Jason Weaver’s racing tips
13:15 Newcastle – Royal Playwright
15:00 Newcastle – Destructive
15:15 Lingfield – Diamondonthehill (each-way)
15:35 Newcastle – Marshman & Saint Lawrence (each-way)
16:07 Newcastle – Salamanca (each-way)
16:42 Newcastle – Tribal Star
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
ROYAL PLAYWRIGHT comes in with an official rating of 110 and has the potential to climb much higher. There were definite signs of weakness towards the backend of last season when he ran in the highest company at Doncaster. This seems an ideal starting point to get his 2025 campaign back on track.
DESTRUCTIVE has been going through the grades very nicely and looks to have outstanding claims of completing the four timer in the big Championship mile race.
He was well on top of the finish last time, but it’s the clock that makes you realise how impressive that run was. It was just outside 22 seconds for the final quarter mile and a reproduction of that effort makes him tough to beat in this division.
Lots of these take turns beating each other, yet DIAMONDONTHEHILL is dipping his toe into the sprinting arena for the first time.
He comes from an outfit in decent form, he’s got the excellent Billy Loughnane in the saddle and to top it all off, he’s drawn in stall one for his first try at 6f. Expect him to be hitting the line strongly at an each-way price.
MARSHMAN‘s trainer, Karl Burke, was dumbfounded that he got beaten at Doncaster. He did get a little edgy in the starting stalls, so he possibly blew his race before the gates had even opened. He’s a rock-solid performer on a synthetic track and should be able to give weight away all round.
Saint Lawrence could sneak a place at a big each-way price.
He has bumped into some very decent performers in a short career so far, having also contested the Lingfield Derby trial. He didn’t have the chance to see what he could do last time, when held up at the back of the pack, with the winner making all at Chelmsford. He’s an unexposed improver with quality jockey David Egan on board.
TRIBAL STAR is coming over from Ireland to try and steal the big pot in the stayers’ division. He’s completely unexposed over this 2m trip. Looking back at his size, stride pattern, and pedigree, he has every chance of competing well in this discipline. He appears to have some wriggle room off a mark of just 86 and has been well-placed by his excellent handler, Adrian McGuinness.
Jason Weaver’s racing tips
13:15 Newcastle – Royal Playwright
15:00 Newcastle – Destructive
15:15 Lingfield – Diamondonthehill (each-way)
15:35 Newcastle – Marshman & Saint Lawrence (each-way)
16:07 Newcastle – Salamanca (each-way)
16:42 Newcastle – Tribal Star
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at the time of publishing but subject to change.
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