Expect Great things on return to favourite course

GREAT COLACI can extend his fine Newcastle record with victory in the Bombardier March To Your Own Drum Handicap.

Gillian Boanas’ course specialist is making his eighth successive trip to Gosforth Park, and it is safe to say it has proved a happy hunting ground so far.

Great Colaci is already a dual course and distance winner, has also struck here four times over a furlong shorter and has rarely been out of the money in his 20 visits to date.

The seven-year-old is up 4lb for his success here three weeks ago, putting him on a career-high rating of 66.

It is no exaggeration to depict him in the form of his life, however, and he appeared to have a little bit in hand when he prevailed by half-a-length last time.

There will be no prizes for originality if he and his new regular jockey Oliver

Stammers get the job done again, of course, but there is every reason to support them to do so.

Earlier on the card, RUKWA is another worth an interest in the opening Bombard ier Br it ish Ho p p e d Amber Beer Handicap.

The six-year-old outran his odds when getting closest to a clear-cut and progressive winner over course and distance last time.

That represented a notable improvement, and it will be no surprise if his canny trainer can eke out a win from just a 2lb higher mark.

RISHWORTHIAN has decent prospects of successfully conceding weight all round in the Get Your Ladbrokes Daily Odds Boost Nursery Handicap.

David O’Meara’s busy juvenile has already won two of his 10 starts since June, and almost made it three when a close second in selling company over a furlong further at Lingfield last time.

He is no world-beater, but remains consistent and can prove his superiority in this modest grade on his first venture to Newcastle over what looks an ideal trip.

Over jumps , Zoe Davison’s FINNEGAN’S GARDEN will be in his element back in the Lingfield mud for the attheraces.com Conditional Jockeys ’ Ve terans ’ Handicap Chase.

SELECTIONS

LINGFIELD: 12.20 Brilliant Present, 12.50 Timetoroe, 1.20 Legal Ok, 1.50 Colonel Keating, 2.23 Fricka, 2.53 Finnegan’s Garden, 3.23 Little Rory Mac.

NEWCASTLE: 2.10 Rukwa, 2.40 Darlectable You, 3.10 Taravara, 3.40 GREAT COLACI (NAP), 4.15 Rishworthian, 4.45 Maeve’s Memory, 5.15 Tomily. SOUTHWELL: 12.30 Rose Of Aghaboe, 1.00 Getariver, 1.30 Ripper Roo, 2.00 Pencreek, 2.32 Ridgeway Flyer, 3.02 Barbados Buck’s, 3.32 Easkey Lad.

DOUBLE: Finnegan’s Garden and Great Colaci.