20:00 Newcastle

Friday 4 October 2024

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Festive Celebrations At The Grand Hotel Handicap

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 58.96s

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(5)

Silky Robin⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Mark Winn| T: P T Midgley| OR: 60WS

5/1

Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (7/1) at Beverley (5f, good to firm) 51 days ago. Not discounted.

Form: 3-06044

(4)

Howzak¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 60| D

16/1

Latest win at Chepstow in June. 33/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f) 10 days ago, finding little. Others more persuasive.

Form: 215350

(1)

Azucena¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 56| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. 25/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Redcar (5f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Something to prove.

Form: 08-3707

(8)

Kyber Crystal^t²^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 51| BF| D

3/1

Latest win at Hamilton in September. 11/4, creditable second of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good) 2 days ago. Carries penalty. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 614312

(6)

Musical Diva^v¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 55| BF| D

9/2

Respectable fourth of 12 in handicap (10/3) at Beverley (5f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 225634

(3)

Better⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: P T Midgley| OR: 55

33/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap at Ayr (5f, good to firm, 12/1) 74 days ago, never nearer. Has slipped to a feasible mark and there was a glimmer of promise las time.

Form: 754006

(9)

Never This Way^h⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 52

16/1

Last of 10 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good, 28/1) 50 days ago. Hard to fancy.

Form: 689070

(2)

Street Life^v⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁷⁾| T: P Morris| OR: 48| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 5/2) 5 days ago. Visor back on. Worthy of respect in a thin race.

Form: 022392

(7)

Rockley Point^b³

Age: 11| Weight: 8-11| J: William Pyle⁽³⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 45| CD

8/1

4-time course winner. Twenty five runs since last win in 2023. 33/1, third of 12 in handicap at this C&D 3 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 287503

Forecasts

Kyber Crystal (3/1), Musical Diva (9/2), Street Life (5/1), Silky Robin (5/1), Rockley Point (8/1), Azucena (17/2), Howzak (16/1), Never This Way (16/1), Better (33/1)

KYBER CRYSTAL is thriving and still looked well treated when runner-up at Musselburgh a couple of days ago so, despite the quick turnaround, she's worth another chance. Street Life is shaping up well and has a promising apprentice on board, so he's the main threat ahead of Musical Diva.