18:45 Newcastle tips
Other Handicapclass 51mstandard14 runners
What we lean towardsopen race
Too close to split with conviction. Directors Cut just shades it from Poppeye on the way its price has been shortening.
Other Handicap over 1m on standard going. Directors Cut and Poppeye separate by very little. We have enough recent form to rate all 14 declared.
How we rate the field
1
Directors Cut
Jason Hart / Ross Burdon
51/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 20% drop.
50/1 and above: 0.7% win, -58% return over 959 tracked. Our weakest band.
2
Poppeye
Andrew Mullen / Grant Tuer
13/4
- Price drops have been easing off across its last 5 runs, down to a 75% average.
- Quick turnaround at 10 days against its usual 39.
2/1 to 5/1: 21.0% win, 40.2% frame (739 tracked)
3
Camino Del Ray
Tom Kiely-Marshall / Julie Camacho
11/1
- Its price has been shortening harder each run across its last 5, averaging a 29% drop.
- Quick turnaround at 27 days against its usual 88.
8/1 to 12/1: 8.0% win, 26.8% frame (709 tracked)