15:10 Newcastle

Saturday 29 July 2023

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Vermont Hotel Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 3m 38.29s

(7)

Mirrie Dancers¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 63

9/4

Won first 2 starts back in June. Continued good work when second of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f, 3/1) 10 days ago, just failing. and he's unexposed over 2m.

Form: 4/05-112

(11)

Gold Arch^b⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: Sara Ender| OR: 62

12/1

Temperamental sort. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 18/1, last of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 40 days ago. Lot to prove at present.

Form: 233/966

(3)

Victoriano^b¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 58| BF| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in May. 11/4, fifth of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 10 days ago. Ought to be a factor at this level.

Form: 702135

(2)

Tiger Spirit^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: M Herrington| OR: 58| D

12/1

Step back in the right direction when seventh of 10 to Mirrie Dancers in handicap (10/1) at Redcar (14f, good to firm) 35 days ago, albeit better placed than most. No real reason why she'll reverse the form, though.

Form: 108847

(10)

Lord Torranaga¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: P A Kirby| OR: 55

11/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (16/1) at Catterick (15.9f, good to firm) 17 days ago.

Form: 457324

(5)

Norman Kindu^v²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: R Menzies| OR: 54

22/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (14f, good to soft) 21 days ago, though was left poorly placed. Lurks on a dangerous mark.

Form: 8-64847

(8)

Kitten's Dream^b¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 53| D

22/1

Unreliable individual. Last of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f, 16/1) 10 days ago, racing freely.

Form: 256656

(6)

Steel Helmet³³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: H Bethell| OR: 52| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Improved on recent efforts to win 13-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (14f, 9/2) 33 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 575151

(1)

Toutatis^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: A Mullen| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 47

25/1

12/1, good fourth of 14 in handicap at Doncaster (16.5f, good to firm) 16 days ago, suited by way race developed.

Form: 40-5824

(9)

Knight Of Kings⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J P Sullivan| T: J Butler| OR: 47

10/1

Blinkers/tongue for the first time, eighth of 12 in minor event at Lingfield (12f, AW, 15/2) 53 days ago. Significantly up in trip and one to monitor in the market.

Form: 3/90978

Non-Runners

(4)

Buford⁴

Weight: 8-9| Age: 5

T: Ewan Whillans J: Barry McHugh

Forecasts

Mirrie Dancers (9/4), Victoriano (9/2), Lord Torranaga (11/2), Steel Helmet (6/1), Knight Of Kings (10/1), Buford (10/1), Tiger Spirit (12/1), Gold Arch (12/1), Norman Kindu (22/1), Kitten's Dream (22/1), Toutatis (25/1)

MIRRIE DANCERS responded well when runner-up attempting to complete a hat-trick at Wolverhampton 10 days ago and, unexposed over 2m, he rates the percentage call. Steel Helmet and Victoriano are a couple of potential threats.