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15:10 Newcastle

Tuesday 22 October 2019

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5017:20

Betway Optional Claiming Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 12.19s

1^st

(6)

Buridan

49-3

14/1

T: R HannonJ: S M Levey

Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, driven out op 16/1

2^nd

(10)

Warsaw Road

59-0

14/1

T: R M H CowellJ: Alistair Rawlinson

Keen in touch, driven to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed closing stages, kept on op 16/1

3^rd

1 ¼

(7)

Above The Rest

810-0

11/1

T: T D BarronJ: B A Curtis

Behind, headway when not clear run over 1f out, ran on into 3rd towards finish op 12/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

(12)

Muscika

58-13

11/1

T: D O'MearaJ: Angus Villiers (7)

Led, keen, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace op 8/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

(5)

Saluti

58-7

28/1

T: P T MidgleyJ: L Morris

Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace tchd 25/1

6^th

(14)

Intisaab

89-7

9/2

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace final furlong

7^th

(1)

Polybius

89-1

50/1

T: D M SimcockJ: J P Spencer

Behind, late headway, never nearer op 28/1

8^th

nse

(3)

Lucky Lucky Man

48-3

28/1

T: R A FaheyJ: J P Sullivan

Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong tchd 25/1

9^th

(8)

Firmdecisions

98-10

66/1

T: N TinklerJ: Rowan Scott (3)

Held up in rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never able to challenge

10^th

(9)

Athollblair Boy

68-10

10/1

T: N TinklerJ: Faye McManoman (5)

In touch, shuffled back over 1f out, stayed on closing stages, never a threat

11^th

(13)

Paddy Power

68-5

20/1

T: R A FaheyJ: S P Davis (3)

In touch, lost place over 1f out op 14/1

12^th

(4)

Tommy G

68-1

25/1

T: J S GoldieJ: Jamie Gormley

Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 20/1 tchd 28/1

13^th

(2)

Staxton

49-7

11/4f

T: T D EasterbyJ: D Allan

Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong op 9/2

14^th

(11)

Equiano Springs

58-10

15/2

T: T P TateJ: A Mullen

Held up early, pulled hard and soon tracking leader, every chance over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong op 13/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£16.30Pl:£4.10, £4.60, £3.50EX:£161.70Trifecta:£2,109.50Tricast:£2,224.07SF:£172.09Swingers:£28.40, £30.20, £47.10

Forecasts

Staxton (11/4), Intisaab (9/2), Equiano Springs (15/2), Athollblair Boy (10/1), Above The Rest (11/1), Muscika (11/1), Buridan (14/1), Warsaw Road (14/1), Paddy Power (20/1), Tommy G (25/1), Saluti (28/1), Lucky Lucky Man (28/1), Polybius (50/1), Firmdecisions (66/1)

A devilishly difficult Optional Claiming Handicap. Warsaw Road was held close home in this race last year (Muscika third, Polybius an unlucky seventh) but has been absent since, having joined Robert Cowell for 85,000gns. Athollblair Boy and Equiano Spirit (have related form) are rock-solid Newcastle performers, with the former continuing on the upgrade and the latter sporting an impressive 50% course strike-rate (4-8). Meanwhile, Saluti is also very closely matched with Athollblair Boy on September Doncaster form. With no strong opinion (impossible) a few speculative shekels are aimed at the June C&D winner STAXTON for the bang-in-form Tim Easterby.