Droopys Buick to turn on the the style at Newcastle

7.26 Marathon 895m

T6 Roxholme Magic is long odds-on to make it seven wins on the spin and impossible to oppose. Hayley Keightley’s bitch is one of the best marathon performers of recent times and is bidding to land a fifth track record in her last seven starts. Her middle race pace and powerpacked finish are a sight to behold, and she should simply blow away the opposition once again. T2 Fabulous Landing looks the most likely one to chase her home for the forecast.

7.43 Sprint 290m

Walshes Hill is one of the top sprinters around and has won seven of his nine starts at the track. Four of his five fastest times have also come at the venue, but he is not run from T5 at it and at odds-on I am keen to take him on with T1 Azzurri Dino. Pat Rosney’s dog has an excellent record in the red jacket and comes into the contest at the top of his game having won three of his last five starts. He is set for a clear run up the rails, and if pinging and leading at the first will take some pegging back.

7.59 Maiden 480m

T1 Aclamon Giro has a fantastic draw and rates the best bet on the card. Trained by Belle Vue-based June McCombe, the son of Makeshift opened his account in style on home soil in A1 company when scoring by 9 3/4 lengths in a fast time. He has since very well in a recent solo trial at this venue, clocking a rapid 4.63 sectional and winning time of 28.61. Aclamon Giro is sure to improve for that sighter, and if trapping in similar fashion should be away and gone at the first bend.

8.16 Standard 480m

T1 Pinpoint Boom beat T2 Save The Don by two lengths when they last met and is taken to confirm the form. The Kelly Macari trained son of Shaneboy Lee once again has the advantage of being drawn inside his main market rival and is a class act as he showed when winning the 2015 Eclipse. Pinpoint is blessed with early pace, and his last two runs in the red jacket at Sheffield have seen him register wide margin successes. If timing it right at the lids, he can lead Save The Don to the bend and quickly stamp his authority on the race.

8.33 640m

In a race where there is possibility of all sorts of trouble as a result of the draw, I think it could pay to side with the local Shellam Maeby. Jimmy Wright’s bitch has won seven of her 25 starts at the track over various distances and is two from seven in Open races. Although T4 is not ideal as their is a distinct possibility of crowding on the inside, Shellam is powerful finisher and if holding her pitch at the first bend and turning handy can turn the screw from halfway.

8.51 Puppy Standard Final 480m

Bramble Mackem has returned to form with a vengeance following a lengthy absence and looks decent value to get the better of the favourite Newinn Blitz. Steven Anderson’s dog has won his last three starts from Trap 5, and once again sports the orange jacket. He has a near 50 per cent strike rate in it at the venue (four wins from nine runs) and with T2 Newinn Blitz flanked with pace on either side can use his local knowledge to good effect to lead at the first and land the four-timer.

Selections

7.11: T6 Going All In
7.26: T6 Roxholme Magic in straight forecast with T2
7.43: T1 Azzurri Dino
7.59: T1 Aclamon Giro (NAP)
8.16: T1 Pinpoint Boom
8.33: T4 Shellam Maeby
8.51: T5 Bramble Mackem (NB)
9.08: T1 Droopys Buick