18:15
Margaret Macklam Memorial Handicap Stakes
Class 4, 1m (1m5y), Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-80, £5,234, 9 runners
- Going
- TAPETA: STANDARD
- Surface
- AW
- Weather
- Mostly Cloudy
- Stalls
- 1m2f & 1m4f - Outside; Straight - Inside
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Intrusively No. 8, stall 8
Andrew Mullen · Michael Appleby
✓ Course winner ✓ Won last time out ✓ Trainer in form (7/30, 14 days)
Intrusively is the pick in a tight Newcastle contest, rated 81 and only a few pounds shy of the top-rated pair, but his progressive profile and fitness edge make him the one to side with over eight furlongs on the all-weather. Rogue Encore and Thunder Wonder both sit on 86, narrowly the best on figures, so they are the obvious dangers, and Nepal on 84 is another who can’t be dismissed. With the front of the field so closely bunched, the improving Intrusively looks capable of bridging that small gap and getting his head in front. Intrusively is our selection.
Runners
Connor Beasley
Charlie Johnston 5/46
Thunder Wonder has a solid profile for a gelding yet to win in his last six, with a third three starts back and a fifth two runs ago, and he has run over today's trip and going. Our rating ranks him second of ten, but a ninth last time out is the concern after 37 days off.
- Sire
- Night Of Thunder (IRE)
- Dam
- Princess Yaiza (IRE) by Casamento
- Owner
- John Brown Megan Dennis
- Foaled
- 7 Mar 2022
- Stable
- Middleham Moor, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 5 wins from 46 runs (11%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 86, Speed 84
Jack Callan
Ivan Furtado 4/29
Nepal has a win four starts back and a fourth two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before, while our rating of 84 ranks him third of ten. The risk is an unplaced last run, now 37 days ago, with 141 lb to carry from draw 1.
- Sire
- Camacho (GB)
- Dam
- Body Language (IRE) by Beat Hollow
- Owner
- Jps Sarah Harrison Lamb
- Foaled
- 15 May 2022
- Stable
- Easingwold, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 29 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 42%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 79
Luke Morris
Peter Chapple-Hyam 1/3
Rogue Encore is yet to win in his last five, with a sixth last time out and nothing better than a fifth five starts back, but he has run over today's trip and going, and our rating of 86 tops the field against his official 79. The risk is a break of 83 days, with 139 lb to carry from stall three.
- Sire
- Kodiac (GB)
- Dam
- Encore L'Amour (GB) by Azamour
- Owner
- The Rogues Gallery
- Foaled
- 6 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Newmarket, Suffolk
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 3 runs (33%)
- Trainer running to form
- 64%
- Ratings
- Perf 87, Speed 86
Mason Paetel (3)
Michael Appleby 7/30
Jungle Ruler is yet to win in his last six starts, with an unplaced effort last time out and a sixth two starts back, though he has run over today's trip and going and was second four starts back. Back after just one day off, he carries 139 lb from stall two, and our rating of 84 sits two pounds above his official 82.
- Sire
- Lucky Vega (IRE)
- Dam
- Lilli Milena (IRE) by Dansili
- Owner
- The Horse Watchers 4
- Foaled
- 13 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Oakham, Rutland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 30 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 84, Speed 80
Lewis Edmunds
Harry Charlton 3/17
Winner last time out and a second two starts back, Media Legend arrives fresh from an 11-day turnaround and has run over today's trip and going, though 139 lb is a hefty burden and our rating of 82 only ranks him fifth of ten.
- Sire
- Ghaiyyath (IRE)
- Dam
- Dubai One (IRE) by Exceed And Excel
- Owner
- Gotim Partnership
- Foaled
- 1 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Beckhampton, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 17 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 67%
- Ratings
- Perf 82, Speed 78
Daniel Tudhope
David O'Meara 4/44
Unplaced last time out after a win two starts back, Matter of Britain has run over today's trip and returns after 26 days, but our rating of 70 ranks him ninth of ten, and carrying 136 lb from draw 10 off an official 79 makes him hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Victor Ludorum (GB)
- Dam
- Queen Of Camelot (IRE) by Camelot
- Owner
- Elwick Stud
- Foaled
- 10 Feb 2023
- Stable
- Upper Helmsley, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 44 runs (9%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 70, Speed 59
David Nolan
Richard & Peter Fahey 6/51
They All Know Me was seventh last time out, though a second two starts back and a fourth three starts back show he can run into the frame, and he has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 133 lb from draw 5 after 29 days off, he's only one win in his last six, and our rating of 81 ranks him sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)
- Dam
- Silver Machine (GB) by Brazen Beau
- Owner
- M J Macleod
- Foaled
- 12 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Musley Bank, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 51 runs (12%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 72
Andrew Mullen
Michael Appleby 7/30
Intrusively won last time out and returns just four days later, a quick turnaround, with the gelding having run over today's trip and on this going before. Our 81 rating, seventh of ten, tempers things, but the recent win marks him out as our pick.
- Sire
- Territories (IRE)
- Dam
- Intrusion (GB) by Indesatchel
- Owner
- Julian Ball Partner
- Foaled
- 31 Jan 2022
- Stable
- Oakham, Rutland
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 30 runs (23%)
- Trainer running to form
- 52%
- Ratings
- Perf 81, Speed 79
Sean Kirrane
Alan Brown 0/2
Urban Road is winless in his last six and was only ninth last time out, now returning after 102 days off, so he is hard to fancy; he has run over today's trip and going, and a second six starts back is the best of his recent form.
- Sire
- Monsieur Bond (IRE)
- Dam
- Normandy Maid (GB) by American Post
- Owner
- S Mcmillan F Reay A D Brown
- Foaled
- 24 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Yedingham, N Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 2 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 12%
- Ratings
- Perf 72, Speed 74
Shane Gray
Sam England 1/20
Coolree won last time out and has run over today's trip and going, but he's hard to fancy as our lowest-ranked runner, ranked 10 of 10 on our figures. He carries 128 lb from stall four, and a seventh three starts back shows he can trail home too.
- Sire
- Mondialiste (IRE)
- Dam
- Quaich (GB) by Danehill
- Owner
- Racing To Profit Syndicate Partners
- Foaled
- 7 Apr 2019
- Stable
- Guiseley, W Yorks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 20 runs (5%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 68, Speed 73
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.