20:15 Newcastle

Saturday 22 March 2025

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Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 59.18s

(3)

Dark Kestrel^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 74| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2024. Creditable second of 8 in handicap (15/2) at this C&D 9 days ago. Should make his presence felt.

Form: 354542

(11)

Filly One⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: G R Oldroyd| OR: 74| C

17/2

Lightly-raced course winner. 18/1, last of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 57 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 11/6-0

(8)

Above^t,p²³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 73| CD

4/1

C&D winner in January. 17/2, respectable sixth of 10 in handicap back here 23 days ago, not ideally placed. Enters calculations.

Form: 3-21236

(10)

Frank The Spark¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| D

7/1

Three wins from 8 runs last year. 12/1, creditable ¾-length second of 6 to Ganesha in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 92113-2

(7)

Ganesha¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S H James| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 70| CD

15/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 6-runner handicap (9/4) at this C&D 15 days ago by ¾ length from Frank The Spark. More on his plate up 3 lb in this stronger race.

Form: 0640-31

(2)

Darlo Pride^b,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 70| BF| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 17 runs last year. Creditable ¾-length third of 6 to Ganesha in handicap (15/8) at this C&D 15 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 3-46243

(5)

Fierce¹⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: P T Midgley| OR: 70| DWS

14/1

Visored for 1st time tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 9 in seller (14/1) at Leicester (7f, heavy). Off 158 day and down in trip on debut for new yard. Has undergone a wind op.

Form: 696187-

(1)

South Shore¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Joanna Mason| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 68

50/1

50/1, last of 8 in handicap at this course (6f) 18 days ago and he looks set for another struggle.

Form: 19080-8

(9)

Wrestling Revenue⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 66| D

33/1

Last of 9 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D 50 days ago and he's hard to warm to on the back of that.

Form: 3222-79

(6)

King's Crown^t,p⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁷⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 65| CD

15/2

C&D winner at the start of this month. 12/1, respectable third of 8 in handicap back here 9 days ago and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 183213

(4)

Golden Rainbow^v,t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 62| CD

10/1

Four-time C&D winner. Six wins from 20 runs last year. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (50/1) 23 days ago. Visor back on and he's in with an each-way shout.

Form: 5815-93

Forecasts

Above (4/1), Dark Kestrel (9/2), Frank The Spark (7/1), Darlo Pride (7/1), Ganesha (15/2), King's Crown (15/2), Filly One (17/2), Golden Rainbow (10/1), Fierce (14/1), Wrestling Revenue (33/1), South Shore (50/1)

The vote goes to ABOVE, who has been in good heart in recent months and, all things considered, he performed with credit over C&D last time. The 8-y-o remains on a workable mark and gets the nod ahead of another in-form candidate in the shape of King's Crown, while Darlo Pride has a realistic chance of reversing recent C&D placings with Ganesha and Frank The Spark.

Prize Money

1st: £3,716.002nd: £1,744.003rd: £871.004th: £436.005th: £217.00

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