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15:40 Newcastle

Royal Bank Of Scotland Classified Stakes (Class D)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.15s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Danehill Stroller (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Manaar (IRE)

    9/4

      1(4)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue hoop and sleeves, Yellow cap

      Circuit Dancer (IRE)

      7
      3/1
      • Form 020122
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4

      led, ridden and effort over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish

      2(7)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Mauve triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Yellow cap, Mauve diamond

      Danehill Stroller (IRE)

      11
      5/1
      • Form 562210
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4

      held up towards rear, headway halfway, effort 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong to lead close home

      3(6)
      Silk - White, dark blue epaulets, dark blue and white halved sleeves, quartered cap

      On The Brink

      11 b
      10/1
      • Form 040250
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-2

      tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      4(5)
      Silk - Orange, White armlets, quartered cap

      Hiccups

      6
      6/1
      • Form 201010
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1

      keen early, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      5(1)
      Silk - White, Light Blue epaulets, White and Light Blue striped cap

      Caught Out

      7
      300/1
      • Form 000506
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      always outpaced in rear

      6(3)
      Silk - Dark Green, Beige stars on sleeves

      Manaar (IRE)

      23
      9/4
      • Form 22-31
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      led, ridden over 2f out, hard pressed final 2f, headed close home, no extra

      7(2)
      Silk - Mauve, large Orange spots, halved sleeves and star on cap

      Linden's Lady

      9
      13/2
      • Form 303246
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-11

      in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and one pace final 2f

      In depth

      Verdict

      This should lie between On The Brink, Danehill Stroller and Circuit Dancer, and we just side with the latter. Alan Berry's charge beat Danehill Stroller by two lengths at Haydock last month, and a four pound pull may not be enough to reverse the tables. Circuit Dancer has since run well, finishing second in his two subsequent starts, and is well suited by the conditions of this race. Since that Haydock run, Danehill Stroller has gone on to win a handicap at Doncaster but was rather disappointing at Ripon on his latest start. On The Brink was behind him on that occasion, but Tim Easterby's filly was a good second at Pontefract before that, and a reproduction of that effort would give her a leading chance here. However, Circuit Dancer is in a rich vein of form, and we take him to score again here under Fergal Lynch.