18:45 Newcastle

Tuesday 5 February 2019

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Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Handicap

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 1m 39.55s

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(2)

Alfred The Grey¹¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Cam Hardie| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 61

14/1

Six-race maiden who has failed to progress but at least came back to his best form when third over 7f here on AW debut in October. Hit the line as though this trip should suit and rates a player.

Form: 873873-

(9)

Power Of Life¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Louis Steward| T: M L W Bell| OR: 56

11/1

Son of Hat Trick bought for £82,000 at the breeze-up sales. Yet to live up to price-tag with four poor runs and despite good form of his stable, remains best watched.

Form: 686-0

(11)

Half Full³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 54

14/1

Hard to take anything positive out of three starts so far when well beaten at long odds. Needs to find improvement on handicap debut.

Form: 08-9

(4)

Robeam^p1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 54

9/2

Hasn't progressed since showing some promise on his second start and although better at Southwell latest, has looked a very hard ride. Extra furlong should suit and yard in form but improvement needed in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 89987-5

(7)

Tunky¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: J G Given| OR: 53

14/1

Down 4lb after being well beaten on handicap debut at Wolverhampton but remains badly handicapped due to one close fifth at Chelmsford which looks far from reliable form.

Form: 9958-08

(3)

Blazing Dreams^p¹⁰⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Haslam| OR: 53

6/1

Has raced over 7f here on his last three starts and denied a clear passage on the first two before an eye-catching run when running on well for third. Down 2lb and looks ready for the step up in trip. Stable flying and looks sure to go well.

Form: 670473-

(8)

Macs Blessings^p⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L P Keniry| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 52

7/2

Has shown improved form in two runs at Wolverhampton since a gelding operation and shaped as though 7f was on the short side 1m1.5f on the long side. This could prove ideal and rates a key player.

Form: 5885-23

(5)

Spring To Freedom^p1¹⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D C Costello| T: M Walford| OR: 52

25/1

Five-race maiden for Richard Fahey and finished with a very poor run. Makes stable debut in first-time cheekpieces, following an absence and needs to find plenty of progress.

Form: 95040-

(12)

Fflur^p1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: K R Burke| OR: 52

5/1

Easy to forgive effort on fibresand two starts back and better runs here and at Wolverhampton either side, however improvement still needed in first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 86430-6

(6)

Arriba De Toda^b²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Kieran Schofield⁽⁷⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 48| BF

16/1

Showed improvement in first-time blinkers at Southwell but very disappointing at the same track when a disappointing favourite. Well beaten here on two previous visits and hard to be confident in on just one piece of form.

Form: 8995-28

(10)

Lexikon⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jamie Gormley⁽³⁾| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 46

13/2

Surprised at 100/1 when front-running second on handicap debut over this C&D. Seemed unsuited by fibresand latest and possible she could bounce back here. Has speed to get to the front and a possible contender.

Form: 048325-

(1)

Hurricane Speed^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S A Gray| T: K A Ryan| OR: 45

33/1

Clearly better was expected when backed last start following three well beaten efforts and a 220-day break but blew the start and paid for it late at Lingfield. More needed but interesting to see if the money comes again for a shrewd operation.

Form: 090-0

Forecasts

Macs Blessings (7/2), Robeam (9/2), Fflur (5/1), Blazing Dreams (6/1), Lexikon (13/2), Power Of Life (11/1), Tunky (14/1), Half Full (14/1), Alfred The Grey (14/1), Arriba De Toda (16/1), Spring To Freedom (25/1), Hurricane Speed (33/1)

With the stable form hard to avoid. an attractive handicap mark and a much needed step up in trip, everything looks spot on for a big run from BLAZING DREAMS. Indications are that this distance should also now prove ideal for Macs Blessings while Lexikon should make a bold bid from the front.