19:30 Newcastle

Thursday 22 February 2024

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Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 41.96s

(4)

Alexander James^p,t⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 70| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 10/1, creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (7f) 9 days ago.

Form: 967-204

(5)

Irish Flame^p³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: M Dods| OR: 70| CD

6/4

C&D winner. Creditable third of 9 in C&D handicap 31 days ago. Claims if in similar form.

Form: 25340-3

(7)

Souffionne^t,v²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Davies| T: H Palmer| OR: 70| C

10/1

Course winner. Visored first time, creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 16/1) 27 days ago, having run of race.

Form: 416-85

(9)

L'Argent²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: M Appleby| OR: 69

4/1

25/1, fifth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (1m) 23 days ago. Still early days with this good stable.

Form: 2/70-045

(8)

Win Win Power^p²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 68| D

15/2

Five wins from 12 runs last year and added to his tally in 7f Wolverhampton handicap 27 days ago. Looked to have a bit in hand so a 3 lb rise looks fair.

Form: 414-341

(11)

Havana Party^b¹⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: I Jardine| OR: 68| D

12/1

Latest win at Hamilton in September. 7/1, good second of 11 in handicap at Redcar later that month. Off since. Claims if primed after lay-off.

Form: 139512-

(3)

Dragons Will Rise²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 68| CD

25/1

Four-time course winner. Eight wins from 28 Flat runs. Seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (7f, 28/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 537/0-67

(6)

Showmedemoney^p,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 61| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 18 runs last year. 10/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course 12 days ago, finding little. Back down in trip.

Form: 887-667

(2)

Martin's Brig^b⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 53

14/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at this course (7f, 12/1) 9 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 3246-23

Non-Runners

(1)

Local Bay¹⁷

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: A W Carroll J: William Carson

(10)

Dougies Dream¹⁵⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: N Tinkler J: Rowan Scott

Forecasts

Irish Flame (6/4), L'Argent (4/1), Alexander James (13/2), Win Win Power (15/2), Souffionne (10/1), Local Bay (10/1), Havana Party (12/1), Dougies Dream (12/1), Martin's Brig (14/1), Showmedemoney (16/1), Dragons Will Rise (25/1)

WIN WIN POWER won quite tidily at Wolverhampton last month so a 3 lb rise may not prevent him going in again. Martin's Brig has run well on his last 3 visits here and is second choice ahead of Irish Flame.