Genres in style at Newcastle

NEWCASTLE punters can yield immediate dividends by supporting Genres in the opening race on the card.

Now in training with Alan Swinbank, having previously been in the care of John Gosden, he could take some stopping in the Betway Amateur Riders’ Handicap.

Despite not having won a race since May 2015, Genres is fairly unexposed for a horse of his age.

He was also a bit of an eyecatcher on his last outing at Newcastle on December 30.

Not a great deal was seemingly expected of him at odds of 14-1, but the gelded son of Champs Elysees finished fast and late to take fourth place in a mile-and-a-quarter handicap.

That was by far his best performance for some time and should tee him up nicely with this race in mind.

The decision to step up to a mile and a half also looks a cool-and-calculated move from the wily Swinbank.

Perhaps of more importance, though, is the first-time appointment of the excellent Simon Walker, who is always in high demand for amateur races like this.

Mr Scaramanga can cut loose in Newcastle’s feature race, the Sun Bets Conditions Stakes.

Fourth in the Chesham at Royal Ascot last summer and already runner-up in a Listed race, the threeyear-old Sir Percy colt in unsurprisingly the highest-rated horse in this line-up.

Simon Dow’s representative should also be much wiser for last month’s outing in a fair heat at Lingfield, when he had to work harder than expected to snuff out the considerable threat of Ocean Promise.

It will be interesting to see how Pretend gets on at Kempton.

Godolphin’s six-year-old was a little disappointing on the turf last summer, but he is an entirely different proposition on the all-weather.

Pretend, a winner on Finals Day at Lingfield in April 2015, has been off the track for a good while, but his class should see him home as he takes on three of four inferior rivals off level weights in the 32Red Conditions Stakes.

Zamdy Man should be pretty hard to beat when he goes for gold at Hereford.

The eight-year-old, trained by Venetia Williams, was a really solid hurdler, having claimed Grade Two honours at Haydock a few years ago.

But he also appears to have a bright enough future over fences and looks in a particularly happy place ahead of the Kidwells Group Novices’ Chase.

Zamdy Man won nicely on his penultimate start at Uttoxeter in April, but he was a bit too keen for his own good at Ludlow last month and ended up finishing second behind the useful Kilcrea Vale in a two-and-a-half-mile novice chase.

That longer trip was also not especially helpful to his cause, so it seems to make perfect sense to revert to the minimum trip for a horse that is capable of winning a nice prize this season. ALL OR NOTHIN (237) P Butler 8 9-7 (D2) ....... C Shepherd (3) LITTLE INDIAN (34) J R Jenkins 7 9-6 (C, D2) ............... A Kirby TWILIGHT ANGEL (20)EmmaOwen99-6 ........... SDonohoe ERSHAAD (7) S A Harris 5 9-6 ..................... Josephine Gordon DALNESS EXPRESS (49) J G O’Shea 4 9-6 ............. C McKee (5) CUBAN QUEEN (13) Miss J Feilden 4 9-5 .............. A Beschizza CAPTAIN KENDALL (62)HChisman89-5(C2,D) .... SDrowne LOVE IN THE DARK (113) Mrs N Evans 4 9-4 ..... M Godwin (5) CLAUDE GREENWOOD (22) A Carroll 7 9-4 (D) .... Aled Beech (7) GYPSY RIDER (90) H Tett 8 9-3 (D) ...................... E J Walsh (3) WELSH INLET (71) J Bridger 9 9-3 (CD2) ................. W Carson CHANDRAYAAN (34) J Long 10 9-3 (CD) .................... R Powell CHESTER DEELYTE (34) Mrs L Williamson 9 9-2..T Marquand SIR JAMIE (90) A Carroll 4 9-2 ................................... J Haynes BETTING: 3 Ershaad, 6 Claude Greenwood, Little Indian, 8 Cuban Queen, Sir Jamie, 12 Dalness Express, 14 Chester Deelyte, Gypsy Rider, 16 Others. (40) Tracey Collins (IRE) 5 10-0 ............ R P Whelan (20) Richard Spencer 4 10-0 ............. A Kirby (47) H Tett 4 10-0 ................................... E J Walsh (3) (48) C Hills 3 8-10 ....... C Shepherd (3) (189) H Palmer 3 8-10 .................... Josephine Gordon (24) W Haggas 3 8-10 .......... W Carson W Haggas 3 8-10 .............................. Georgia Cox (5) H Morrison 3 8-10 ........................................ L Keniry (24) W Jarvis 3 8-10 ........................... D Probert MBell38-10 ....................................... SDonohoe (210) R Hannon 3 8-10 (BF) ..................... T Marquand BETTING: 7-4 Pepita, 7-2 Almoner, 4 Dreaming Of Paris, 10 Angel Of Darkness, 12 Aryeh, Namirah, Faience, 25 Finale, 33 Others.

