17:45 Newcastle

Friday 6 October 2023

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Quaff Box Handicap

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 1m 38.60s

(5)

Colourful Dream⁵⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 85| D

14/1

Thrice-raced winner. 85/40, won 7-runner minor event at Southwell (8.1f) with plenty in hand. Off 19 months. First run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby and no forlorn hope.

Form: 9/31-

(2)

Miami Thunder³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: B A Curtis| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 87| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Winner here in June. 11/2, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (10.2f) 36 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Back down in trip. Has work to do.

Form: 050120

(6)

Starshiba^v²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Ben Robinson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 83| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 14 runs this year. 100/1, respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 27 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 03F197

(1)

Tajawal⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 86| D

9/4

Winner at Ayr in June. 3/1, creditable ¾-length third of 12 to Starshiba in handicap at this C&D 69 days ago. Needs considering.

Form: 2-33173

(4)

Spirit Genie¹³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Candlish| OR: 85

40/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap (18/1) at Naas (8f, good to firm). Off 138 days. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving Jessica Harrington with more needed.

Form: 7127-68

(7)

Siam Fox²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: J F Egan| T: K Frost| OR: 81| D

22/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in May. 12/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good to firm) 28 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 178547

(8)

Archduke Ferdinand²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 78| BF| D

22/1

Latest win at Doncaster in August. Eighth of 12 in handicap (7/2) at Thirsk (7f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Merits consideration if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 713018

(3)

Whitefeathersfall⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 76

11/1

9/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, good to firm) 44 days ago, never nearer. Makes tapeta debut. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 1944-87

(9)

Oh So Charming⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 77| D

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Last of 7 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, good, 14/1) 88 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 31-367

(11)

Panning For Gold⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Cieren Fallon| T: D M Simcock| OR: 77| D

5/1

4 wins from 7 runs this year. 7/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 47 days ago. That form is proving strong so he's a player despite taking a 7 lb rise.

Form: 911141

(10)

Cusack^p⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Thompson| OR: 64| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. 9/1, good fourth of 12 over C&D 7 days ago. On the upgrade recently so he merits serious consideration despite being 2 lb out of the handicap.

Form: 583714

Non-Runners

(12)

Theme Park²

Weight: 9-12| Age: 3

T: N Tinkler J: Rowan Scott

Forecasts

Tajawal (9/4), Miami Thunder (9/2), Panning For Gold (5/1), Theme Park (6/1), Starshiba (7/1), Cusack (11/1), Whitefeathersfall (11/1), Colourful Dream (14/1), Oh So Charming (14/1), Archduke Ferdinand (22/1), Siam Fox (22/1), Spirit Genie (40/1)

PANNING FOR GOLD is enjoying an excellent season and fancied to bag a fifth win with the form of his latest Southwell success proving very strong. C&D winner Cusack is feared most despite being 2 lb out of the handicap, with in-form duo Theme Park and Tajawal in the mix too.