18:05 Newcastle

Thursday 3 August 2023

All16:5617:3218:0518:4019:1519:4520:1520:45

Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap

Off time: 18:09 | Winning time: 1m 25.22s

(11)

Mercurius Power^p,t²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 65| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 12/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good to firm) 29 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 400600

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(6)

Late Arrival³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 65| CD

9/1

C&D winner. 6/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good) 31 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 60-3407

(7)

Saisons D'Or²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 65| CD

17/2

3-time C&D winner. Latest win at Southwell in March. Good third of 10 in handicap (15/2) at Ripon (8f, good) 24 days ago. Well in the mix.

Form: 170323

(13)

Castleberg Rock¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: T Eaves| T: R Craggs| OR: 65

50/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good, 150/1) 15 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 320-056

(2)

Ibiza Rocks^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 65| D

6/1

10/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in handicap at Chester (7f, soft) 20 days ago. Fourteen runs since last win in 2020.

Form: 0-35000

(9)

Patontheback¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Rowan Scott| T: G Tutty| OR: 62

13/2

Nineteen runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good) 13 days ago. Merits consideration if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 4-26340

(14)

El Jad^v⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 60

8/1

Caught the eye on his second run back after an absence when fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 18/1) 9 days ago, doing too much too soon. Player off an unchanged mark in his bid for a maiden success.

Form: 7862-04

(5)

Keep Me Stable²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 65

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Richard Hannon when last of 9 in handicap (80/1) at Carlisle (6.9f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Uphill task.

Form: 599-9

(4)

Star Map¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: P Mulrennan| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 65

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/2, last of 8 in maiden at Nottingham (5f, soft) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 628

(10)

Go Sing²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 59

15/2

Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Haydock (7f, firm, 18/5) 27 days ago. One for the shortlist.

Form: 6700-35

(3)

Billy McGarry^v1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 58

20/1

Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, firm, 40/1) 27 days ago. Visor on 1st time. Can give another good account.

Form: 7159-D4

(8)

Howyoulikemenow^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J P Spencer| T: G Boughey| OR: 63| BF

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Below-par sixth of 9 in handicap at Brighton (7f, good, 9/2) 30 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 56666

(1)

Mai Alward^p1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 60

40/1

150/1, last of 12 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good) 17 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time with work to do.

Form: 831-870

(12)

My Roxanne¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 58| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in June. 11/2, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good) 17 days ago, slowly away. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 513313

Forecasts

My Roxanne (7/2), Ibiza Rocks (6/1), Patontheback (13/2), Mercurius Power (15/2), Go Sing (15/2), El Jad (8/1), Saisons D'Or (17/2), Late Arrival (9/1), Howyoulikemenow (14/1), Billy McGarry (20/1), Star Map (33/1), Mai Alward (40/1), Castleberg Rock (50/1), Keep Me Stable (80/1)

Lots with chances but EL JAD is taken to build on his promising Wolverhampton fourth and gain his breakthrough success at the chief expense of 3-time C&D winner Saisons d'Or. My Roxanne is another with winning form here who must enter calculations along with Go Sing and Billy McGarry.