20:55 Newcastle

Wednesday 21 June 2023

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Royal Ascot Tips On attheraces.com Handicap

Off time: 20:57 | Winning time: 1m 14.02s

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Quercus^p¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 55| D

9/1

Produced a career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Catterick (6f, good to firm, 13/2) 11 days ago, making all. Respected as he drops back down in grade.

Form: 347-041

(13)

Fantasy Navigator⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Loughnane⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 55| D

15/2

After 7 months off, ran no sort of race when last of 6 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, heavy, 7/1) 40 days ago. Has dropped further in the weights, but will need to leave latest effort well behind.

Form: 16680-6

(11)

Macho Pride⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Faye McManoman| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 55| C| D

9/4

Course winner. Long time without a win, but continued positive start for current yard when second of 13 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, firm, 13/2) 7 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 872232

(9)

Enderman^p⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: P T Midgley| OR: 55| D

7/1

With cheekpieces back on, best effort of the year when second of 6 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, heavy, 10/3) 40 days ago. Major player running off the same mark.

Form: 36-2772

(6)

Yaahobby^p,t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Mark Winn⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 54| D

7/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Last of 5 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, firm, 13/2) 7 days ago, though raced out on the wing. Could bounce back with good-value claimer back on board.

Form: 753425

(14)

Mcqueen^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ray Dawson| T: H Spiller| OR: 54

14/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. 16/1, soon back on track when fifth of 9 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Can give his running again.

Form: 463405

(1)

Sydney Bay^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 52

28/1

In change of headgear after 9 months off (had wind op), last of 15 in handicap (18/1) at Thirsk (6f, good) 12 days ago. Has enough to prove at present.

Form: 94869-0

(2)

Variety Island^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: S Whitaker| OR: 52| CD

17/2

Sixteen runs since his sole win (at this C&D) back in 2021. 8/1, not discredited when fifth of 8 in handicap at Wetherby (7f, good to firm) 15 days ago. May just be vulnerable once more.

Form: 73-0585

(7)

Joshua R^p⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: Helen Cuthbert| OR: 51| C

18/1

Dual course winner (5f), with latest success here in January. Shaped as if in back in form after 10 weeks off when fourth of 8 in handicap at this course (5f, 8/1) 44 days ago. Needs to build on his latest effort.

Form: 5-19884

(3)

Roman Blaze^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Swift| T: J Bedi| OR: 51

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 25/1, failed to build on promise of previous run when eighth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Looks to be up against it.

Form: 76058

(10)

Kraken Florida^p⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Cieren Fallon| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 50| CD

16/1

Off the mark at this C&D in February and again ran well when third of 8 in minor event (10/3) here the following month, despite having been very slowly away. Could be thereabouts with cheekpieces reapplied.

Form: 6-23513

(4)

Darker²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 50

11/1

Not seen to best effect when sixth of 15 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good, 22/1) 23 days ago, not ideally drawn. Needs to find more, though.

Form: 78-6056

(8)

Mutabaahy^p⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 48| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Latest success at Wolverhampton in May. Run best excused when eighth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Southwell (5f) 8 days ago, jockey having trouble with blindfold leaving the stalls. Others still preferred.

Form: 756108

Non-Runners

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Beast Of Burden⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Ronald Thompson J: Ben Sanderson

Forecasts

Macho Pride (9/4), Yaahobby (7/1), Enderman (7/1), Fantasy Navigator (15/2), Variety Island (17/2), Quercus (9/1), Darker (11/1), Beast Of Burden (12/1), Mcqueen (14/1), Kraken Florida (16/1), Joshua R (18/1), Sydney Bay (28/1), Mutabaahy (33/1), Roman Blaze (50/1)

With cheekpieces reapplied, ENDERMAN turned in his best performance of the year when runner-up at Nottingham last time and he can build on that effort to get back to winning ways. Heading the list of dangers is last-time-out winner Quercus, while Macho Pride and Kraken Florida also merit consideration.