20:45 Newcastle

Thursday 3 August 2023

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Off time: 20:49 | Winning time: 1m 11.88s

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Caribbean Sunset³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 60| D

10/3

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 6/1, good second of 8 in handicap at Ayr (6f, soft) 3 days ago. Makes plenty of appeal despite the quick turnaround.

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Wee Fat Mac¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 59| CD

16/5

C&D winner. 9/2, bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good) 17 days ago, ridden too aggressively. Should be back on his game returning to a surface that suits him well.

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Fai Fai^h²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 59| D

50/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Last of 8 in handicap (11/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 23 days ago. Hood back on. Others make more appeal.

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Guest List¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 58

22/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2021. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good, 20/1) 10 days ago. Chance on old form.

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Kraken Power¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 58| C| D

15/2

Course winner. 15/2, below form seventh of 13 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good) 10 days ago. Others more persuasive.

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Churchill Bay^t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Ronald Thompson| OR: 57

18/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 25/1, eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 34 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

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Dream Together^p1³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 56| D

14/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D 34 days ago, well positioned. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

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Mutanaaseq⁸^{(ex 4)}

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 50| D

12/1

3/1, won 12-runner handicap at Catterick (7f, good) 8 days ago, suited by increase in trip. Carries penalty. The one to beat.

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Variety Island^p³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: S Whitaker| OR: 53| BF| CD

7/1

C&D winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Good second of 13 in handicap (11/4) at this course (7.1f) 34 days ago, running on. Going through a good spell at present.

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One For The Ladies¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: S A Gray| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 51| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Won 12-runner minor event (15/2) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 15 days ago by neck from Struck Gold, outbattling runner-up. Remains on a fair mark and should be on the premises.

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Lupset Flossy Pop²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 54| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 12 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good, 22/1) 26 days ago. Up against it.

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Merry Secret^p,t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lee| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 48| CD

22/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Bit below form sixth of 15 in minor event (10/3) at Leicester (6f, good) 14 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

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Struck Gold^b¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: S H James| T: J Butler| OR: 50| BF

14/1

Unreliable individual. Creditable neck second of 12 to One For The Ladies in minor event at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 7/2) 15 days ago. Not sure to be in the same form.

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Silverlode^v1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁷⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 49

28/1

28/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap at Carlisle (6.9f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Visored for 1st time. Hard to fancy.

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Forecasts

Wee Fat Mac (16/5), Caribbean Sunset (10/3), Variety Island (7/1), Kraken Power (15/2), One For The Ladies (10/1), Mutanaaseq (12/1), Dream Together (14/1), Struck Gold (14/1), Churchill Bay (18/1), Guest List (22/1), Merry Secret (22/1), Silverlode (28/1), Lupset Flossy Pop (33/1), Fai Fai (50/1)

WEE FAT MAC shaped better than the result at Ayr last time and has a solid record on tapeta, so he's worth chancing for a stable that has been amongst the winners recently. Mutanaaseq is an obvious danger and Caribbean Sunset is likely to give another good account if the race doesn't come too soon.