14:40 Newcastle

Wednesday 21 February 2018

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10 Free At 32red.com Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 2m 11.42s

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Lawless Secret¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-9| J: Unknown| T: S & E Crisford| BF| D

Form: 329-323

(1)

Time To Blossom²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 85| BF| D

11/8

Has raced over longer trips since opening her account on her handicap debut at Redcar (1m2f) in August. No problem with synthetics, and probably didn't stay 1m6f latest. Ridden by Serena Brotherton for both of her victories.

Form: 33/19-13

Mama Africa⁵¹

Age: 11| Weight: 8-12| J: Unknown| T: T D Barron| BF

Form: 92011-4

(2)

Eyes On Asha¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 76| C

11/4

Cost €775,000 as a juvenile, and looked a horse with a bright future when scoring readily on debut over 1m here in March 2017. Things haven't gone quite to plan since but ran well after a wind operation recently, and should figure positively.

Form: 15-2

(3)

Mystikana^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 73

6/1

Formerly with Marcus Tregoning (dual 1m4f AW winner), and ran well enough on her stable debut at Wolverhampton earlier this month (1m6f). Should be sharper for that race, but a drop back in trip doesn't appear an obvious move.

Form: 75120-3

(4)

Henpecked^b¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-5| J: P Hanagan| T: A C Whillans| OR: 69| CD

3/1

Struggles to get the job done, but eventually broke a winless sequence when scrambling home for this rider over C&D latest (6/4f). Up 2lb, and in grade, but we know that she's perfectly well suited by this track.

Form: 008-231

Perceived¹³

Age: 13| Weight: 7-13| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| D

Form: 8205-33

Beatbybeatbybeat¹¹

Age: 12| Weight: 7-8| J: Unknown| T: A Brittain| BF

Form: 5U4-345

(6)

Rosie Hall^p³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 6-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 45

66/1

A 30 race rules maiden (0 from 11 on the AW), and has no conceivable chance from so far out of the weights.

Form: 0070/0-0

(5)

Zarkavon¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 6-9| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 45

33/1

A 13 race maiden for whom you usually require a searchlight to find. Out-performed her 100/1 odds in a truly bizarre race won by Outlaw Torn over C&D latest, but has next to no chance today at these weights.

Form: 787-992

Forecasts

Time To Blossom (11/8), Eyes On Asha (11/4), Henpecked (3/1), Mystikana (6/1), Zarkavon (33/1), Rosie Hall (66/1)

With the John Wainwright trained pair requiring a modern day miracle from so far out of the weights, this race is effectively a four runner affair. Henpecked is always vulnerable, and simply doesn't win enough races, whilst Mystikana surely won't be suited by dropping back in trip. Therefore, the pair to concentrate upon are Time To Blossom and EYES ON ASHA. The former has developed into a consistent handicapper, and a revised mark of 85 mightn't prove beyond her over this shorter trip (didn't stay 1m6f latest), but we've not seen the best of the latter who cost €775,000 as a juvenile, and was a ready winner on her sole previous visit to Newcastle in March 2017 (1m).