16:29 Newcastle

Friday 31 January 2025

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Paris Lights¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 68| CD

13/2

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Below form 5¼ lengths fifth of 9 to Cusack in handicap (7/2) at this C&D 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 05351-5

(1)

Cusack^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 66| CD

3/1

4-time C&D winner. 17/2, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago. Can give a good account.

Form: 8943-15

(3)

Mambha^p¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 66| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 25/1, 18¾ lengths last of 9 to Cusack in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 91514-9

(6)

Bird Of Play¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 63

33/1

100/1, 8¼ lengths sixth of 9 to Cusack in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago, slowly away. More is required.

Form: 3747/0-6

(8)

Wyvern^p¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Loughnane| T: P Morris| OR: 62| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Creditable sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 10 days ago, slowly away. One to consider.

Form: 1462-76

(5)

Volenti¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 61| CD

11/4

3-time C&D winner. Three wins from 8 runs last year. 5/1, good third of 12 in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Likely player.

Form: 2116-63

(7)

Royal Blaze²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Robinson| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 60

25/1

Sixth of 8 in handicap at this course (10.2f, 66/1) 20 days ago. Back down in trip with work to do.

Form: 54908-6

(2)

Rebecca's Girl²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁷⁾| T: Gary Rutherford| OR: 59| BF| C

4/1

Course winner. Latest win here in December. Respectable third of 10 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 3/1) 23 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 05123-3

(4)

Drafted²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Cam Hardie| T: P Morris| OR: 59| C

22/1

Course winner. Latest win here in November. 8/1, below form fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 23 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Danny Brooke and needs to bounce back.

Form: 78513-5

Forecasts

Volenti (11/4), Cusack (3/1), Rebecca's Girl (4/1), Wyvern (5/1), Paris Lights (13/2), Drafted (22/1), Royal Blaze (25/1), Mambha (28/1), Bird Of Play (33/1)

VOLENTI didn't enjoy the rub of the green when a recent C&D third and can bag a fourth C&D victory now off an unchanged mark. Cusack also goes really well round here and is next on the list ahead of another course scorer Rebecca's Girl.