19:15 Newcastle

Tuesday 9 May 2023

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Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 58.63s

(6)

Project Black²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Smart| OR: 80| BF

6/4

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Redcar in October. 9/4, fifth of 7 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy) 28 days ago. Will probably find one or two too good.

Form: 312-5

(4)

Can To Can^b1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: B A Curtis| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 79| D

20/1

28/1, first run for new yard when last of 13 in handicap at Thirsk (5f, heavy) 17 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and sports first-time blinkers.

Form: 51920-0

(7)

Tyke¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 77

5/1

Winner at Southwell in April. Fifth of 11 in minor event (5/1) at Doncaster (6f, heavy) 11 days ago. Possibilities if able to get back on track here.

Form: 15

(5)

Raven's Up²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: M Botti| OR: 74| D

5/1

25/1, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 28 days ago, nearest finish. Eased 1 lb since but she'll need to find some improvement in order to emerge on top here.

Form: 9316-73

(1)

Wasdale⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 71| CD

11/4

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (15/2) at this C&D 84 days ago, well on top finish. 4 lb rise is by no means the end of the world and she's very much the one to beat.

Form: 67115-1

(3)

Let's Go Hugo³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J P Sullivan| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 69| D

12/1

Ninth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 25/1) 30 days ago but will be in with a shout if able to reproduce something akin to peak 2-y-o form.

Form: 01338-9

Non-Runners

(2)

Jungle Fever¹⁹⁷

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: C Johnston J: J Fanning

Forecasts

Project Black (6/4), Wasdale (11/4), Tyke (5/1), Raven's Up (5/1), Jungle Fever (7/1), Let's Go Hugo (12/1), Can To Can (20/1)

WASDALE appeared to win with more in hand than the margin of victory would suggest over C&D in February and this 4 lb higher mark should be well within her reach. Though Tyke was safely held at Doncaster last time, he was a pretty decisive winner on debut at Southwell and is preferred to Let's Go Hugo for forecast purposes.