18:00 Newcastle

Tuesday 15 August 2023

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Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 2m 11.94s

(1)

Broctune Red¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Alex Jary⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 67| CD

5/1

Seven-time course winner. 14/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago. 1 lb lower now and not taken lightly.

Form: 224833

(2)

Iron Sheriff⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 65| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. 11/8, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Pontefract (10f, good to firm) 64 days ago, soon clear. 6 lb rise fair and should be in the mix.

Form: 414131

(3)

Hooflepuff^v¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Jason Hart| T: H Bethell| OR: 64| BF

9/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in April. 9/4, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 11 days ago. Each-way chance.

Form: 752125

(6)

Purple Ice^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 59| CD

13/2

C&D winner in May. Seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 17 days ago, slowly away. Likely to a find a few of these too strong.

Form: 881067

(9)

Mass Consumption⁷⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Russell| T: B Ellison| OR: 64

11/4

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 5 in maiden (18/1) at Ripon (8f, good to firm) 75 days ago. Up in trip on first run for yard after leaving Jedd O'Keeffe and needs a second look now handicapping.

Form: 66-2

(10)

Hildegard^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 62

13/2

6/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 21 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 574733

(4)

Coconut Bay^t⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: T Davidson| OR: 52| DWS

11/1

6/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, fourth of 7 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good to firm) 71 days ago (since undergone a wind op). Place possibilities.

Form: 956364

(13)

We Still Believe¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: B A Curtis| T: D Bourke| OR: 51| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 11/2, tenth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 12 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter if he's to resume winning ways.

Form: 102240

(8)

Rampant¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Phil Dennis| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 58

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (11.1f, soft, 18/1) 10 days ago. Eased 4 lb and worth another chance back at the scene of his encouraging debut third in an 8-runner maiden in May.

Form: 37875

(7)

Valstar^b¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 54

33/1

Fourth of 6 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, good to soft, 11/1) 18 days ago. Up in trip for this tapeta debut and needs to raise her game a touch.

Form: 50-2664

(12)

Love Destiny¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 45

33/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (8f) 17 days ago, never nearer. This stiffer test should suit and he has an each-way chance.

Form: 685655

Non-Runners

(5)

Rory¹⁰

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: J S Goldie J: P Mulrennan

(11)

Loom Large²⁴

Weight: 9-13| Age: 4

T: I Jardine J: A Mullen

Forecasts

Mass Consumption (11/4), Broctune Red (5/1), Hildegard (13/2), Purple Ice (13/2), We Still Believe (8/1), Hooflepuff (9/1), Iron Sheriff (11/1), Coconut Bay (11/1), Rampant (12/1), Rory (12/1), Loom Large (16/1), Love Destiny (33/1), Valstar (33/1)

On the back of improved placed efforts at Kempton and Wolverhampton, HILDEGARD is taken to deservedly open her account now faced with a stiffer test. Indeed, she shapes as though this new trip is well worth exploring and is marginally preferred to Broctune Red, who was third to a progressive filly over C&D and should give another good account off this 1 lb lower mark. The in-form Iron Sheriff and handicap debutant Mass Consumption both need considering, too.