18:00 Newcastle

Thursday 12 September 2024

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High Horse Facade Design Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:02 | Winning time: 1m 12.96s

(5)

Fircombe Hall^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P A Kirby| OR: 53| BF| CD

10/3

Six-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 16 runs this year. Latest win here in June. Last of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 11/4) 7 days ago, though that run easy to excuse given he was badly hampered.

Form: 914468

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(4)

She'sashambles¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 52| D

12/1

Won 9-runner minor event at Thirsk (6f, good to firm, 8/1) 13 days ago, comfortably having gone with much more zest. Now needs to back that up returned to handicap company/AW.

Form: 003831

(8)

Missmimi⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 50

3/1

Good second of 12 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D 9 days ago, travelling with plenty of purpose. Same mark here so a must for the shortlist.

Form: 664432

(9)

Louella^h1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: A D Brown| OR: 52

7/1

11/1 and cheekpieces on for first time, eighth of 11 in handicap at Catterick (6f, good to firm) 37 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Roger Fell & Sean Murray. Hood on first time.

Form: 749378

(6)

Too Much Too Young^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Garritty| T: K Scott| OR: 50

28/1

First run since leaving Roger Fell & Sean Murray and produced a career best in first-time cheekpieces when winning 7-runner minor event at Catterick (7f, good) 15 days ago, just holding on. Ought to be a factor again back in a handicap.

Form: 090601

(3)

Sydney Bay^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: G A Harker| OR: 47| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 4/1, good third of 9 in minor event at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) 13 days ago. Can remain competitive.

Form: 787473

(2)

Variety Island^b¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: S Whitaker| OR: 46| BF| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Shaped quite well at Pontefract and sent off favourite last time, only to finish seventh of 10 in minor event at Catterick (7f, good) 15 days ago. Blinkers back on and assessor given him a major chance.

Form: 422947

(1)

Lil Wade⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 46

22/1

17/2, creditable second of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 7 days ago. Repeat of that will see him in the mix.

Form: 744572

(7)

Secret Daay^b⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson| T: D Thompson| OR: 45

14/1

Remains a maiden after 25 Flat runs. 25/1, sixth of 9 in minor event at this course (7.1f) 47 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 384006

(10)

Evoluir²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 46| BF

16/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 10/3) 25 days ago. Expensive to follow this season.

Form: 90-2277

Forecasts

Missmimi (3/1), Fircombe Hall (10/3), Variety Island (6/1), Sydney Bay (7/1), Louella (7/1), She'sashambles (12/1), Secret Daay (14/1), Evoluir (16/1), Lil Wade (22/1), Too Much Too Young (28/1)

VARIETY ISLAND doesn't win too often but he shaped nicely on his penultimate start and the handicapper has given him every chance dropping him to this career-low mark. He therefore gets the tentative nod in favour of Missmimi and Too Much Too Young.