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Newcastle (AW)

6:00

Date 2024-03-08

Distance 6f

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,014

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3 (7)	Novak gr William Pyle(3) · Iain Jardine	William Pyle(3) · Iain Jardine	136	—	2-3664	68	81	72	5d	—	—	-10	16	2/1 33%
Stiff 6f should suit and he's probaby in better form than his figures suggest; shortlisted
6 (2)	Nazca b Tommie Jakes(5) · Linda Perratt	Tommie Jakes(5) · Linda Perratt	133	—	5-1052	65	79	72	15d	—	—	-7	8.2	4/1 20%
Had fine winter & bounced back from two quiet runs to go close here latest; 2lb higher now
2 (8)	Bobby Joe Leg ch Ryan Sexton · Ruth Carr	Ryan Sexton · Ruth Carr	137	b	111162	69	81	55	7d	—	—	+9	24.2	4/1 20%
Thriving veteran who is 2lb well in; has first 6f run since August 2019 but not discounted
5 (1)	Blazing Son ch Andrew Breslin · Bryan Smart	Andrew Breslin · Bryan Smart	135	—	42565-	67	80	-	140d	—	—	-3	9.1	11/2 15%
Fine record on AW and well treated on 2023 best; interesting back from a break
1 (3)	Vixey b Ben Sanderson · Michael Herrington	Ben Sanderson · Michael Herrington	138	—	/2212-	70	79	-	190d	—	—	+16	23.1	9/1 10%
Progressed for C Fairhurst last year; more to come but has absence to defy on stable debut
7 (5)	Burj Malinka ch Mia Nicholls(5) · Adrian Nicholls	Mia Nicholls(5) · Adrian Nicholls	132	—	7175-7	64	82	42	15d	—	—	-2	5.4	10/1 9%
Probably needed his reappearance and he's handicapped to go well; contender
4 (4)	Ballyare b Connor Planas · Lucinda Russell	Connor Planas · Lucinda Russell	136	tb	960-75	68	79	52	20d	—	—	+1	5.7	16/1 6%
Down to a good mark and a strong early pace would aid his cause
8 (6)	Sound Of Iona ch Amie Waugh(3) · Jim Goldie	Amie Waugh(3) · Jim Goldie	123	—	65008-	55	80	55	126d	—	—	0	1.6	50/1 2%
Had a bleak 2023 but dropped 27lb in the weights; may need this reappearance

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Novak	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1	2/1
Nazca	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Bobby Joe Leg	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Blazing Son	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Vixey	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Burj Malinka	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Ballyare	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Sound Of Iona	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bobby Joe Leg

24.2

OR: 4.8 Form: 15 Odds: 4.4

4/1

2nd

Vixey

23.1

OR: 5 Form: 16 Odds: 2.1

9/1

3rd

Novak

OR: 4.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 8

2/1

Blazing Son

9.1

OR: 4.3 Form: 1.5 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Nazca

8.2

OR: 3.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Ballyare

5.7

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

16/1

Burj Malinka

5.4

OR: 3.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Sound Of Iona

1.6

OR: 1.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Vixey Top Rated	70	79	—
Bobby Joe Leg	69	81	55
Novak	68	81	72
Ballyare	68	79	52
Blazing Son	67	80	—
Nazca	65	79	72
Burj Malinka	64	82	42
Sound Of Iona	55	80	55

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Novak	5d ago	Quick return
Nazca	15d ago	Fit
Bobby Joe Leg	7d ago	Quick return
Blazing Son	140d ago	Long break
Vixey	190d ago	Long break
Burj Malinka	15d ago	Fit
Ballyare	20d ago	Fit
Sound Of Iona	126d ago	Long break

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