08/11/16 Straight From The Trainers Mouth

Nigel Twiston-Davies

2.20 Huntingdon- Robinshill 11/2
Won in commanding fashion eleven days ago at Wetherby and is up 12lbs, but he's on an upward curve at present and looks to have another good chance over a similar trip of 2m but slightly softer ground. Tom Humphries rides and takes off 10lbs of the twelve.
★★★★☆
3.20 Huntingdon - Ballycash 4/1
Has shown he has ability though not quite getting home and fading late on. He makes his handicap hurdle debut here on 102 and this could be a good mark. The trip still looks within his compass off this mark with the ground suiting too, so he looks to have a good chance of at least making the frame. Ryan Hatch rides and takes off 3lbs.
★★★☆☆
3.55 Huntingdon- Atlantic Grey 14/1
Makes his racecourse debut in the bumper over just short of 1m 6f. Has done enough at home to show he's ready and should go very well in what looks a very good bumper. Ryan rides and a good run expected.
★★★☆☆

Richard Guest

6.15 Newcastle Udontdodou 7/2

In the 6.15 we have Udontdodou ridden by Paul Hanagan, it’s a 6f 81-95 handicap and he is drawn in stall 11 of the 14 runners. Udontdodou is a very good horse, and his last couple of runs have been promising over 5f which is probably an inadequate trip for him at his level now. 6f on a straight track should be his ideal and he has that today. The big question mark over him is whether he will take to the All Weather Tapeta surface tonight as it is his first time on it today. From what we have seen with our other horses, most horses do seem to handle the surface well and we see no reason why Udontdodou wouldn’t take to it like a duck to water tonight. It is a decent race for sure tonight, but we think Udontdodou is in great form at home and we expect him to run well and on form, his opponents will struggle to beat him if he performs to his best tonight.

★★★★★

6.45 Newcastle Lady Joanna Vassa 16/1

In the 6.45 Division 1 of the 5f 46-60 handicap we have Lady Joanna Vassa ridden by Connor Beasley drawn in stall 6 of 13 runners. Lady Joanna Vassa has been unlucky recently and has had excuses for a few disappointing runs recently. She seemed to handle the Tapeta well on her previous experience at Newcastle, and she has been working well at home. Whilst on her recent form the looks far more appealing options in the race than Lady Joanna Vassa, we believe if things went her way tonight she will run above her recent form and in a moderate race, she would have an each way shot at a double figure price.

★★★☆☆

7.15 Newcastle Lady Bacchus 6/1

In the 7.15 Division 2 of the 5f 46-60 handicap we have Lady Bacchus ridden by Connor Beasley drawn in stall 12 of the 13 runners. It is a drop back in trip a furlong by Lady Bacchus tonight which is something new for her, but it has been pleasing to see her on her last two starts to finally show something on the racecourse and with her reaping that twice now, it suggests it wasn’t just a fluke performance and she may have finally worked out what being a racehorse is about. On her last two runs she has travelled well and she has shown enough pace to make us think she should be able to cope with the drop back to 5f tonight, and if she can continue to perform like she has on her last two appearances, she would not have to do much more to finally get herself into the winners enclosure tonight.

★★★★☆