20:00 Newcastle

Monday 18 March 2024

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Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Classified Stakes (Rider Restricted Race)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 42.39s

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(4)

Child Of Lir^b1⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: R Menzies| OR: 46| CD

9/2

C&D winner who arrives on back of creditable second of 8 in minor event at Southwell (8.1f, 8/1) 4 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Warrants respect.

Form: 853662

(9)

Dandys Gold³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Russell| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 49| C

4/1

Course winner who returned to form when third of 9 in minor event here (6f) 3 days ago. Tries longer trip again now and must enter calculations.

Form: 677283

(3)

Darker^p¹⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 44

7/1

Modest gelding. Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 25/1, last of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f). Off 151 days. Others more appealing.

Form: 403550-

(6)

Fanzone^p⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: J Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 43

17/2

Poor gelding. One win from 31 Flat runs. Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. 13/2, creditable third of 7 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 6 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 60-7873

(5)

Inexplicable^t,v⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 49| D

13/8

Won at Wolverhampton (8.7f) earlier this year and almost added to that success in minor event at Southwell (8.1f) 4 days ago. Leading contender.

Form: 232032

(2)

Miss Raindrop⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 44

150/1

Poor filly. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Sedgefield (19.8f, heavy, 250/1) 66 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Poor on last Flat run. Others have achieved more.

Form: 044506-

(7)

Mr Coco Bean^p⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: Helen Cuthbert| OR: 45| D

14/1

Modest gelding. Thirty nine runs since last win in 2021. Last of 6 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D 6 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 337546

(1)

Shine's Ambition¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J F Egan| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 46

10/1

Modest gelding. 25/1 and blinkered for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 16 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 7-02607

Non-Runners

(8)

Foshan⁸⁰

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: A Nicol J: D C Costello

Forecasts

Inexplicable (13/8), Dandys Gold (4/1), Child Of Lir (9/2), Darker (7/1), Fanzone (17/2), Shine's Ambition (10/1), Mr Coco Bean (14/1), Foshan (20/1), Miss Raindrop (150/1)

INEXPLICABLE has proved pretty consistent this year and only narrowly failed to score at Southwell last week. He gets the nod. Dandys Gold and Child of Lir should also go well.