15:20 Newcastle

Friday 8 September 2023

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United Living Group Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:24 | Winning time: 1m 25.45s

(12)

Mossbawn⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: N Mechie| OR: 72| D

100/1

Last of 7 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good to soft, 80/1) 59 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form but leap of faith is now required.

Form: 040-007

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(2)

Rocket Rod²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 70| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Doncaster in June. Respectable fourth of 16 in handicap at that course (7f, good to firm, 10/1) 20 days ago. Strong claims returned to the AW off the same mark.

Form: 487134

(5)

Emperor Caradoc³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 69| D

6/1

6/1, very good third of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good) 30 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and shouldn't be far away if taking to this surface.

Form: 7-60833

(7)

Sun Power^v²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Rowan Scott| T: A D Brown| OR: 68| D

7/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 8/1, respectable fourth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 2 days ago. Can make presence felt if turned out again quickly.

Form: 768044

(10)

Ellabella^p,t¹¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 68

14/1

Latest win at Dundalk in March. Eighteenth of 20 in handicap (33/1) at Leopardstown (8f, good). Off 112 days ahead of this tapeta debut for new yard but she wouldn't be without a chance if able to reproduce her polytrack form from Ireland on this surface.

Form: 35-4170

(6)

Code Purple⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Joanna Mason| T: B Haslam| OR: 67| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Redcar in April. 7/2, last of 11 in handicap at Chester (7f, soft) 56 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 321120

(3)

Sidney's Son¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 70

7/2

Career best when winning 7-runner minor event at Carlisle (5.8f, good to firm, 4/6) 16 days ago. Moving back up in trip won't be an issue and he's a major player back in handicap company.

Form: 242621

(8)

Grey Force One^v²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 68

50/1

40/1 and visored for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 158-609

(11)

Slippin Jimmy^p1²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 67| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good, 11/2) 27 days ago, nearest finish. Cheekpieces on 1st time and he's certainly not without hope.

Form: 7-38423

(4)

Abnaa^b³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 62| CD

40/1

Three-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 14 runs this year. 33/1, last of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 35 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 789609

(1)

Rockin Rosa^p²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 56| CD

8/1

Career best when winning 13-runner handicap at this C&D (7/1) 24 days ago, readily. More on her plate up 4 lb in this stronger race.

Form: 455321

Non-Runners

(9)

Concert Boy²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: D O'Meara J: D Tudhope

Forecasts

Sun Power (7/2), Sidney's Son (7/2), Slippin Jimmy (9/2), Emperor Caradoc (6/1), Concert Boy (7/1), Rockin Rosa (8/1), Rocket Rod (17/2), Code Purple (11/1), Ellabella (14/1), Abnaa (40/1), Grey Force One (50/1), Mossbawn (100/1)

While SIDNEY'S SON hardly broke new ground when deservedly opening his account in a Carlisle novice 16 days ago, that odds-on success could prove to be a confidence-boosting springboard for Nigel Tinkler's charge. He has performed with credit on both previous visits here and gets the nod ahead of Rocket Rod, who has followed his Doncaster win in June with a couple of solid efforts in defeat and should remain competitive. Slippin Jimmy and Sun Power are others to consider.