19:00 Newcastle

Friday 8 October 2021

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Cazoo Search Drive Smile Handicap

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 38.76s

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(5)

Memory Dream^h1,t1¹⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: T Hamilton| T: I Furtado| OR: 85

50/1

Fairly useful ex-French 7f winner but he's shown little in 3 runs for current yard, last of 7 in handicap at Ripon (9.8f, heavy, 10/1). Off 145 days. Hood back on, tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 73977-7

(8)

Global Spirit⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Jane Elliott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 81| D

16/1

Busy campaign overall remains patchy and winless, below-form eighth of 16 in handicap at Sandown (8f, good) 47 days ago.

Form: 420538

(3)

Idoapologise^b1,t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K Stott| T: E Bethell| OR: 79| C

10/1

Course winner. All the better for return when close third at Ayr, unlucky not to win. Shaped as if needing latest run at Redcar after 3 months off and better expected now in a change of headgear.

Form: 10-8357

(7)

Star Shield^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 79| D

14/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 15/2, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good to firm) 14 days ago. Has dipped below last winning mark.

Form: 257293

(4)

Wild Lion³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ray Dawson| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 79| C

11/4

Showed ability at 2 yrs and defied a 14-month absence when landing odds in 8-runner maiden at this course (7.1f) 32 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Should progress.

Form: 24-1

(6)

Makeen¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 70| D

9/4

Winner at Thirsk in June. Unlucky not to add to tally when third over C&D 2 weeks ago, short of room at a crucial stage and likely to have collected in another couple of strides. Can make amends.

Form: 381203

(9)

First Dance²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: T P Tate| OR: 68| D

40/1

Landed back-to-back 1m handicaps on the July course this summer prior to a good second over 10f back there. Well below par next 2 starts, however.

Form: 511207

(2)

Thrave^v⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Erika Parkinson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| C| D

9/4

11/2, improved on recent efforts when taking advantage of career-low mark in 10-runner handicap at this course (7.1f) last week under this rider. Merits consideration off same mark.

Form: 674341

Non-Runners

(1)

Sir Maxi⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: G Boughey J: H Crouch

Forecasts

Makeen (9/4), Thrave (9/4), Wild Lion (11/4), Sir Maxi (8/1), Idoapologise (10/1), Star Shield (14/1), Global Spirit (16/1), First Dance (40/1), Memory Dream (50/1)

MAKEEN has generally made a positive start for this yard and is one to be interested in having been unlucky not to win off this mark over C&D 2 weeks ago. Thrave is the obvious threat after winning off this mark here last week (due to go up 4 lb), while Wild Lion defied an absence to land his maiden here and remains unexposed now handicapping.