Dubawi Fifty can have his rivals' number with stamina test to suit

Dubawi Fifty leaps off the page now he is stepped up in trip and should be backed accordingly in Newcastle’s 2m Betway Marathon Handicap (3.20).

The Paul and Clare Rooney-owned gelding has a pedigree packed with stamina, and can prove himself better than an official mark of 73 now he tackles a more suitable distance.

My selection caught the eye over a totally inadequate mile at the Gosforth Park track last month when a two-and-a-half-length runner-up to Westward Ho, and built on that performance pitched into handicap company (1m4f) for the first time ten days later.