19:00 Newcastle

Thursday 10 April 2025

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Arnhem¹⁶⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 89| D

22/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2023. 7/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Dundalk (6f) in November, dropping away before final 1f. Switched yards ahead of this and confidence behind him in the betting would look interesting.

Form: 004396-

(3)

Secret Guest⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 87| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 9/2, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D on New Year's Day. Overall profile suggests he's a likely candidate to bounce back.

Form: 32032-6

(1)

Gressington^b¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell| OR: 85| D

8/1

Well served by the switch to sprinting/application of blinkers when adding to his tally at Redcar (6f) in September. Looked set to play a part before weakening when fifth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) the following month and there could yet be more to come at this trip.

Form: 612515-

(4)

Solar Aclaim¹⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 85| D

22/1

Relished the testing conditions when scoring at Goodwood (6f) last September for Hamad Al Jehani. Made an encouraging start for his current yard when fourth at Doncaster (6f) in November and he returns boasting an unexposed profile on all-weather. Respected.

Form: 513634-

(11)

Grant Wood³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 85| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Four wins from 12 runs last year. 20/1, returned from 6 months off with a solid second of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 33 days ago. Feasible to think he'll come on for that and he's of interest from this sort of mark.

Form: 37140-2

(10)

Tough Enough^h²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 84| D

40/1

Off 9 months/gelded, made little impact on first run since leaving James Tate when sixth of 8 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 27 days ago. Best watched on the back of that.

Form: 9065/0-6

(8)

Monks Dream²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 83| CD

5/1

4-y-o gelding who is compiling an excellent record here, posting a career-best display when winning 8-runner handicap over the minimum trip 4 weeks ago. Big player again returned to this longer trip.

Form: 50-7221

(5)

Flying Fletcher⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 83| CD

17/2

Dual C&D winner who was quickly back to form when ½-length third of 6 to William Dewhirst in handicap (4/1) at this course (7.1f) 42 days ago, not ideally placed. Capable of exploiting this sort of mark granted a good pace to aim at.

Form: 139-393

(2)

Ormolulu²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 83| D

18/1

Latest win at Southwell in February. Fourth of 7 in handicap back at that venue (7.1f, 14/1) 20 days ago, running on. Return to this trip in her favour but she needs to keep the slow starts at bay.

Form: 277124

(7)

The Turpinator¹⁹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 83| C| D

14/1

Course winner. 18/1, last of 11 in handicap at Ripon (6f, good to soft) in September, weakening final 1f. Returns to action operating just 1 lb above his last winning mark but others rate stronger.

Form: 810690-

(13)

Jenever¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 82| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Creditable second of 6 in handicap here (5f) in November, clear of rest. Each-way claims again back from 5 months off.

Form: 152402-

(6)

Jungle Land^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 80| BF| D

10/3

Improved after 5 months off when opening his account for this yard at Wolverhampton (6f) in March and backed that up when second back there (6f) 9 days ago, headed final 100 yds. Should remain competitive with cheekpieces now refitted.

Form: 7327-12

(9)

Lethal Nymph²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: P J McDonald| T: P T Midgley| OR: 80| D

12/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2022. 22/1, probably needed the run after 8 months off when sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 29 days ago, never nearer. Handicapper has given him a chance if he can build on that returned to 6f.

Form: 28230-6

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William Dewhirst²⁸

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: B Haslam J: P Mulrennan

Forecasts

Jungle Land (10/3), Monks Dream (5/1), Grant Wood (13/2), Gressington (8/1), Flying Fletcher (17/2), William Dewhirst (10/1), Jenever (11/1), Secret Guest (11/1), Lethal Nymph (12/1), The Turpinator (14/1), Ormolulu (18/1), Arnhem (22/1), Solar Aclaim (22/1), Tough Enough (40/1)

GRANT WOOD had a very productive 2024 and showed himself as good as ever returning from 6 months off when runner-up at Wolverhampton 33 days ago. Entitled to come on for that run, he appeals as the type to progress further this term and earns the vote. This is ultra-competitive however, with recent course scorer Monks Dream, Flying Fletcher and William Dewhirst others to consider. Lethal Nymph is another to keep an eye on from his reduced mark.