Syd set fair to shine at Newcastle
WORCESTERSHIRE trainer Ian Williams can hit the mark at Newcastle if My Dad Syd does what is expected of him.
Williams recently celebrated a 1,000th winner of his career, and looks to have found another nice race to further bolster the statistics.
The Betway Handicap over six furlongs is anything but a classic, but My Dad Syd is in sound enough form to anticipate a bold bid.
A good winner at Newbury in October, the four-year-old son of Acclamation then proved his aptitude for the Newcastle Tapeta surface when a neck second to Amood over seven furlongs.
He then served further notice of his well-being when a good third behind Pearl Spectre over the same trip at Chelmsford.
My Dad Syd tried to make all of the running under Robert Winston, and very nearly did so - only to get reeled in late on by the winner and runnerup Rockley Point.
To that end, it is completely possible that the selection will be in an even happier place over this shorter distance, especially as he has been left alone by the handicapper.
Rebel Lightning should be up to the job in the totepoolliveinfo.com Handicap at Chelmsford.
The three-year-old grey has been in good heart since he won a Leicester seller in October, and produced a particularly good show at Lingfield late last month.
Rebel Lightning overcame a wide draw in the hands of Adam Kirby to take second spot behind Saleh in a blanket finish.
With Kirby having reassuringly kept the faith in Essex, trainer Richard Spencer will be optimistic his charge can go one place better off the same mark.
Plucky Dip looks the one to be with in the At totepool Tweet Us Your #toteELFIE Handicap.
A close third over this course and distance in November, John Ryan’s three-year-old was then sent into battle in a much better race than this at Newcastle less than a week ago.
Plucky Dip did not disappoint as he was only three lengths adrift of Steel Train in a class two handicap over seven furlongs.
Back down in trip and in grade, this quick turnaround can yield smart profits from a yard that know the time of day. AL KHAN (14) K Ryan 7 9-7 (D8) ....................... L Edmunds (7) HANDSOME DUDE (37) T D Barron 4 9-7 ................. A Mullen WESTWOOD HOE (51) T Coyle 5 9-6 (D3) ................ B A Curtis WAR DEPARTMENT (20)KDalgleish39-4(CD) ...... JFanning LEXINGTON TIMES (19) Mrs R Carr 4 9-4 (D2) ....... J P Sullivan FINGAL’S CAVE (19) I Jardine 4 9-3 (D4) ............. J Gormley (7) LIL SOPHELLA (14) P Holmes 7 9-3 (D2) .......... Paula Muir (7) TAILWIND (44) R Varian 3 9-0 ............................ P Mulrennan LIKE NO OTHER (34) J L Eyre 3 9-0 (CD) ......................... J Hart ALTHAROOS (75) Miss S Hall 6 8-13 (D2) ................. D Costello ALICE THORNTON (16) M Todhunter 4 8-10 (CD) ........... G Lee BELL HEATHER (24) R Fahey 3 8-9 ........................ B McHugh TELLOVOI (9) R C Guest 8 8-7 (D2) ................................. S Gray BETTING: 3 Tailwind, 9-2 War Department, 6 Alice Thornton, 7 Handsome Dude, 10 Westwood Hoe, 12 Al Khan, Fingal’s Cave, 14 Lexington Times, 16 Others. ALI BIN NAYEF (15) M Wigham 4 9-4 (D) ................ D Costello COME ON LULU (20) D Thompson 5 9-4 ................ J P Sullivan MY RENAISSANCE Sam England 6 9-4 .................... A Mullen SABHA (456) K Burke 4 9-4 ....................................... J Haynes SHIP CANAL (17) Jacqueline Coward 4 9-4.. Nathan Evans (3) WHISKY MARMALADE (48) B Haslam 4 9-4 (D) P Mulrennan ALBERT BOY (9) S Dixon 3 8-13 .............................. B A Curtis GO GEORGE GO (17) G Swinbank 3 8-13 (CD) ........... J Fanning HIGHWAY ROBBER (16) W Storey 3 8-13 ..................... S Gray LITTLE PIPPIN (16)TCoyle38-13 .................... RPWalsh(7) MISS MACCHIATO (28)KDalgleish38-13 ............. RWinston PAGE OF WANDS (28) K McLintock 3 8-13 ..................... G Lee RYAN THE GIANT (5) K Dalgleish 3 8-13 ..Shirley Teasdale (5) TRED SOFTLY (198) J J Quinn 3 8-13 ............................. J Hart BETTING: 7-2 Go George Go, 4 Ali Bin Nayef, 5 Ship Canal, 7 Miss Macchiato, 8 Ryan The Giant, 12 Page Of Wands, 16 Tred Softly, Little Pippin, Whisky Marmalade, 20 Others. (29) M Botti 9-5 .................................... T Marquand (36)MBell9-5 ................................. SDonohoe (182) J Best 9-5 ................................ K Fox (40) M Botti 9-5 ........................................ D Muscutt (40)RHannon9-5 ............................. KO’Neill (29) J Long 9-5 ............................. R Powell (65) H Morrison 9-5 .................. L Keniry R Hannon 9-5 ......................................... S Levey Richard Spencer 9-0 ..................... T Queally (174) M Bell 9-0 ........................... A Kirby BETTING: 15-8 Omran, 5-2 Preobrajenska, 5 Willwams, 7 Second Page, 14 Special Relation, Falbon, 16 La Isla Bonita, Maori Bob, 33 Others. (14) D Ivory 6 9-10 (C2) ..................... J Duern (3) (30) R Harris 9 9-9 (D8) ............ L Morris (27) J Best 5 9-6 ................................................. K Fox (7)DSteele49-5 ......................... SDonohoe (94) Jim Best 5 9-4 (D) ............... T J Murphy (15) Richard Spencer 3 9-3 (D2) ... A Kirby (14) W Stone 4 9-3 (C) ....... Hollie Doyle (5) (15) S C Williams 3 9-2 (BF) ............... P Cosgrave BETTING: 5-2 Plus Night, 3 Rebel Lightning, 11-2 Bobby Benton, 8 Corporal Maddox, Glenalmond, East Coast Lady, 12 Pendo, 14 Varsovian.
