20:45 Newcastle
Friday 30 November 2018
All17:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45
Betway Vegas Handicap (Div 2)
- 3YO plus | Class 6 | 6f | Standard | 12 Runners | Allweather | Weighed In
- Off time: 20:52 | Winning time: 1m 13.03s
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Has failed to win since May 2016 (6f, Ripon) and is yet to prove himself on synthetic surfaces (0-3); last seen keeping on for a midfield finish at Catterick (5f, good to firm) two months ago.
7-44 on the AW and is a C&D winner; Class 6 scorer on Fibresand at Southwell (6f) in April, but is returning from a 214-day absence tonight (and from a 4lb higher mark).
Would hold strong claims from this vastly reduced mark based on the pick of her nursery efforts for previous handler Charles Hills (including on the AW); that said, she is 0-6 for Les Eyre, so wholly reliant on wind surgery being the solution.
Produced a reasonable effort off this mark here in September (over 5f) when beaten a mere ½L by Displaying Amber; broadly similar showings since, albeit with obvious questions which need answering over 6f.
Runner-up off a 3lb higher mark over C&D in July (beaten 1L by Lucky Lucky Man), and shaped well when a fast-finishing third at Wolverhampton last week (5f); consistent and should be thereabouts.
Stablemate of Roaring Rory; has raced four-times over 7f at this track since July and was a winner off a 3lb lower mark on his penultimate start (beating Ninepin Bowler by a neck); also handles this 6f trip.
Remains an AW maiden (0-12), but is a two-time winner on turf (5f-6f); finished fifth of 13, so not entirely disgraced after racing prominently from a wide draw at Wolverhampton (6f) last week.
Close to shedding the AW maiden tag (0-6) when held near the finish by Avenue Of Stars over C&D in August; surprisingly off since (113-days) but assuming all is well, a subsequent 3lb rise shouldn't hinder her too much.
Runner-up on a couple of occasions over the past couple of months, including at Redcar (6f, soft); handicap mark on the slide and does handle Tapeta; dwelt and in rear throughout at Southwell (6f) latest.
Beat Someone Exciting by 1½L when winning on turf at Hamilton in September (6f, soft), so has proved that he's capable off this mark. However, is now 0-9 on the AW and not the most consistent overall.
14-race maiden (0-10 on the AW); had plenty of chances at this track previously (5f-6f), so needs to find some unexpected improvement in order to figure with any degree of prominence at the finish.
Her sole win came in a 5f fillies maiden at Nottingham in July 2016 (for James Given) and although broadly unappealing, she's only raced on the AW three-times previously; not beaten all that far (fifth) over 5f here 23-days ago.
Rule 4
Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 5p in the pound
Non-Runners
11
(1)
Hadley24
Weight: 8-11| Age: 5
T: Miss Tracy Waggott J: Jason Hart
WD
12
(3)
Campion2
Weight: 8-8| Age: 3
T: P A Kirby J: A Mullen
NR
Forecasts
Kroy (7/2), Santafiora (7/2), Skyva (11/2), Roaring Rory (13/2), Straightothepoint (10/1), Tadaany (10/1), Hadley (14/1), French (16/1), Campion (20/1), Someone Exciting (22/1), Queen Of Kalahari (33/1), Mightaswellsmile (40/1), Ideal Spirit (40/1), Dream Ally (40/1)
Both the dropped in trip Kroy (also effective over 6f) and the returning Santaifora have shown enough at this track previously in order to seriously enter the reckoning in a modest finale. However, the advice is to stick with SKYVA for locally born trainer Brian Ellison. His 3yo is a consistent type who competes from a fair handicap mark (60) and was spotted running on well when finishing a close third to Our Man in Havana over a shorter trip (5f) at Wolverhampton last week.
- Skyva
- Santafiora
- Kroy
Prize Money
1st: £3,105.002nd: £924.003rd: £462.004th: £400.005th: £400.006th: £400.007th: £400.008th: £400.00
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