AMIGO LOOKS FRIENDLY FOR NEWCASTLE BACKERS

By Molly Hunter, PA

Ambiente Amigo can shine under a new code in the Dunes South Shields Juvenile Hurdle at Newcastle.

The filly, who is trained by James Owen and owned by the Gredley family, the team behind smart dual-purpose performer Burdett Road, has run 11 times on the Flat and acquitted herself well with two victories and several placings at Listed level.

Well tried on the level, with her last outing being the Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster, she now turns her hand to hurdling and starts out over two miles and a furlong at Newcastle in a small field and also in capable hands, as Sam Twiston-Davies takes the ride.

Also at Gosforth Park there is a chance of a four-timer in the Dunes Soft Play Handicap Hurdle, where Jennie Candlish’s Skyjack Hijack looks to add to an exceptionally consistent year.

The winner of his last three outings by increasingly large margins, the six-year-old hardly knows how to run a bad race and escapes a penalty for his win at Aintree in a conditional riders’ race on Sunday. Although the handicapper is cottoning on, he still looks ahead of the game for the moment.

At Bath, the Stan Moore-trained Call Time can get his head in front for the first time in the DragonBet Proud Sponsors Of Bath Racing/EBF Novice Stakes.

The three-year-old has been the runner-up on his last two outings, with his latest effort a three-quarter-length loss on his first attempt over five furlongs.

He has previously shown promise over a five-and-a-half-furlong trip, pointing to this bid at the bare minimum trip being a good place for him to shed his maiden tag.

Glenridding can prevail for Daniel and Claire Kubler in the DragonBet – Real Bookmakers Nursery Handicap.

A gelding operation seems to have been of benefit to him and he was a winner for the first time at Yarmouth in September, after which he was placed at Wolverhampton. Those efforts are encouraging Richard Kingscote, who did the steering at the seaside, is back in the saddle.

War Hawk can impress for Simon and Ed Crisford in the Complimentary Remembrance Tickets For Armed Forces EBF Novice Stakes at Chelmsford.

The Mehmas colt is out of a mare called Wrood, making him a half-sibling to the Listed and Group-winning sprinter Mitbaahy.

He was green and slow off the mark on his debut at Newcastle in mid October, but still finished third and showed plenty of promise when staying on.

Julia Feilden’s One For Harvey looks the one to watch in the Betfair Restricted Maiden Stakes over six furlongs.

Third each time in three runs to date, the Tasleet filly was beaten a length and three-quarters over course and distance when last seen and can build on that on return to the Essex circuit.

Top tips for today’s UK meetings

TAB is betting on 5 UK meetings today. Here are the tips.

BATH: Race 1: 14.58 Call Time, Race 2: 15.28 Gherkin, Race 3: 15.58 Cypriot Diaspora, Race
4: 16.28 Tres Chic, Race 5: 16.58 Glenridding, Race 6: 17.28 Ciotog, Race 7: 17.58 Zambezi
Magic.

STRATFORD: Race 1: 15.05 Tintagel Queen, Race 2: 15.35 Beau Quali, Race 3: 16.05 L'Eau Du
Sud, Race 4: 16.35 Sam's Amour, Race 5: 17.05 Atreides, Race 6: 17.35 Harrys Hope, Race 7:
18.05 Crystabel

NEWCASTLE: Race 1: 15.15 AMBIENTE AMIGO (NAP), Race 2: 15.45 Skyjack Hijack, Race 3:
16.15 Iorangi De L'Isle, Race 4: 16.45 Coqolino, Race 5: 17.15 A Day To Dream, Race 6: 17.45
Chemical Warfare, Race 7: 18.15 City Of Diamonds.

SOUTHWELL: Race 1: 18.10 Caramay, Race 2: 18.45 Minelone, Race 3: 19.15 Tattie Bogle,
Race 4: 19.45 Spetses, Race 5: 20.15 Lattaash, Race 6: 20.45 Berkshire Sundance, Race 7:
21.15 Shaka, Race 8: 21.45 Masque Of Anarchy, Race 9: 22.15 Triggerman

CHELMSFORD: Race 1: 18.30 War Hawk, Race 2: 19.00 Abolish, Race 3: 19.30 One For
Harvey, Race 4: 20.00 Little She, Race 5: 20.30 Prada On Parole, Race 6: 21.00 Bint Havana
Gold, Race 7: 21.30 Marcus, Race 8: 22.00 Lokana, Race 9: 22.30 Imitate.

DOUBLE: Ambiente Amigo and Skyjack Hijack (Newcastle, Races 1 and 2).

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