11:50 Newcastle

Wednesday 4 January 2023

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The Dancing Poet^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 67| D

7/2

Creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (12.4f) 15 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Shortlist material now below last winning mark.

Form: 323543-

(1)

Kitten's Dream^b⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 63| D

16/1

Unreliable sort. Runner-up at Southwell on penultimate outing but was left poorly placed when seventh of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f, 9/1) 8 days ago. Regular slow starts remain a concern.

Form: 498327-

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Shadowfax¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 66

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Southwell (18.4f, 9/2) 19 days ago, well positioned. Hard to say he's been particularly progressive of late but he remains low mileage.

Form: 94664-

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Billy Bathgate¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 61

25/1

Did well under circumstances when second of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton on penultimate outing but no obvious ecuses when only seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (12.4f) 15 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 44/7227-

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Quercus Robur^p²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K Stott| T: A Nicol| OR: 61| C

11/8

Won 2 of his last 3 starts for Richard Fahey and continued his progress when a good second of 11 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f, 6/1) on yard debut 29 days ago. Going the right way.

Form: 241712-

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Freewheelin²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: T P Tate| OR: 51| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap (11/4) at Southwell (16.5f) 20 days ago. Operating below best at present and others preferred despite dropping to last winning mark.

Form: 3/16556-

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Smart Boyo^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: P A Kirby| OR: 48| D

4/1

Back to form second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (16.6f) 25 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 264882-

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Misscarlett^p²²

Age: 9| Weight: 8-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: P A Kirby| OR: 45

125/1

Twenty runs since sole win in 2017. 80/1, sixth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f) 22 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 52/8786-

Forecasts

Quercus Robur (11/8), The Dancing Poet (7/2), Smart Boyo (4/1), Freewheelin (8/1), Shadowfax (10/1), Kitten's Dream (16/1), Billy Bathgate (25/1), Misscarlett (125/1)

QUERCUS ROBUR continued his progress making his debut for this yard last time and is fancied to notch a third success on AW. The Dancing Poet has dropped below his last winning mark and is respected, as is the low-mileage Shadowfax.