8-1 Chased leaders on inside, good headway between horses to lead inside final furlong, driven and just held on, all out, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov beating Salvatore Fury by shd, 11 ran. 4-1fav Chased leaders, driven over 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Ower Fly at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct. 11-2 Prominent, driven to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Memories Galore at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov. 8-1 Mid-division, driven 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, took 4th near finish, no impression with leaders, 4th of 10, 3l behind Steel Train at Newcastle 7f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2). 8-1 Close up, ridden and headway to chase winner inside final furlong, no threat, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Captain Dion at Chelmsford City 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol. HORSFORTH (17)RCGuest49-7(CD) .................... JFanning NOAH AMOR (138) D Nicholls 3 9-7 (BF, D) ............. P M Quinn LADY NAYEF (22)JButler39-7 ............................. RWinston LONG AWAITED (89) C Dore 8 9-6 (D2) ............... P Mulrennan ROARING RORY (22) O Pears 3 9-5 (D2) ...................... T Eaves SEARANGER (17) Rebecca Menzies 3 9-4 (D2) ......... D Costello INTENSE STARLET (20) Mrs M Fife 5 9-4 (CD) ............. S James STORM TROOPER (17) D Nicholls 5 9-4 (D2) .......... B McHugh HARMONIC WAVE (22) Rebecca Menzies 3 9-4 (D) . B A Curtis BUSY BIMBO (119) John Murray 7 9-3 (D4) .................... G Lee LOTARA (28) J Goldie 4 9-1 (CD) ........................ G Downing (3) CAPTAIN SCOOBY (5) R C Guest 10 8-8 (CD) .................. S Gray THE CHEESE GANG (27) S Corbett 4 8-7 ................... J Haynes BETTING: 3 Lady Nayef, 7-2 Noah Amor, 5 Horsforth, 7 Captain Scooby, 12 Roaring Rory, Intense Starlet, 14 Searanger, Harmonic Wave, 16 Others.
9-1 Pushed along to disputed lead until led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Compton River at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) in Nov. 7-4fav Broke well, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furong, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Showbizzy at Doncaster 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul. 4-1 Close up, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Poppy In The Wind at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) in Nov. STARLIT CANTATA (22) Eve J-Houghton 5 9-7 (D4) ....... J Fahy CELESTIAL BAY (280) S Kirk 7 9-7 (C) ......................... G Baker LOVEABLE HELEN (27) R Fahey 3 9-6 (D) ................... D Nolan DAME JUDI (81) S Crisford 3 9-3 ................................ R Havlin MERCY ME (8) J Ryan 4 9-2 (CD) .................................. A Kirby PRINCESS RAIHANA (20) M Botti 3 9-0 (CD) ......... D Muscutt TABLA (141) L Carter 4 9-0 ............................... Martin Harley POLYMNIA (24) R Hannon 3 8-12 .................. Hollie Doyle (5) ZAIN ARION (114) J Butler 3 8-11 (BF) ....................... J F Egan MAQAM (117) R Hannon 3 8-9 .................................... S Levey INDIGO PRINCESS (13) M Appleby 3 8-7 ................... L Morris POWER UP (50) R Ingram 5 8-7 (CD2) ........ Rhiain Ingram (7) BETTING: 9-2 Indigo Princess, 6 Mercy Me, 7 Maqam, 8 Zain Arion, Power Up, Polymnia, 10 Starlit Cantata, 12 Loveable Helen, Celestial Bay, Princess Raihana, Dame Judi, 14 Tabla. TILSWORTH MICKY (2) J R Jenkins 4 9-7 ................... G Baker LADY BACCHUS (5) R C Guest 3 9-7 (BF) ..................... J F Egan ARIZONA SNOW (7) R Harris 4 9-6 (D) ....................... L Morris IMJIN RIVER (168) W Stone 9 9-6 (D2) ........... Hollie Doyle (5) FARRAH’S CHOICE (15) James Grassick 4 9-6 ..... T Marquand TOPSOIL (7) R Harris 3 9-5 ............................... Renato Souza JUSTICE ROCK (117) P McEntee 3 9-5 ......................... A Kirby DIAMOND VINE (79) R Harris 8 9-5 (D6) .......... Martin Harley RYAN STYLE (21) Mrs L Williamson 10 9-4 (D)... Jordan Uys (7) KINGFISHER GIRL (52) M Appleby 3 9-3 ....... A Rawlinson (3) PACABAG (57) P Hedger 3 9-3 ....................................... K Fox BUSHWISE (56) J Bradley 3 9-2 (D2) .................... A Beschizza JUST MARION (202) Clare Ellam 4 9-2 (D) ..................... J Fahy UPPER LAMBOURN (6) J Holt 8 9-2 (D2) ............ K Lundie (7) BETTING: 9-4 Lady Bacchus, 5 Ryan Style, Bushwise, 8 Topsoil, 10 Arizona Snow, 12 Justice Rock, 14 Diamond Vine, Tilsworth Micky, 16 Others.