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This horse was behind a couple of the market leaders last time out, including the current favourite. He gets a good pull at the weights with those horses reapplying today, and although not literally enough to reverse the form, today's race is over an additional 2 furlongs, and that may be enough to make the difference.

This horse looks each-way value, racing off a reduced mark with a jockey's claim on top. No stranger to big-field valuable handicaps, and goes well at the track. Arrives in good enough form after a couple of all-weather races, so should go well.

Snowballs races here today with Billy Lee on board and wearing a first-time visor. Billy Lee does well for this stable and, allowing for the lightly raced nature of this horse, should go well after an absence. This is a 0-60 handicap, after all, so this lightly raced type should be capable of being involved in the shake-up come the finish.

This horse has a remarkable win/place career record, albeit mainly in C6 races, but has shown good form in C5 grade, too. The horse has a good record with today's jockey and, racing from near bottom weight and with proven ability at this track, looks set to challenge on these terms today. From a stable well capable of springing a surprise win in this type of low-grade handicap.

This is intriguing, as they drop him to 1 mile on his seasonal debut. That is after a string of races over further, as far as 12f when based in France, and previous form reads well in the context of today's race. He has some good form at 9f; perhaps that's why they drop him to a mile today. Went well once before with this jockey, so the jockey booking looks significant.

With six places paid, I suggest an each-way bet at these huge odds. Yes, he has a welter burden today, but this horse has been Group 2 placed, so he is clearly the class act in this field. Remarkably consistent, and he gets on well with this jockey. Long absence and top weight notwithstanding, he looks set for a big race.

This horse looks nicely handicapped, based on best form in higher-grade races with his previous yard. Showed marked improvement last time on his second start for this stable and looks likely to improve again. Has a useful-looking piece of previous form here at Newcastle, so with K T O'Neill booked, looks set for a big race, which he should be capable of winning off this mark on the terms.

This horse returned after nearly a year with an excellent second place on his first start for this stable. He has good previous course form over shorter distances, and this jockey's 5 lb claim puts the horse towards the bottom of the weights. He should come on for his reappearance race and looks a live outsider to me at these big odds.

This horse wasn't unfancied on one occasion, and finished respectably on his final start. Upped to 12 furlongs today, this looks enticing with the jockey claiming a crucial 7 lbs, which is likely to be significant over this distance. Representing a good yard, this horse, after just six races, remains an unknown quantity. The step up to 12f here today looks the right thing to do. Can win this if ready and if the step up to 12f yields the desired improvement.