Newcastle best bets: Calzaghe value to lift All England Cup on stellar card at Newcastle

Jimmy Wright’s son of Zero Ten has won eight of his 10 starts at the venue and is unbeaten in four from tonight’s draw.

He comes into the contest on the back five straight successes and was most impressive in the last of those when making all to land the final of the Scurry Cup at Belle Vue.

Walshes Hill has awesome early pace and if breaking in his best fashion can quickly get on the bunny to establish a race winning lead to show why he is the best sprinter around.

Pinpoint Den worth a punt

T4 Pinpoint Den has some top class form to his name and rates the best bet on the card in the Terry Meynell Memorial Trophy Standard (19:59).

Kelly Macari’s dog showed what he is capable of when flashing from the lids to land an all the way three length success over Tynwald Baz in the final of the Steel City Cup at Sheffield last month.

He then moved well in two trials at this venue but got no luck in-running whatsover when fourth in the heats of the All England Cup when the winner Ballymac Darragh caused all sorts of mayhem.

However, Pinpoint Den did produce a good sectional of 4.67 and a similar break should be more than good enough to see him lead-up in this less competitive affair and play catch-me-if-you-can.

Sidarian Riva drawn to deliver in Oaks Final

T6 Sidarian Riva can capitalise and what looks a nice draw to get back to winning ways in the Angel Of The North Oaks Final (20:16).

Charlie Lister’s bitch got picked up late on in the heats and beaten a short-head by T1 Some Women after producing a lightning split of 4.64.

It was a cracking effort on her first run at the venue and the daughter of Vans Escalade is entitled to improve for the sighter.

With T1 Some Woman and the favourite T2 Domino Storm closely matched in the early pace stakes, there is a possibility of crowding on the inside and as the sole wide seed in the line-up Sidarian Riva looks ideally house in the stripes to capitalise and sweep around the first bend in front to register an all the way success.

Newcastle best bets

19:43 T4 Walshes Hill
19:59 T4 Pinpoint Den (NAP)
20:16 T6 Sidarian Riva (NB)
21:08 T4 Calzaghe Billy

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