16:30 Newcastle

Thursday 28 December 2023

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Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 1m 42.62s

(6)

Inverlochy^t⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Harry Davies| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 70| CD

15/8

Two wins from 6 runs this year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (3/1) at this C&D 43 days ago by ½ length from Enola Grey, driven out. Bold show anticipated as she bids for the hat-trick.

Form: 438411

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(3)

Forward Flight³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: K P De Foy| OR: 69| D

7/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in October. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap (5/1) at Kempton (8f) 38 days ago. Looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 593168

(7)

Enola Grey¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Ethan Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 69| CD

13/8

5/6, didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap at this C&D 12 days ago, very slowly away. 2 lb nudge neither here nor there and she has to be respected in current form.

Form: 292221

(1)

Clipsham Gold¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Kyle Strydom| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 67| D

12/1

9/2, good third of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 14 days ago. Likely to make her presence felt off the same mark.

Form: 072743

(4)

Pembrokeshire^h¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 67

20/1

Latest win at Musselburgh in October. 4½ lengths seventh of 10 to Enola Grey in handicap at this C&D (22/1) 12 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 740917

(2)

Bobby Joe Leg³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 58| C

14/1

Six-time course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable second of 12 in handicap (7/1) at this course (7.1f) 39 days ago. Each-way shout.

Form: 658472

(8)

Ledger^t¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Farragher| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 53| CD

8/1

C&D winner in October. 12/1, respectable 4 lengths fifth of 10 to Enola Grey in handicap again over this C&D 12 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 701295

Non-Runners

(5)

Smalleytime³³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 3

T: B Haslam J: Non Runner

(9)

Noble Sovereign²²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: D Loughnane J: Laura Pearson

Forecasts

Enola Grey (13/8), Inverlochy (15/8), Forward Flight (7/1), Ledger (8/1), Noble Sovereign (10/1), Clipsham Gold (12/1), Bobby Joe Leg (14/1), Pembrokeshire (20/1), Smalleytime (25/1)

INVERLOCHY and Enola Grey are both on the up and look the pair to concentrate on. The latter has barely put a foot wrong in four starts since joining the Gemma Tutty yard and isn't passed over at all lightly, but Inverlochy is taken to confirm her superiority over that rival, having proved ½-length too good when they met over C&D last month. Clipsham Gold is third choice ahead of Ledger and Bobby Joe Leg.