11-1 Slowly into stride, held up in rear but in touch, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Hillbilly Boy at Chester 6f Listed stks (1) gd in Jul. 11-8fav Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway into 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Wolverhampton 6f stks (3yo+) (2) in Dec beating Mythmaker by 2 3/4l, 6 ran. 14-1 Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 9, 2l behind Realize at Chelmsford City 7f 3yo stks (2) pol in Dec. 7-2 Close up, pushed along and lost place halfway, last of 8, 18l behind Tatlisu at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-95 (3). 12-1 Tracked leaders, joined leader halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 7l behind Amazour at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-95 (3) in Dec. BORN TO FINISH (6) J Gask 4 9-13 (D2) ............ D A Parkes (5) MAJOR VALENTINE (32) J G O’Shea 5 9-9 (CD2) .......... A Kirby LAST STAR FALLING (28)HSpiller49-6(BF,D) .... SDonohoe ONLY TEN PER CENT (49) J R Jenkins 9 9-5 (CD) .... A Rawlinson (3) FLOWING CLARETS (28) J Bridger 4 9-5 (D2) .......... W Carson NEW RICH (28) Eve J-Houghton 7 9-5 (CD4) ................... J Fahy DIAMOND CHARLIE (15) S Dow 9 9-4 (C3, D) ...... H Crouch (3) TRIPLE DREAM (11) J Bradley 12 9-3 (CD) ................. G Baker VIRILE (14) S Kirk 6 9-2 (D2) .............................. M Godwin (5) OCEAN LEGEND (99) A Carroll 12 9-0 (CD) .................. L Morris BETTING: 11-4 Born To Finish, 9-2 Major Valentine, 6 Triple Dream, New Rich, 7 Ocean Legend, 10 Last Star Falling, 12 Diamond Charlie, 14 Virile, 16 Others. (57) Mrs A Murphy 9 9-9 (BF, CD2) ............ G Baker (149) J Butler 7 9-7 ........................... L Keniry (15)DIvory49-5 ........................ RWinston (33) A Carroll 4 9-5 .................... J Haynes (21) P Midgley 8 9-5 (D) ............................ A Kirby (14) L Carter 4 9-4 ................................ P Bradley (5) (11) J Bradley 8 9-3 (D4) .............. L Morris (28) Mrs L Williamson 4 9-3 (D) ..... Jordan Uys (7) (32)ABalding49-1 .... JoshuaBryan(7) (5) Emma Owen 11 8-8 (CD2) ...................... S Donohoe BETTING: 7-2 Rigolleto, 5 Tango Sky, Monsieur Paddy, 6 Red Invader, 7 Fleeting Glimpse, 8 Firesnake, 10 Compton Prince, 12 Nasri, 14 Others. (16) R Fahey 5 11-0 ................ Mr T Greatrex (11) M Johnston 7 10-13 (C) ..... Mr A R Ferguson (135) J Portman 5 10-13 (CD) .... Mr J Harding (3) (7) R Hughes 5 10-13 (D) ..Mr J E Perrett (5) (35) G Baker 5 10-6 ............... Mr M J P Kendrick (3) (35) N Twiston-Davies 8 10-6 (C2, D) ...... Mr Z Baker (11) Archie Watson 4 10-6 (C, D) ..... Miss Page Fuller (3) (22) Martin Smith 5 10-2 (CD)Mr B James (5) (42) A Hales 8 10-0 .......................... Mr J Brace (7) BETTING: 7-2 Take Two, 4 Sennockian Star, 5 High Baroque, 13-2 Cape Discovery, 8 Alcatraz, Safira Menina, Ickymasho, 10 Ride The Lightning, 20 Golden Jubilee.