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Newcastle (AW)

16:00

Date 2023-12-28

Distance 1m5y

Class Class 5

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £3,873

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 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)	Cosmos Raj Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David O'Meara	139	p	252543	71	79	68	6d	—	—	-9	17.8	0.63/1	5/2 29%
More likely than not to give his running but there's little room for error off this mark
8 (5)	Cusack Bay J:Jonny Peate(3) T:David Thompson	J:Jonny Peate(3) T:David Thompson	133	p	319232	65	80	57	12d	—	—	+3	20.6	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Four-time course winner; another solid effort off today's mark latest; enters calculations
3 (4)	Sandret Bay J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Ben Haslam	J:Andrew Breslin(3) T:Ben Haslam	136	—	5-6952	68	82	45	58d	—	—	-9	10.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Dual course winner; a 58-day break looks in his favour and he's considered
7 (7)	Finn Russell Brown J:Kieran O'Neill T:Ian Williams	J:Kieran O'Neill T:Ian Williams	133	—	970115	66	79	69	18d	—	—	+6	20	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Back in the groove lately; last run was better than it looked; should remain competitive
9 (6)	Struck Gold Bay J:Adam Farragher T:John Butler	J:Adam Farragher T:John Butler	121	b	276611	54	77	70	37d	—	—	+12	20.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
String of near-misses over 6f this year before clicking upped to this trip; leading claims
5 (1)	Rocket Rod Bay J:Sam James T:Geoffrey Harker	J:Sam James T:Geoffrey Harker	135	—	480625	67	79	53	21d	—	—	+1	10.3	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Lost out on the nod over C&D off 2lb lower last month; was drawn wide down to 7f last time
4 (9)	Surprise Picture Bay J:Mark Winn(3) T:Grant Tuer	J:Mark Winn(3) T:Grant Tuer	136	—	295070	68	78	68	12d	—	—	+1	5.9	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Doesn't arrive in any form; will need to settle better if he's to see this out round here
2 (2)	Showmedemoney Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	137	tp	103388	69	80	20	12d	—	—	+3	8.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Patchy record round here and doesn't arrive in much form; others hold more pressing claims
6 (8)	Lady Mojito Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	J:Cam Hardie T:Richard Fahey	134	—	075575	67	77	64	16d	—	—	+1	5.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Has come 12lb down the weights and only made the frame once this year; each-way shout

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Cosmos Raj	5/2	5/2	5/2
Cusack	4/1	7/2	7/2
Sandret	4/1	9/2	4/1
Finn Russell	6/1	13/2	11/2
Struck Gold	9/1	17/2	17/2
Rocket Rod	8/1	9/1	9/1
Surprise Picture	20/1	18/1	18/1
Showmedemoney	14/1	22/1	22/1
Lady Mojito	25/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Cusack

20.6

OR: 3.8 Form: 11.6 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Struck Gold

20.5

OR: 1 Form: 17 Odds: 2.5

9/1

3rd

Finn Russell

OR: 4 Form: 12 Odds: 4

13/2

Cosmos Raj

17.8

OR: 5.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 8

5/2

Rocket Rod

10.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Sandret

10.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Showmedemoney

8.5

OR: 4.8 Form: 2.4 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Surprise Picture

5.9

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Lady Mojito

5.3

OR: 4.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Cosmos Raj	71	79	68
Showmedemoney	69	80	20
Sandret	68	82	45
Surprise Picture	68	78	68
Rocket Rod	67	79	53
Lady Mojito	67	77	64
Finn Russell	66	79	69
Cusack	65	80	57
Struck Gold	54	77	70

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cosmos Raj	6d ago	Quick return
Cusack	12d ago	Quick return
Surprise Picture	12d ago	Quick return
Showmedemoney	12d ago	Quick return
Lady Mojito	16d ago	Fit
Finn Russell	18d ago	Fit
Rocket Rod	21d ago	Fit
Struck Gold	37d ago	Fit
Sandret	58d ago	Fresh