15:40 Newcastle

Saturday 29 June 2024

All13:3514:0414:3515:1015:4016:1516:5017:25

Pertemps Network Handicap

Off time: 15:44 | Winning time: 1m 26.01s

(9)

Grey's Monument⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 105| D

7/1

Smart at his best. 16/1, below form tenth of 17 in handicap at York (1m, good) 44 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 8231-30

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(6)

Make Me King^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: James Doyle| T: H Al Jehani| OR: 102| D

4/1

Useful performer. Cheekpieces on first time, respectable eighth of 26 in handicap (12/1) at Royal Ascot (7f, firm) 9 days ago.

Form: 25-5498

(3)

Raadobarg^p,t¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: G Boughey| OR: 101| D

28/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Twentieth of 29 in Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot (1m, firm, 40/1) 10 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 30-3790

(5)

Baradar^p,t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 100| D

20/1

50/1, eighteenth of 26 in Buckingham Palace at Royal Ascot (7f, firm) 9 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 10-5470

(4)

Liamarty Dreams³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 91| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Won over 7f at Doncaster and Musselburgh this spring. 11/2, last of 9 in handicap at Chester (7f, soft) 35 days ago. Bounce back needed.

Form: 89-1159

(8)

Eldrickjones¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 91| CD

13/2

C&D winner in May. Well held in big-field events at York and Royal Ascot since but he's respected back on AW.

Form: 15-2100

(12)

Yermanthere¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 88| D

50/1

First run since leaving Andrew Kinirons when twelfth of 17 in handicap at York (7f, soft, 33/1) on reappearance 14 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 9/8138-0

(11)

Zip³⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 86| CD

11/1

Three-time C&D winner. 11/2, respectable fifth of 6 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Second to Eldrickjones over C&D prior to that. Can't be discounted back here.

Form: 564225

(2)

United Approach⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: J Tate| OR: 86

10/3

Promising sort. 12/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at Newbury (6f, good to firm) on reappearance 42 days ago, not ideally placed. Makes tapeta debut. Enters calculations.

Form: 51/1-4

(7)

Giant³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: David Probert| T: R Spencer| OR: 82| BF| D

25/1

Latest win at Kempton in March. 5/2, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 38 days ago. Has to race from 4 lb out of handicap.

Form: 92-1326

(10)

Local Hero²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Hannon| OR: 91| D

7/2

Useful effort when making a winning start to his handicap career over 7f at Kempton 24 days ago, quickening up in good style. Interesting up against older and largely more exposed opposition

Form: 19-21

Non-Runners

(1)

Documenting⁵⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 11

T: K Frost J: P Mulrennan

Forecasts

United Approach (10/3), Local Hero (7/2), Make Me King (4/1), Eldrickjones (13/2), Grey's Monument (7/1), Zip (11/1), Documenting (12/1), Baradar (20/1), Giant (25/1), Raadobarg (28/1), Liamarty Dreams (33/1), Yermanthere (50/1)

Lightly-raced 4-y-o UNITED APPROACH gets the nod to build on an encouraging comeback run at Newbury last month and take his career record to a healthy 3-5. Eldrickjones hasn't fired on turf the last twice but is much more reliable on AW and is feared most back at the scene of his win in May. Sole 3-y-o Local Hero, a good winner at Kempton last time, also makes the shortlist.