17:10 Newcastle

Friday 7 October 2022

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Kilconquhar^h¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-4| J: Morgan Cole| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 67| CD

7/2

Three-time C&D winner. Latest win at Redcar in September. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap (4/1) at Hamilton (6f, good) 11 days ago. May again find one or two too good.

Form: 363416

(6)

St Andrew's Castle^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-0| J: Curtis Wilson-Ruddock⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 64| D

10/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, soft, 20/1) 10 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 072789

(2)

Athollblair Boy^p¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 61| CD

5/1

Four-time C&D winner. Latest win at Doncaster in July. Creditable 1¼ lengths fourth of 12 to Kilconquhar in handicap (40/1) at Redcar (7f, good to firm) 16 days ago, running on. Enters calculations.

Form: 355174

(1)

Prince Hector³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Sophie Clements⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 60

11/2

Creditable third of 9 in handicap (12/1) at this course (7.1f) 35 days ago. That represented a step back in the right direction and he's lurking on a dangerous mark.

Form: 4-00073

(10)

Praise Of Shadows^t,v1²¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Conner McCann⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 59

16/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2020. 28/1, last of 12 in handicap at this C&D on latest start 7 months ago. Visored for 1st time and needs to bounce back in a major way.

Form: 008-500

(9)

Wee Fat Mac¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Alexander Fielding⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 60

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good, 66/1) 11 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and vats improvement required.

Form: 9850

(11)

Reigning Profit⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Mr Taylor Fisher| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 59

7/2

Good second of 12 in handicap at Catterick (6f, good to soft, 8/1) 9 days ago. Officially 3 lb 'well-in' off the same mark here and should make a bold bid to go one better.

Form: 775682

(13)

Mollies Hope⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁵⁾| T: A Crook| OR: 57WS

125/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 7 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good, 9/1) 64 days ago. First run for yard after leaving John Quinn and she has undergone a wind op.

Form: 167-886

(14)

Giselles Izzy⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Poppy Wilson⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 56

20/1

11/2, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good to firm) 88 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and certainly not without each-way hope, provided she takes to this surface.

Form: 424723

(7)

Hurt You Never¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 53| D

25/1

Latest win at Doncaster in June. 7/1, below form 5½ lengths sixth of 12 to Kilconquhar in handicap at Redcar (7f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Will be a danger to all if she puts her best foot forward.

Form: 134556

(4)

Sharrabang¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Erika Parkinson| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 46| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Sixteen runs since last win in 2021. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good, 9/1) 15 days ago. Can make his presence felt if on-song.

Form: 732489

(12)

William Of Mowbray²⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Molly Presland⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 45

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f). Off 9 months. Down in trip and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 00700-

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Decontracte^v1²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Mohammed Tabti| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 45

18/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap (12/1) at Thirsk (6f, soft) 25 days ago. Visor on 1st time and, unless the headgear sparks immediate improvement, he's likely to fall short of what's required here, too.

Form: 0-07860

(8)

Luciabelle¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Liam Wright⁽⁵⁾| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 45

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Ripon (6f, good) 13 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 8077

Forecasts

Reigning Profit (7/2), Kilconquhar (7/2), Athollblair Boy (5/1), Prince Hector (11/2), Sharrabang (13/2), St Andrew's Castle (10/1), Praise Of Shadows (16/1), Decontracte (18/1), Giselles Izzy (20/1), Hurt You Never (25/1), Wee Fat Mac (40/1), William Of Mowbray (100/1), Mollies Hope (125/1), Luciabelle (150/1)

The vote goes to REIGNING PROFIT, who posted his best effort yet for present connections when just touched off at Catterick last week and, due to go up 3 lb, he will surely go very close again if able to back that up returned to this surface. Prince Hector left the impression that a first career success may not be far away when a close third over 7f here last time and he is feared most. Athollblair Boy and Hurt You Never are others to consider.