19:30 Newcastle

Friday 1 March 2024

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Majeski Man²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 71| D

18/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D 26 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 9022-98

(5)

Henery Hawk²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 70| CD

16/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 9/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 20 days ago, never nearer. Others preferred.

Form: 66-5118

(9)

Gustav Graves⁴^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Joanna Mason| T: D Shaw| OR: 64| D

10/3

Posted career best when narrowly taking 10-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 5/2) 4 days ago. 5 lb penalty to carry now but another bold bid anticipated.

Form: 313121

(8)

Maharajas Express^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Jack Jones| OR: 68| D

9/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December. 11/2, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 15 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6215-25

(4)

Belsito²³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 67| D

25/1

12/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Doncaster (5.6f, good to firm). Off 7 months. Others more appealing.

Form: 1/43070-

(10)

Herakles²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 66| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. 22/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 20 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 9308-16

(11)

Sugar Hill Babe²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Alex Jary⁽⁵⁾| T: L Williamson| OR: 66| CD

10/1

18/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at this C&D 22 days ago, slowly away. 6 lb higher now but must enter calculations.

Form: 01706-1

(1)

Wee Fat Mac^t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 66| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Scored twice towards end of last year and continued in good heart since, latest when second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 27 days ago. Likely contender.

Form: 4114-32

(3)

Beylerbeyi^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: P Mathers| T: Ian Williams| OR: 60

13/2

Free-going sort who hasn't been with this yard long and ran well from much-reduced mark when runner-up here (7f) in January. Back to that sort of form when close second at Wolverhampton (7.2f) latest and warrants respect dropped to minimum trip.

Form: 955-272

(2)

Cuban Grey^t,v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P J McKenna| OR: 57| D

22/1

18/1, first run since leaving Mike Murphy & Michael Keady when respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Dundalk (5f) 14 days ago. Visor back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 77033-6

(7)

Mehmo^v¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Jason Hart| T: M Appleby| OR: 57| D

4/1

Three wins from 16 runs last year. Eleven runs since last win in 2023. Good second of 9 in handicap (13/2) at Chelmsford City (5f) 1 day ago, finishing well. Respected.

Form: 33-2232

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Modular Magic¹¹²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: J S Goldie J: Mark Winn

Forecasts

Gustav Graves (10/3), Mehmo (4/1), Herakles (6/1), Beylerbeyi (13/2), Maharajas Express (9/1), Sugar Hill Babe (10/1), Wee Fat Mac (10/1), Henery Hawk (16/1), Majeski Man (18/1), Cuban Grey (22/1), Belsito (25/1), Modular Magic (25/1)

GUSTAV GRAVES arrives in the form of his life and may be able to record his fourth success of the year. Wee Fat Mac and Beylerbeyi rate the principal dangers.