5:10 Newcastle (AW): Esh Stantec Handicap Stakes

Prince Achille Jack Garritty · Jedd O'Keeffe

Prince Achille shaped with promise when third last time out and, ranked second of 14 on our rating, he looks a leading danger here; carrying 138 lb from stall two over a trip and going he has experienced, the concern is he remains yet to win in his last five starts.

Phaedra George Wood · Joey Ramsden

Phaedra has been winless in her last six starts, though a second three starts back offers a crumb of encouragement; she has experience over today's distance and going, but back-to-back sixth and fifth placings suggest she faces a stiff task from stall three off 137 lb.

Pureis King James Sullivan · Ruth Carr

Pureis King won back-to-back three and four starts back but has since posted consecutive midfield finishes, and 41 days off adds a fitness query; he has run over today's trip and going, and a weight of 135 lb from stall seven gives him a fair shot at recapturing that earlier form.

Token Love Aiden Brookes · Micky Hammond

Token Love has shown admirable consistency in recent starts, finishing third last time out and second two starts back, and he has experience of today's trip and conditions; the main risk is the 62-day absence leaving him short of peak fitness.

Rory's Gold Amie Waugh(3) · Simon Waugh

Rory's Gold showed up well when third last time out, and has run over today's trip and going before, but has been winless in his last six starts and that patchy recent record — including several mid-to-rear finishes — is the obvious concern carrying 134 lb from stall 10.

Gemini Man Andrew Mullen · Iain Jardine

Winless in his last six starts but that second two runs back offers some encouragement, and he has experience over today's trip and going; the 133 lb burden and a field ranking of tenth from fourteen make progress difficult to foresee.

Yaaser Paul Mulrennan · Jim Goldie

Winless in his last six starts, with a pair of thirds in recent outings but three eighths since suggesting a slide in form, Yaaser has experience over today's trip and going yet faces a stiff task from stall one carrying 133 lb off an official mark of 55.

Eagles Dream Rowan Scott · Tristan Davidson

Winless in her last five starts, Eagles Dream nonetheless catches the eye on a rating of 65 — third-highest of the 14 — suggesting she holds more ability than her official mark of 55 implies, and she has run over today's trip before; the worry is that her recent finishes offer little encouragement.

Balmoral Boy Alex Jary(3) · Nigel Tinkler

Balmoral Boy is yet to win in his last six starts, though third last time out and a second three starts back show he can get into the mix; drawn 14 and carrying 131 lb, the weight and stall may not flatter, but a 16-day turnaround and experience over today's trip and going give him fair claims.

Carwyn David Nolan · Patrick Morris

Winless in his last five starts, Carwyn nonetheless catches the eye as the top-rated runner in this field, and having run over today's trip and going he arrives fit on a 25-day break carrying 130 lb from stall 13.

Rugby Union Joanna Mason · Gemma Tutty

Rugby Union is an outsider on these figures, ranked 11 of 14 in the field, and a largely inconsistent profile — fifth, ninth, fifth and unplaced in recent starts — makes him hard to fancy, though he does arrive on the back of a win and has run over today's trip and going before.

Game Management Shane Gray · Lizzie Quinlan

Winless in his last five starts, with a string of mid-to-rear finishes culminating in back-to-back fourths, Game Management faces an uphill task from stall 11 carrying 126 lb, and ranked 12 of 14 on our figures there is little here to inspire confidence, despite having run over today's trip and going.

Falaise Blanc Greg Fairley · Katie Scott

Falaise Blanc is winless in his last six starts, and ranked thirteenth of fourteen on our figures, making him hard to fancy despite being placed twice in that sequence; experience over today's trip and going is about the only thing standing in his favour.

Rajawail Laura Coughlan(3) · Brian Rothwell

Winless in her last six starts and ranked bottom of the field on our figures, Rajawail is hard to fancy on recent evidence, though she has run over today's distance and going before and returns after a 37-day break with a fair 124 lb to carry from stall four.