11:42 Newcastle

Saturday 14 December 2024

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Hawk Ponteland Now Open Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 11:44 | Winning time: 5m 3.72s

Coniston Clouds⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Conor Rabbitt⁽³⁾| T: N G Richards| OR: 98

18/1

Resumes in this sphere on a competitive mark following a couple of no-shows over fences and, if reverting to the smaller obstacles has a positive effect, he could have a say in the finish.

Form: 9/1F3-PP

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Dalileo¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Power⁽³⁾| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 98| D

28/1

Posted best effort for some time when taking a 10-runner Ayr handicap (19.5f, good to soft) last month but was essentially put in his place off this 6 lb higher mark at Musselburgh next time.

Form: 245617

Paddy O'Mahler^p1³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: Tom Midgley| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 95

13/2

Reached the frame in a couple of handicaps last spring and, though not at his best in 2 runs so far this season, he has to enter calculations off this reduced mark with first-time cheekpieces enlisted.

Form: F43-P66

Watch Law¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Edward Austin| T: Jess Mckie| OR: 94

100/1

Dual point winner but yet to trouble the judge following half-a-dozen appearances under Rules and he's hard to warm to.

Form: 633-408

Master Bricklayer²³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: P W Wadge| T: N W Alexander| OR: 94

17/2

Predictably stepped up on his maiden/novice form upped to this trip in handicaps at Ayr and Perth on final 2 starts of last season. It's early days for this 6-y-o and he needs a second look with the possibility of better to come.

Form: 8/05924-

Malangen¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Peter Kavanagh| T: Miss L Harrison| OR: 92| D

25/1

Successful at Hexham (16.2f, good) in June and has been kept busy of late, putting in a good shift when runner-up at Ayr on penultimate start. Perhaps 3m stretched him at Musselburgh since and merits respect back at this trip.

Form: 463726

Glory Hights²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: William Maggs| T: C Grant| OR: 89

4/1

Off the mark at the ninth attempt over hurdles when landing a 9-runner Carlisle handicap (24.6f, good to soft) back from a break last month. William Maggs again in the hot-seat and he's a key player up 4 lb.

Form: 2V24-51

Jingle Jangle Jet³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Joe Williamson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 88

22/1

No great shakes in a couple of bumpers and a trio of maiden hurdles. Big step forward needed now upped in trip for this handicap debut.

Form: 45-U66

Agilulf^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Aaron Anderson| T: A Nicol| OR: 87

20/1

Still to register a victory and while he again performed with credit at Musselburgh (19.8f, good to soft) recently, finishing fourth of 11 in a handicap off a 1 lb higher mark, one or two of these look more solid.

Form: 7038P4

Supreme Authority^t³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Maggs⁽³⁾| T: C Grant| OR: 84

10/1

No show in several maiden hurdles for previous yard but there were more encouraging signs upped to 19.8f for his handicap debut at Sedgefield last month. Place possibilities if able to build on that.

Form: 0909-04

Penpal²¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-12| J: Emma Smith-Chaston| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 82| C

28/1

Ready winner of a handicap here on his sole run of 2023. Ran poorly back from a break at Kelso in January but, following another 4 months off, he returned to form when runner-up at Sedgefield (16.8f, good) during the spring. Shortlisted.

Form: 03P/1P-2

Bergentown¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Gearoid Harney⁽³⁾| T: J Candlish| OR: 81| D

17/2

On a losing run but he posted a very good second of 11 in handicap hurdle at Southwell (24.3f) in October. Not disgraced next 2 starts, albeit without leaving the impression that his turn is imminent.

Form: 0-25244

Billable Grant⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Joshua Thompson⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs J Stephen| OR: 80

66/1

Sole success to date came in an Irish maiden hurdle back in March 2022 and he's hard to make a case for here on the back of a rather drap display for new connections at Ayr.

Form: 0-780P0

Ebendi^p²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: Lewis Dobb⁽³⁾| T: A Wilson| OR: 79

33/1

Fairly useful Flat performer for Joseph O'Brien and has some decent bits and pieces of hurdles form to his name. However, he ran no sort of a race tried in first-time cheekpieces (retained) here last month and record in this sphere now stands at 0-13.

Form: 843-5F9

Ginger Pointe³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-6| J: Ben Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: D Brooke| OR: 76

10/3

Made winning yard/chase debut at Market Rasen in August and has performed to run to a similar level both completed starts in that sphere since. Respectable fifth of 12 back hurdling at Sedgefield (19.8f, good) last time and he merits respect.

Form: 2144U5

Cave Hill^t³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Alan Doyle| T: I A Duncan| OR: 72

10/1

Eleven-race maiden overall and he's likely to come up short once more.

Form: 038P-05

Forecasts

Ginger Pointe (10/3), Glory Hights (4/1), Paddy O'Mahler (13/2), Bergentown (17/2), Master Bricklayer (17/2), Cave Hill (10/1), Supreme Authority (10/1), Coniston Clouds (18/1), Agilulf (20/1), Jingle Jangle Jet (22/1), Malangen (25/1), Dalileo (28/1), Penpal (28/1), Ebendi (33/1), Billable Grant (66/1), Watch Law (100/1)

A first win over hurdles could be on the cards for GINGER POINTE, who rather caught the eye when staying on into fifth back in this sphere at Sedgefield where he travelled as well as anything else for much of the journey. Glory Hights is an obvious danger having raised his game when getting off the mark at Carlisle. Penpal is third choice ahead of Paddy O'Mahler.