Ballsbridge backed to strike at Newcastle

Ballsbridge is an interesting runner for Jennie Candlish on Wednesday in Newcastle's Use Safer Gambling Tools At BetUK Novice Stakes.

He is the first foal out of the dual Group One-winning mare Happily, by Lord Kanaloa, a champion sprinter from Japan who slammed Sole Power by five lengths in the Hong Kong Sprint of 2013.

Not surprisingly, a horse with this pedigree started out at Ballydoyle, yet after just two outings, a fourth at Navan and a second at Naas, he was sent to the sales.

Incredibly, he made only 20,000 guineas at the horses in training sale and Candlish gets the chance to succeed where Aidan O'Brien failed and make him a winner at Gosforth Park.

Quantum Cat must have every chance in the BetUK Take Time Out During #SGWeek23! Handicap.

The E300,000 yearling purchase made a successful start to his career for John and Thady Gosden at Wolverhampton last year, but struggled when switched to the turf at Newmarket in the spring.

He returned to the all-weather back at Wolverhampton a couple of weeks ago and while he was no match for the impressive odds-on winner To Catch A Thief, Quantum Cat was miles clear of the rest in second.

Moving into the handicap sphere off a perch of 83, he remains open to progress.

Now Tim Easterby has got Snash's head back in front, he might be able to rattle off a sequence.

Having begun his campaign rated 87, his mark had dropped all the way to 68 before winning at Newcastle a fortnight ago.

Up 1kg for the first division of the Stay In Control At BetUK Handicap, he may remain well treated.

Kevin Philippart de Foy's Shadwell-owned Mukaafah made a pleasing enough debut to make him of interest in the Unibet More Extra Place Races Novice Stakes at Kempton.

Sent off favourite, he stayed on to be fourth of nine at Yarmouth last month and is entitled to improve a great deal.

No trainer ended the turf season in better form than Ralph Beckett and his Frightening brings a similar profile into the Unibet/British Stallion Studs EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes.

She was third of seven on heavy ground at Nottingham and is entitled to be a good bit wiser for that.

Orzo should make her presence felt in the Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Fillies' Handicap.

A course and distance winner on her introduction a couple of years ago, Andrew Balding's inmate was subsequently sidelined for 18 months.

Since her return, the four-year-old has run two sound races in defeat, finishing third at Kempton in April and on her handicap debut at Newmarket three weeks ago.

The assessor gives her another chance off the same mark of 79, which may underestimate her potential. - Press Association

TAB is betting on 2 UK meetings on Wednesday. Here are the tips.

NEWCASTLE: Race 1: 16.30 Eagle's Realm, Race 2: 17.05 Owens Lad, Race 3: 17.37 Real Terms, Race 4: 18.15 Titan Rock, Race 5: 18.45 Ballsbridge, Race 5: 19.18 Snash, Race 7: 19.50 Misty Blues, Race 8: 20.20 Inspiritus, Race 9: 20.50 Inverlochy.

KEMPTON: Race 1: 17.45 MUKAAFAH (NAP), Race 2: 18.25 Birkie Boy, Race 3: 18.55 Frightening, Race 4: 19.30 Musical Act, Race 5: 20.00 Cupid's Dream, Race 6: 20.30 Epic Express, Race 7: 21.00 Wild Side, Race 8: 21.30 Capital Theory, Race 9: 22.00 Top Button.