20:00 Newcastle

Friday 17 October 2025

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Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 1m 25.76s

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(8)

Yaajooz^p1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 75

18/5

Signalled he is ready to strike again when second of 7 in handicap (10/3) at this C&D 28 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and a likely player.

Form: 202732

(9)

Bambalam¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 75

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Good fifth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 11/1) 13 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 723-45

(6)

King's School^p,t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 73| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 13/2, respectable third of 9 in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 956313

(2)

Kirkdale^v1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: E Bethell| OR: 72| D

9/1

Off 5 months before coming in eleventh of 12 in handicap at Catterick (7f, soft) 16 days ago. Visor on 1st time and handily weighted if it sparks a revival.

Form: 521-450

(12)

The Childe Of Hale²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: I Furtado| OR: 72| D

10/3

Winner at Doncaster in July. 15/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Enters calculations if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 6-44418

(11)

Samra Star¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 70| CD

25/1

Gained first success for current yard in 5-runner handicap at this C&D 13 days ago. Up 5 lb but not taken lightly in her current mood.

Form: 067061

(7)

Lessay^p³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: P Morris| OR: 69| D

18/1

Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (3/1) at Kempton (8f) 32 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Ed Dunlop and not ruled out in refitted cheekpieces.

Form: 567336

(1)

Cusack^p²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 69| CD

20/1

3-time C&D winner who got back on track when second of 7 in handicap at this course (8f, 50/1) 21 days ago. Must enter calculations.

Form: 511702

(5)

Political Power^t⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Egan| T: Charlie Clover| OR: 71WS

7/2

Winner at Newmarket in June. Last of 9 in handicap there (10f, good to firm, 9/1) 70 days ago, slowly away. Back down in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 791549

(10)

Angel Of England^p²⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Barry McHugh| T: A D Brown| OR: 66

33/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2023. Twentieth of 21 in handicap (18/1) at Doncaster (8f, good). Off 6 months with work to do.

Form: 67-2870

(3)

Swiss Ace¹⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 66| CD

18/1

3-time C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 13/2) 151 days ago. Can make presence felt at these weights if back on his A-game.

Form: 667837

(4)

Neapolitan^p1,t⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 60

50/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 40/1, last of 13 in handicap at this C&D 77 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time now.

Form: 750050

Forecasts

The Childe Of Hale (10/3), Political Power (7/2), Yaajooz (18/5), Bambalam (11/2), King's School (9/1), Kirkdale (9/1), Swiss Ace (18/1), Lessay (18/1), Cusack (20/1), Samra Star (25/1), Angel Of England (33/1), Neapolitan (50/1)

A tight-knit handicap in which marginal preference is for YAAJOOZ who looks primed for a bold showing on the back of a good C&D second. Recent C&D winner Samra Star is next on the list, although Cusack, Bambalam, King's School and Kirkdale all need factoring in too.