UK Horse Racing Tips: Newcastle

YOUGOGLENCOKO won impressively on her racecourse bow over 2m at Kelso in September and Donald McCain's mare could be hard to beat once again, despite carrying a 7lb penalty. Storm Spirit failed to fire last time but is a player based on her debut effort over C&D, while The Dream Goes On and Nala The Lioness are others to note.
Prediction : 1st Yougoglencoko 2nd Storm Spirit 3rd The Dream Goes On

GARDENER was a 30-length winner on his debut for Olly Murphy at Southwell a few weeks ago and is hard to oppose here even after a 10lb rise in the ratings. Findthetime scored at Wetherby two starts ago and is likely to go well once again, although he will have to improve on his most recent effort to beat the selection. Champ De Gane is a consistent performer who is the clear pick of the remainder.
Prediction : 1st Gardener 2nd Findthetime 3rd Champ De Gane

Juge Et Parti (first) and Teescomponentstrig (second) are closely matched based on their meeting at Hexham last month and both merit plenty of respect as a result. That said, marginal preference is for GUERNESEY, who may have found an extended 2m4f too sharp last time and is better judged on his narrow second over 3m2f at Kelso the time before.
Prediction : 1st Guernesey 2nd Juge Et Parti 3rd Teescomponentstrig

FORGED WELL was hampered by the errant jumping of one of his rivals three times during his hurdles debut at Carlisle last month but, having shown professionalism to emerge as a comfortable winner, he is a likely type to cope with a 7lb penalty. Lunar Chief has also shown promise in two previous runs over timber and seems to be going the right way, while similar comments apply to Two Auld Pals, who made an encouraging first start in this discipline at Bangor.
Prediction : 1st Forged Well 2nd Lunar Chief 3rd Two Auld Pals

HANDSTANDS, who breezed through his only start in a point-to-point, showed stacks of promise to win by six and a half lengths on his hurdles debut at Hereford three weeks ago and is hard to oppose. The selection obviously shoulders a 7lb penalty, which creates hope for the likes of Hubbel Bubbel and Rock Steady Eddie, who can at least make a race of it.
Prediction : 1st Handstands 2nd Hubbel Bubbel 3rd Rock Steady Eddie

This can go the way of GOODOLDBILL, who was a determined winner over further here in November and should not be inconvenienced by the drop in distance on this occasion. A 3lb rise looks manageable and he can see off the likes of En Meme Temps and Empty Nest, who improved from first to second start over fences to finish a close-up third at Catterick last month.
Prediction : 1st Goodoldbill 2nd Empty Nest 3rd En Meme Temps

ROBERT D'ORES looked to hold every chance of breaking the maiden when unseating his rider two out over fences at Hexham last May, and he may be able to gain compensation on his return/switch to hurdles. The unexposed seven-year-old should have too much for handicap debutant Yealand, as well as Tommy Johnson, who is a player if bouncing back to the form of his debut second at Carlisle.
Prediction : 1st Robert Dores 2nd Tommy Johnson 3rd Yealand