20:20 Newcastle

Friday 28 June 2024

All16:2316:5517:2518:0018:3519:1019:4520:20

JenningsBet In North Shields Handicap

Off time: 20:20 | Winning time: 1m 14.04s

(12)

Warminster¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 57| D

4/1

Latest win at Ayr in May. 11/2, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, good) 18 days ago. Definite claims if he can bounce back.

Form: 555136

(13)

Fircombe Hall^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P A Kirby| OR: 52| CD

5/2

5-time C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 11/1, last of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.1f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Return to this track will help.

Form: 371949

(9)

Global Humor^b¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 52| CD

11/2

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap (15/2) at Hamilton (6f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Tricky character but well capable from this mark on his day.

Form: 725456

(8)

Dandy Spirit^b²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 52| D

6/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Ninth of 13 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to firm, 16/1) 21 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 9-98449

(11)

Badosa³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Loughnane| T: P Morris| OR: 57| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Below form seventh of 15 in handicap (150/1) at Haydock (6f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 4-11467

(14)

Bingley Crocker^h⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: P Morris| OR: 48

28/1

66/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, heavy) 67 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Hood on for 1st time in this code.

Form: 0-74056

(6)

Notion In Motion³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 54

22/1

Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good, 14/1) 39 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John & Sean Quinn. Something to prove.

Form: 666347

(7)

Independent Beauty³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Ethan Jones⁽⁵⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 45

40/1

Remains a maiden after 35 Flat runs. Ninth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at Bath (5.7f, good) 35 days ago.

Form: 879469

(4)

Maveric's Magic⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 52

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good to firm) 7 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 898-90

(1)

Alibi Warning¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Connor Murtagh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 51

33/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap at Carlisle (5.8f, soft, 16/1) 11 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7040-57

(5)

Port And Starburd¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Beasley| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 49| BF

11/1

2/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Beverley (7.4f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Could get back on track if she settles better.

Form: 4-66630

(3)

Evoluir³⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 45

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eleventh of 14 in nursery (33/1) at Catterick (5f, good to firm). Off 11 months. Makes tapeta debut. Hard to fancy.

Form: 6590-

Non-Runners

(2)

Sidney's Son¹⁸

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: N Tinkler J: Rowan Scott

(10)

Gidwa⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: B Ellison J: Ben Robinson

Forecasts

Fircombe Hall (5/2), Warminster (4/1), Global Humor (11/2), Dandy Spirit (6/1), Badosa (6/1), Gidwa (6/1), Port And Starburd (11/1), Sidney's Son (14/1), Notion In Motion (22/1), Evoluir (28/1), Bingley Crocker (28/1), Maveric's Magic (28/1), Alibi Warning (33/1), Independent Beauty (40/1)

This is a particularly poor race and, while he failed to beat a rival at Musselburgh last time, it's worth taking a chance on FIRCOMBE HALL to make a winning return to this track (has an excellent record here). All of the others arrive out of form but Warminster could bounce back, so he's regarded as the main danger.