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Newcastle (AW)

17:35

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Date 2023-05-08

Distance 1m4f98y

Class Class 6

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo

Prize £3,245

Winning Time 2m 44.15s (slow by 6.35s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	True Legend (IRE) Luke Morris · Sir Mark Prescott Bt	EvensF	Won
2nd	Damascus Steel (IRE) Robert Havlin · Ed Dunlop	5/2	1.5
3rd	Book Of Tales (GB) Franny Norton · Charlie Johnston	11/4	0.3
4th	A Day To Dream (IRE) Graham Lee · Ollie Pears	12/1	0.1
5th	Star Start (IRE) Paul Hanagan · Rebecca Menzies	66/1	13

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (3)	True Legend Bay J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	J:Luke Morris T:Sir Mark Prescott Bt	135	—	650-	63	64	29	201d	—	—	-27	18.6	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Bred to leave 7f novice form well behind him over middle distances; of obvious interest
2 (5)	Damascus Steel Grey J:Robert Havlin T:Ed Dunlop	J:Robert Havlin T:Ed Dunlop	132	—	798-2	60	70	41	27d	—	—	-6	13.2	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Sent off favourite for his h'cap debut last month but could only manage second; needs more
4 (4)	Book Of Tales Bay J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	J:Franny Norton T:Charlie Johnston	130	—	07-63	58	73	69	12d	—	—	-10	7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Couldn't live up to market billing on handicap debut but should be capable of better
5 (2)	A Day To Dream Bay J:Graham Lee T:Ollie Pears	J:Graham Lee T:Ollie Pears	124	—	9767-1	52	72	-	34d	—	—	+4	12.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Game effort to win at Thirsk last month (1m4f) but the form looks modest
3 (1)	Star Start Bay J:Paul Hanagan T:Rebecca Menzies	J:Paul Hanagan T:Rebecca Menzies	130	p	35570-	58	67	49	188d	—	—	0	3.4	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Didn't progress as a 2yo; steps up in trip for reappearance but looks a risky proposition

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
True Legend	4/5	4/5	5/6	5/6	5/6
Damascus Steel	4	3	7/2	7/2	7/2
Book Of Tales	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	4
A Day To Dream	9/1	10	9	8	10
Star Start	33/1	28	28	25	28

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

True Legend

18.6

OR: 3.3 Form: 0 Odds: 15.4

5/6

2nd

Damascus Steel

13.2

OR: 2.5 Form: 5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

3rd

A Day To Dream

12.9

OR: 0.5 Form: 10 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Book Of Tales

OR: 2 Form: 0 Odds: 5

7/2

Star Start

3.4

OR: 2 Form: 0.6 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
True Legend	63	64	29
Damascus Steel	60	70	41
Book Of Tales	58	73	69
Star Start	58	67	49
A Day To Dream	52	72	—

Last Run