19:45 Newcastle

Friday 3 November 2017

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Sun Bets On The App Handicap

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(11)

Rock Warbler^h,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Connor Murtagh⁽⁵⁾| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 76| CD

4/1

Best form has been here, with all four wins (including two at this trip) coming at the track. Is rated 3lb higher than when scoring here in September but has useful claim from Connor Murtagh to make things manageable.

Form: 067516

(14)

El Principe^t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: J L Eyre| OR: 75| D

8/1

Has a couple of wins on turf over the summer and can go well on AW despite being 0-4, high enough in the weights now returned to this surface to suggest the wait will go on however.

Form: 421315

(12)

Dandys Denouement¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Robinson⁽⁵⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 75

50/1

Lightly-raced sort who remains a maiden but showed some decent form in turf maidens earlier in the year. Ran a strange race on his return after a break last time (6f, Redcar) and now makes his handicap debut. Market check needed.

Form: 8225

(13)

Alpine Dream^b,h⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 73

25/1

Winner at Chester earlier in the year but has found her revised mark too much to deal with subsequently. Makes first start on AW now.

Form: 524250

(3)

Madrinho^b1,t1⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Tim Clark⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 72

12/1

It is well over two years since his sole win (Ayr, 6f, good to firm) and he has regressed since those Listed-placed days with Richard Hannon. Moved yard again and gets blinkers first time on AW bow on return from short break.

Form: 4-67466

(1)

Interlink⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 72

20/1

Sole success in 16 attempts came in 6f Chelmsford maiden in October 2016. Has run some promising races this year and market can guide expectations on first start for new handler with positive jockey booking.

Form: 503022

(4)

Acrux^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 72

11/2

Didn't get much luck when close fourth behind Rock Warbler over C&D in September and run out of it late in the piece next time over a mile, both off this mark. In good heart and should be in the firing line when it matters.

Form: 029643

(9)

Deansgate³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Joe Doyle| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 72| D

9/2

Finally off the mark at 19th time of asking at Doncaster (7f, good) in August, since run fair race behind Rock Warbler over this C&D and has often gone well here without getting a win from six attempts, definite place claims.

Form: 748415

(6)

Glorious Rocket^e/s1¹⁰⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: B A Curtis| T: T D Barron| OR: 72

20/1

Only has a Kempton AW win over 6f to show for his efforts from eight runs so far. Has run respectably for his new yard in two of three starts but his mark is not an outstanding one and best watched after 105 days off seemingly.

Form: 13-7754

(8)

Equiano Springs³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: T P Tate| OR: 72| D

18/1

Maiden winner at Beverley (7½f, good to firm) in September but well and truly beaten back there in handicap since. Makes AW bow and needs to bring very best form on these terms.

Form: 244310

(7)

Alfie's Angel^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 72

28/1

Both of his turf successes came over 6f, but has been rather outpaced in two AW starts here last month over 7f/1m and might be worth a try over a longer journey.

Form: 616078

(5)

Majdool^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds⁽³⁾| T: N Wilson| OR: 70| D

17/2

Two-time AW winner over this trip in 2015 when with Roger Varian, form since is fairly patchy but outran odds of 50/1 when 2½L fourth of 14 over a mile here a fortnight ago.

Form: 0-87974

(2)

Prince of Time²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Rodriguez⁽³⁾| T: R Ford| OR: 67| D

66/1

Quick-fire double at Wolverhampton earlier in the year in low-grade handicaps over this trip, handicapper has taken control since and others preferred after poor show at Kempton last month.

Form: 211090

(10)

Tagur^v¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 64| D

14/1

Shed maiden tag at 16th time of asking in 7f Carlisle handicap (heavy) in September, has knocked on the door over C&D off slightly higher marks than this before so isn't to be ruled out having run well at Musselburgh over this trip 18 days ago.

Form: 878214

Forecasts

Rock Warbler (4/1), Deansgate (9/2), Acrux (11/2), El Principe (8/1), Majdool (17/2), Madrinho (12/1), Tagur (14/1), Equiano Springs (18/1), Glorious Rocket (20/1), Interlink (20/1), Alpine Dream (25/1), Alfie's Angel (28/1), Dandys Denouement (50/1), Prince of Time (66/1)

Acrux didn't have a lot of luck in running here two starts back and perhaps found the mile was too far since. Racing off the same mark as when making the frame in those runs, he can be involved again. ROCK WARBLER won that C&D event in September and is forgiven a less convincing effort since at Kempton. All his wins have come at this venue and his claiming rider ensures he's on a workable mark coming back to this favoured track. Deansgate is another that tends to go well here, though has yet to win at the track, while Tagur has also knocked on the door and can be given some claims.