18:25 Newcastle

Thursday 29 July 2021

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William Hill Pick Your Places Racing League Race One (Handicap)

Off time: 18:25 | Winning time: 1m 0.78s

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Copper Knight^t³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 90| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Latest win at York in May. 7/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 34 days ago. Has to be taken seriously once again.

Form: 731575

(7)

Spoof²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Saffie Osborne⁽⁵⁾| T: C Hills| OR: 87| BF| D

20/1

Latest win at Chester in June. 3/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Sandown (5f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Yet to win on the all-weather in six attempts and others make more appeal.

Form: 7-66217

(11)

Faustus³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: L Morris| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 81| D

8/1

3/1, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Lingfield (5f, soft) 31 days ago, well on top finish. Could have more to come and he should go close once again.

Form: 5-48231

(2)

Centurion Song^b¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: P J McDonald| T: B J Meehan| OR: 77| D

50/1

Latest win at Bath in July. 8/1, last of 8 in handicap at Bath (5.7f, good) 16 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: U47188

(4)

Golden Dragon^t,v²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Fellowes| OR: 77| D

18/1

16/5 and visored for 1st time, 2½ lengths fourth of 5 to Centurion Song in handicap at Bath (5f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 0000-74

(8)

Saluti³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 77| D

15/2

Latest win at Nottingham in June. Good third of 12 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D 34 days ago, finishing well. Merits consideration.

Form: 464713

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Kingsholm³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: J Mitchell| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 75| D

6/1

Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Yarmouth (5.2f, good) 34 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1201-44

(3)

Copinet^p1⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 79| D

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Lingfield in March. Fifth of 6 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to firm, 11/4) 58 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Must improve.

Form: 21-135

(9)

May Remain³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR: 74| D

12/1

9/1, below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Salisbury (5f, good to soft) 36 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 28-5655

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Chitra¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: David Egan| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 73| C| D

5/1

Course winner. First run since leaving Daniel & Claire Kubler when good second of 17 in handicap at Navan (5f, good, 11/1) 19 days ago. Could come on for that outing and she makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 528-742

(1)

Kool Moe Dee⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Hayley Turner| T: R Hannon| OR: 75| D

22/1

Last of 6 in handicap at Newmarket (5f, good, 9/1) 40 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 0-65446

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Soapys Sister⁵

Weight: 8-5| Age: 3

T: K Dalgleish J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Copper Knight (10/3), Copinet (5/1), Chitra (5/1), Kingsholm (6/1), Saluti (15/2), Faustus (8/1), May Remain (12/1), Soapys Sister (14/1), Golden Dragon (18/1), Spoof (20/1), Kool Moe Dee (22/1), Centurion Song (50/1)

A competitive opener for the Racing League despite only 3 horses being rated above 80 for the grade. CHITRA is a course winner who has joined a yard that do well with new recruits so she's taken to improve on her promising stable debut at Navan to go one better. Faustus is a progressive sprinter and he will be a significant danger. Copper Knight is a C&D winner with solid each-way claims.