Tony McFadden provides an overview of the key things to note on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Three points of interest<\/p>\n
Dr Rio’s latest effort has worked out well<\/strong><\/p>\n Timeform’s reporter noted that Dr Rio<\/a><\/strong> ‘looked to be coming to the boil’ when a close-up fourth at Beverley last time, and that now looks like a better piece of form than it did on the day as the first three home all won next time out.<\/p>\n That effort came over an extended mile, but the step up to a mile and a half (15:15) at Beverley on Tuesday shouldn’t inconvenience Dr Rio as he’s a versatile sort with a course-and-distance win to his name. <\/p>\n Indeed, all four of Dr Rio’s wins in Britain have come at Beverley and he looks well weighted to give another good account of himself.<\/p>\n He’s able to run off the same mark as last time, which is 1 lb lower than the mark he last defied here in September, and he heads Timeform’s weight-adjusted ratings by 2 lb. <\/p>\n Charlie Johnston’s form a positive for Special Ghaiyyath<\/strong><\/p>\n Charlie Johnston may not have got on the scoresheet at Royal Ascot, but it was certainly a successful week for the trainer who had 11 winners elsewhere between Monday and Sunday.<\/p>\n That tally of 11 was comfortably the highest for any trainer last week – Aidan O’Brien was next with seven – and they came at an impressive strike rate of 30.6%.<\/p>\n The flying form of the yard – underlined by a Timeform run-to-form percentage of 75% last week – is a boost to the chances of Special Ghaiyyath<\/a><\/strong> who sets the clear standard in the maiden (16:15) over the extended mile at Beverley.<\/p>\n Special Ghaiyyath is starting to look exposed after seven starts, but he’s finished in the frame on all four outings this year and heads Timeform’s weight-adjusted ratings by 12 lb, so he has leading claims of providing his in-form yard with another winner.<\/p>\n Unexposed Roadshow a likely improver for Nicholls<\/strong><\/p>\n West-Country trainer Paul Nicholls has unsurprisingly been the dominant force at Newton Abbot, and he has sent out 54 winners at the course since the start of the 2020\/2021 jumps season.<\/p>\n That tally is 22 more than his closest pursuer, Fergal O’Brien, and Nicholls’ strike rate of 29.4% is the highest of any trainer with at least 50 runners at the course in that timeframe. <\/p>\n Nicholls has four runners at Newton Abbot on Tuesday, starting with Roadshow<\/a><\/strong> who is an interesting contender in the opening handicap hurdle (17:57) for amateur riders.<\/p>\n Roadshow shaped like a non-stayer when a distant third over 19 furlongs at Warwick last month so he should benefit from dropping back in trip to shy of 17 furlongs at Newton Abbot. <\/p>\n He had offered encouragement on a couple of occasions before his run at Warwick, including when runner-up over this course and distance on his penultimate start, and it would be little surprise to see him do better now starting out in handicaps.<\/p>\n His fairly useful Flat form for Andre Fabre in France suggests he’s got more ability than a BHA hurdles mark of 102, and he still has the Timeform ‘small p’ to show that better is expected in this sphere. 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