16:00 Newcastle

Tuesday 16 May 2023

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:00 | Winning time: 5m 48.67s

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Selected odds by:

Court Dreaming^p³⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-2| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N G Richards| OR: 112| D

16/1

Cashed in on a reduced chase mark at Carlisle in October (24.5f). Sound return to action over timber at that venue last month and he may step up on that.

Form: 12/3314-

Deluxe Range^p²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-13| J: Ryan Mania| T: A M Thomson| OR: 109

9/2

Losing run dates back to 2020 and he had a wind op before good third of 5 in handicap hurdle at Hexham (16.2f, heavy) in March. Kept on at the one pace returned to a more suitable 22.7f at Kelso a month later.

Form: 2PF533-

Thatbeatsbanagher^p³²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: R P McLernon| T: B Haslam| OR: 109| BF

10/1

Building up a very good record at Sedgefield, posting a career-best display when landing his third 27f handicap in March and even better form when second a month ago. Task is to now replicate that level at this track.

Form: 194212-

Rae Des Champs²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: C O'Farrell| T: R Dobbin| OR: 107| BF| D

9/2

Progressive last term, winning 2m handicap at Musselburgh in and signed that campaign off with a good second over the same trip at Kelso. Found only one too good at latter venue last month and now looks ready for a crack at this sort of trip.

Form: 412/452-

You Some Boy⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Aaron Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 104| C| D

6/1

Three wins last winter and off the mark for the current campaign at Ayr (3m) in March. Disappointing at Musselburgh but he's in the right hands to bounce back.

Form: 925P10-

Balkotic^p,t¹⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-3| J: Joshua Thompson⁽¹⁰⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 99

16/1

Flat winner who arrives in pursuit of a hat-trick over hurdles, displaying a willing attitude to supplement his Hexham success at Catterick, Visor surpsiningly replaced with cheekpieces.

Form: 143411-

Nikgarde²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: B S Hughes| T: J Ewart| OR: 99

12/1

Kelso winner in 2020 but lightly raced since and last season was disappointing.

Form: 68/8PU0-

Aire Valley Lad^b⁴⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-2| J: Ross Chapman| T: J Parkinson & S Smith| OR: 98| C| D

28/1

Belatedly opened chase account at the twelfth time of asking in December. Only come close to giving his running once since and now reverts back to timber. Blinkers back on.

Form: 210256-

Kingrullah³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: S Waugh| OR: 98

16/1

Maiden/handicap winner at Sedgefield in autumn of 2019, but very lightly-raced and left Pauline Robson in July 2021. Failed to win between the flags since, though was runner-up last month.

Form: 75/P532-

Lastofthecosmics^p,t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-8| J: Dylan Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 90| D

4/1

Ended losing run when reeling in Red Missile late on at Musselburgh (23.8f) in February. Couple of steadily-run races haven't helped him since.

Form: 332145-

Tomorrow's Angel^t,v²²

Age: 8| Weight: 10-7| J: Harry Reed| T: T Davidson| OR: 89

14/1

Sole success over hurdles was gained almost 2 years ago and she's hard to warm to based on recent evidence.

Form: 668705-

Bushmill Boy^p1¹⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Thomas Dowson| T: D Thompson| OR: 75| BF

14/1

Yet to score over hurdles and was never really a factor at Southwell last time, albeit he was snatched up. Cheekpieces need to galvanise him from 9 lb out of the weights.

Form: 454F47-

Non-Runners

Hapy La Vie⁸⁰

Weight: 10-2| Age: 6

T: J Ewart J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Lastofthecosmics (4/1), Rae Des Champs (9/2), Deluxe Range (9/2), You Some Boy (6/1), Thatbeatsbanagher (10/1), Nikgarde (12/1), Bushmill Boy (14/1), Tomorrow's Angel (14/1), Court Dreaming (16/1), Balkotic (16/1), Kingrullah (16/1), Hapy La Vie (20/1), Aire Valley Lad (28/1)

Hard to warm to the majority of these but there's an air of untapped potential around RAE DES CHAMPS over this sort of trip, so she is awarded the vote. Lastofthecosmics and Deluxe Range head the opposition.