15:50 Newcastle

Saturday 1 July 2023

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Education Network Handicap

Off time: 15:52 | Winning time: 2m 12.82s

(8)

Mr Curiosity²³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby| OR: 90

40/1

First run since leaving Charlie Fellowes when below form eighth of 21 in handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, heavy, 66/1). Off 7 months. Has work to do.

Form: 3104/88-

(2)

Thundering⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: K A Ryan| OR: 88| C

9/2

Course winner. 10/1, last of 15 in handicap at York (11.8f, good to firm) 45 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 2278-50

(6)

Nobel^t⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 88| BF| D

5/2

Lightly-raced winner. 7/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 13 in handicap at York (10.2f, good to firm) 43 days ago. Makes tapeta debut with more needed.

Form: 1/18-0

(1)

Persist²⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 87| D

11/2

Creditable sixth of 13 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good, 7/1), slowly away. Off 9 months so needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 172216-

(3)

Qaasid^v⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 85| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. Creditable third of 6 in handicap at Newmarket (10f, good, 9/2) 43 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 712323

(7)

Cockalorum⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 84| D

17/2

2 wins from 4 runs this year. Latest win at Ripon in June. Good fifth of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Pontefract (10f, good) 6 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 25-1145

(5)

Innse Gall³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: I Jardine| OR: 79| D

13/2

Creditable third of 8 in handicap (11/2) at Ayr (10f, good) 38 days ago. Bit more is still needed though.

Form: 134-253

(4)

Shimmering Sands^t²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Shane Gray| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 78| D

6/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 6-runner handicap (9/4) at Doncaster (10.2f, good to firm) 28 days ago with plenty in hand. Big shout on AW debut.

Form: 1310-31

Non-Runners

(9)

Maghlaak³⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: C Hills J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Nobel (5/2), Maghlaak (7/2), Thundering (9/2), Persist (11/2), Shimmering Sands (6/1), Qaasid (13/2), Innse Gall (13/2), Cockalorum (17/2), Mr Curiosity (40/1)

SHIMMERING SANDS ran out an easy winner at Doncaster and can follow up if proving as good on tapeta. Qaasid is feared most, ahead of Cockalorum.