20:30 Newcastle

Friday 26 April 2024

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Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 59.04s

(6)

Dark Kestrel^t⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 71

9/1

Eleventh of 13 in handicap (50/1) at Thirsk (6f, heavy) 6 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 07-3200

(12)

Zuffolo⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 70| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Fifth of 8 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 90 days ago. Not without each-way hope.

Form: 4519-55

(13)

Never This Way¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 69

16/1

First run since leaving William Haggas when tenth of 13 in handicap (18/1) at Thirsk (5f, heavy) 17 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Others preferred.

Form: 33424-0

(8)

Runninwild¹⁷⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 68| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D (15/2). Off 175 days and he looks up against it.

Form: 769497-

(10)

Catch Cunningham²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 68| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 9/2, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 29 days ago. Claims if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 0648-35

(7)

J R Cavagin²¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 67| D

12/1

7/2, improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at Redcar (5f, good to firm). Resumes on a 5 lb higher mark following a 7-month break and may prove vulnerable.

Form: 574281-

(9)

Saaheq^p²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁵⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 65| D

8/1

Creditable third of 12 in handicap (9/2) at Chelmsford City (5f) 28 days ago. Live each-way chance off the same mark.

Form: 0690-33

(14)

Let's Go Hugo²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 63| D

12/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in October. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 13/2) 28 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6122-30

(1)

Azucena¹⁷⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mulrennan| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 61| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 11 in handicap (13/2) at this C&D, slowly away. Off 179 days but could have a part to play if on-song.

Form: 980308-

(2)

Modular Magic¹⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 60| D

40/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. First run since leaving David & Nicola Barron when 11½ lengths tenth of 11 to Zuffolo in handicap (33/1) at this C&D. Off 168 days.

Form: 867680-

(4)

Elzaal⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Ryan Sexton| T: P T Midgley| OR: 60| BF| CD

4/1

Five-time C&D winner. Four wins from 15 runs last year. 5/2, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 49 days ago, nearest finish. Solid claims.

Form: 0224-24

(11)

Ernest Rutherford^p,t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Jason Hart| T: T D Easterby| OR: 56| D

13/2

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 14/1) 17 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 20870-4

Non-Runners

(5)

Sugar Baby¹⁶⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: P D Niven J: Non Runner

(3)

Sound Of Iona¹⁸

Weight: 8-4| Age: 8

T: J S Goldie J: Amie Waugh

Forecasts

Elzaal (4/1), Catch Cunningham (13/2), Ernest Rutherford (13/2), Zuffolo (7/1), Saaheq (8/1), Runninwild (8/1), Dark Kestrel (9/1), Let's Go Hugo (12/1), J R Cavagin (12/1), Sugar Baby (14/1), Never This Way (16/1), Azucena (25/1), Sound Of Iona (25/1), Modular Magic (40/1)

The vote goes to ELZAAL, who shaped well when runner-up over C&D back from a break in February. He failed to build on that back here next time but it was a respectable effort nonetheless and he's currently 3 lb below his last winning mark. Saaheq could be the one to follow him home, while Azucena and Catch Cunningham are others to consider.