20:30 Newcastle

Friday 4 October 2024

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Chats Bar & Lounge Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 1m 10.78s

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(2)

One Of Our Own^p,t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Mark Winn| T: R Menzies| OR: 66| BF| D

17/2

Three wins from 9 runs this year, the latest at Catterick in August. 4/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Catterick (6f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Couldn't rule out.

Form: 614114

(3)

Kitaab⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Kaiya Fraser| T: P A Kirby| OR: 62| D

11/8

Unreliable individual. Respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (5/1) at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 41 days ago, nearest finish. Capable of a bold show off this mark but he comes with risks attached.

Form: 722375

(1)

Carlton And Co³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Chalkley⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 60| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Latest win at Leicester in July. 9/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.1f, good) 37 days ago, unsuited by step up in trip. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 423127

(5)

Spartan Fighter^b¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Alex Jary⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 58| CD

5/1

Five-time C&D winner. 28/1, good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago and can be expected to make a bold bid to go one better off the same mark.

Form: 150042

(7)

Flash The Dash^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 57| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Creditable third of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good to firm, 5/1) 15 days ago, needing stiffer test. Could have a part to play, granted a strong pace to aim at.

Form: 124453

(4)

Tathmeen^p¹⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: O McSweeney| T: A Brittain| OR: 50| CD

16/1

Three-time C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (40/1) 10 days ago. Yard saddles a stronger candidate in Spartan Fighter.

Form: 395856

(8)

Warminster²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: William Pyle| T: K Scott| OR: 49| D

16/1

Sixth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Carlisle (5f, good to soft) 23 days ago and this 4-y-o is likely to come up short once more.

Form: 697476

(6)

Grand Style²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁵⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 45

66/1

Last of 8 in handicap (66/1) at Catterick (7f, good to soft) 24 days ago and she's readily passed over.

Form: 409498

Forecasts

Kitaab (11/8), Flash The Dash (10/3), Spartan Fighter (5/1), One Of Our Own (17/2), Carlton And Co (10/1), Tathmeen (16/1), Warminster (16/1), Grand Style (66/1)

This looks ripe for SPARTAN FIGHTER, who has returned to form with solid efforts here the last twice and a sixth C&D success beckons for the 7-y-o. One of Our Own came up short when bidding for the hat-trick at Catterick but that was a respectable effort nonetheless and she earns the vote ahead of Flash The Dash for forecast purposes.