display at Redcar last month and he will have every chance if reproducing the form of his reappearance second at Thirsk, provided he takes to this surface. Exceed and Debydinks both found just one too good last time out and the former, who has had fewer chances than Keith Dalgleish's charge, is feared most.