8:00 Newcastle Tips

A 15 race maiden is a little worrying nut placed 5 times offers hope. Runner-up over course and distance in his last two starts and could finally get his head in front tonight.

Tonight could be the night for WRIST ART to win his first race for the James Owen stable. He won two races in Ireland on soft & good to soft ground, so the faster all-weather surfaces at Southwell, Wolverhampton & Lingfield probably did not suit. The more testing Newcastle surface should suit much more.

Not beaten far into fourth here last time, showing that he is still competitive in races like this. Now twelve pounds below the last winning mark and clearly well handicapped. Yard in great form with five winners in the last two weeks at a 31% strike rate. The jockey has three recent winners and has plenty of experience on this track.

This horse is clearly not the most reliable type, with a high level of volatility to his form. However, as he has shown, he can bounce back and win these low-grade races at any time, and he has done so at this time of year before. He goes well with this jockey, and with the 5 lb claim and proven course form, this looks a good opportunity to resume winning ways.

Yorkstone has decent back class at this trip with two wins and two places over 7f, recent runs have been a bit meh, including a well-beaten effort at Southwell. But first-time blinkers are on now and a current mark of 46 is a few pounds lower than his old winning one. I see it as a good mark if he can find a bit of his old spark, with win strikes near 8 and places around 15 overall here.

The 4yo filly was busy last March??'July: eleven runs, two wins, and she probably needed her break. She mostly ran on fast turf, but her best RPR rating did come on this surface. She can improve after seven months off the track. She returns in a low-grade 0??'50 contest and the jockey claims 3 lb.