19:20 Newcastle

Friday 2 May 2025

All17:3718:1318:4819:2019:5520:3021:00

Quaff Box Handicap

Off time: 19:20 | Winning time: 1m 39.93s

(2)

Hale End^p²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Oliver Stammers| T: M Dods| OR: 78| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 16/1, seventh of 12 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good) 25 days ago, not ideally placed. Cheekpieces back on an in the mix.

Form: 15280-7

(9)

Westernesse^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: D O'Meara| OR: 78| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in March. Thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 12/1) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and sort to bounce back.

Form: 430-510

(7)

Savvy Kingdom³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Sanderson| T: S Woods| OR: 78

9/1

Lightly-raced winner. Off 19 months before an encouraging third of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 31 days ago, running on late. Makes tapeta debut. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 3017/3

(4)

Mr Mistoffelees¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: O J Orr| T: S England| OR: 75| D

7/4

Fourteen runs since last win in 2022 but he shaped well when third of 16 in handicap (12/1) at Chelmsford City (8f) 14 days ago, nearest finish having suffered a poor run over 1f out. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 0-33423

(8)

Live Aid⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: D Carroll| OR: 75| D

20/1

Progressive sort who readily won 7-runner maiden at Southwell (8.1f, 17/2) 49 days ago. Not taken lightly now going into handicaps.

Form: 821

(6)

Clear Angel²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: S Corbett| OR: 72| C| D

4/1

Course winner. 20/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 28 days ago. Enters calculations if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 44050-8

(3)

Chuzzlewit^b¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Shane Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 70| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2024. 13/2, sixth of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, good) 18 days ago, left poorly placed. Needs considering.

Form: 07-6356

(5)

Barleybrown¹⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 66| CD

22/1

4-time C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 13/2, below form fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 144 days ago. Temperamental sort.

Form: 131235-

Non-Runners

(1)

Eden Storm⁶

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: P Morris J: Rhys Elliott

Forecasts

Mr Mistoffelees (7/4), Chuzzlewit (4/1), Clear Angel (4/1), Savvy Kingdom (9/1), Westernesse (10/1), Hale End (10/1), Eden Storm (16/1), Live Aid (20/1), Barleybrown (22/1)

A few with chances but MR MISTOFFELEES is taken to build on an unlucky third in a big field at Chelmsford City last time and end a losing sequence. Handicap debutant Live Aid arrives on the up and is feared most ahead of Hale End, Westernesse and Savvy Kingdom.