William Hill Bet In-Running Racing League Race 23 Nursery Handicap (Racing League)

Newcastle (AW)

6:15

Date 2023-08-31

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 2yo

Prize £14,174

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (4)	Im Puzzled ch J:Saffie Osborne T:Harry & Roger Charlton	J:Saffie Osborne T:Harry & Roger Charlton	130	—	744	75	82	-	28d	—	—	-14	15.1	15/8 35%
Looks a likely improver now handicapping at a realistic level; one to take seriously
6 (6)	Classy Clarets b J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	126	—	63692	71	87	71	16d	—	—	-1	16.2	7/2 22%
Improved when second over C&D 16 days ago; needs to find more but that's quite possible
7 (5)	Dan Dee Prince b J:Hayley Turner T:Tom Dascombe	J:Hayley Turner T:Tom Dascombe	125	p	307201	70	88	-	8d	—	—	+5	22.7	9/2 18%
Stayed on well to win at Leicester last week; unexposed at 7f; solid contender
2 (2)	Ebts Guard b J:Nicola Currie T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Nicola Currie T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	133	—	652	78	84	68	22d	—	—	+3	15.6	11/2 15%
Appeared to show improvement when 2nd at Kempton 3 weeks ago; that form not yet franked
5 (1)	Tactical Control b J:Rossa Ryan T:Charles Hills	J:Rossa Ryan T:Charles Hills	127	—	984	72	87	25	18d	—	—	-1	7.9	17/2 11%
Improved for the step up to 7f last time; more to come from him now handicapping
1 (3)	Beechwood Star ch J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	135	p	323	80	77	22	28d	—	—	+10	17.7	12 8%
Placed in three 6f novices, including here; needs more for 7f and/or cheekpieces
8 (8)	Buttercross Flyer b J:James Sullivan T:Craig Lidster	J:James Sullivan T:Craig Lidster	119	—	5226	64	86	-	12d	—	—	+6	10.9	20 5%
Two 2nds at Catterick this summer; no progress in Class 3 nursery latest; needs better
3 (7)	Sarakana br J:Trevor Whelan T:Ed De Giles	J:Trevor Whelan T:Ed De Giles	132	—	100	77	83	-	28d	—	—	+10	12.5	40 3%
Won debut before struggling twice since (Group 3 and then bad ground); risky

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Im Puzzled	2	7/4	15/8	7/4	15/8
Classy Clarets	4	4	4	7/2	4
Dan Dee Prince	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	5
Ebts Guard	11/2	11/2	6	5	11/2
Tactical Control	9	9	9	8	17/2
Beechwood Star	12	12	12	12	11
Buttercross Flyer	20	20	14	16	18
Sarakana	40	40	33	33	33

Predictor

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

1st

Dan Dee Prince

22.7

OR: 5 Form: 12.5 Odds: 5.2

9/2

2nd

Beechwood Star

17.7

OR: 7.5 Form: 8 Odds: 2.2

3rd

Classy Clarets

16.2

OR: 5.3 Form: 5.9 Odds: 5

7/2

Ebts Guard

15.6

OR: 7 Form: 5 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Im Puzzled

15.1

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

Sarakana

12.5

OR: 6.8 Form: 5 Odds: 0.8

Buttercross Flyer

10.9

OR: 3.5 Form: 6 Odds: 1.4

Tactical Control

7.9

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Beechwood Star Top Rated	80	77	22
Ebts Guard	78	84	68
Sarakana	77	83	—
Im Puzzled	75	82	—
Tactical Control	72	87	25
Classy Clarets	71	87	71
Dan Dee Prince	70	88	—
Buttercross Flyer	64	86	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dan Dee Prince	8d ago	Quick return
Buttercross Flyer	12d ago	Quick return
Classy Clarets	16d ago	Fit
Tactical Control	18d ago	Fit
Ebts Guard	22d ago	Fit
Im Puzzled	28d ago	Fit
Beechwood Star	28d ago	Fit
Sarakana	28d ago	Fit