17:30 Newcastle

Tuesday 16 April 2024

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Off time: 17:33 | Winning time: 2m 13.33s

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(3)

We Still Believe⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Garritty| T: D Bourke| OR: 58| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 17 runs last year. 5/1, creditable fourth of 12 in C&D handicap 8 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 1459-24

(6)

Loom Large^t¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 58| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Last of 14 in handicap at Southwell (11f, 11/1) 16 days ago but was a respectable fifth over C&D prior to that.

Form: 26-8050

(5)

Miss Harmony^p²¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Joe Bradnam⁽⁷⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 57| D

14/1

Won over this trip on AW at Lingfield last spring. Some creditable efforts on turf later in the year. Off since a lesser run at Brighton in September. Feasibly handicapped if ready to roll after break.

Form: 727425-

(1)

Frankfreya¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 56| D

33/1

Won over 1¼m on AW at Chelmsford for Roger Teal last summer but well held there on recent reappearance for new trainer Darryll Holland. Could only consider if backed.

Form: 97818-0

(2)

Oscar Doodle⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 56| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 13 runs last year. Third over hurdles when last seen in February. More than capable off this mark.

Form: 312250-

(9)

Emer Elysees^h²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 55

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 20/1, ninth of 10 on C&D handicap debut 24 days ago. Others are more obvious.

Form: 0-889

(7)

Federated⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Butler| OR: 55

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 9 on handicap debut (33/1) at Kempton (7f) 41 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Early days but could only consider if the betting suggests that a lot better is expected this time.

Form: 5-579

(8)

Martin's Brig^b²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: D Thompson| OR: 54| C

16/1

Course winner. 9/2, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (7f) 22 days ago. Should go well if seeing out the much longer trip.

Form: 6-23514

(11)

Humble Spark²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 53

6/1

Modest maiden. 9/1, eighth of 10 in C&D handicap 24 days ago but had been runner-up over 12.5f here prior to that.

Form: 8/8-6828

(10)

Tables Turned¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 50

9/1

Remains a maiden after 16 starts. 5/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (1½m) 14 days ago, met some trouble. Others more persuasive.

Form: 334656

(12)

Hot Team^v¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-11| J: Billy Loughnane| T: P Morris| OR: 46| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2023. Good third of 11 in handicap (20/1) at Catterick (1½m, heavy) 13 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 650273

(4)

Scarriff⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: R Menzies| OR: 45

13/2

Only her second outing for this stable when second of 12 in C&D handicap 8 days ago. Player if able to build on that.

Form: 0456/02

Forecasts

Federated (4/1), We Still Believe (5/1), Humble Spark (6/1), Scarriff (13/2), Tables Turned (9/1), Oscar Doodle (10/1), Loom Large (12/1), Hot Team (14/1), Miss Harmony (14/1), Martin's Brig (16/1), Emer Elysees (22/1), Frankfreya (33/1)

WE STILL BELIEVE has a pretty solid record over this C&D and is taken to turn the tables on Scarriff, who was ahead of him in second over C&D last week. Hot Team ran well at Catterick a couple of weeks ago and is also on the shortlist along with Martin's Brig, who goes well here but has stamina to prove over this distance.