Newcastle Placepot picks: Paul Kealy provides his perm for a competitive card

The in-form all-weather specialist looks the safest option for leg one (5.45) of the Newcastle Placepot which won't be easy to win and will need some coverage.

was a good second here the last time he ran on the track and goes in as cover.

looks the one to beat in the second (6.15), but I'll also add , who ran behind some useful horses on his first two starts before getting off the mark easily when last seen.

is quite a strong fancy for the next (6.45), but it's competitive and could go well on his first run on a straight all-weather track.

's all-weather form makes him hard to leave out of the next (7.15), while , who had some good form on artificial surfaces early last year, is interesting on his second start for David O'Meara.

In the nursery (7.45) the steadily progressive would have been one of the most interesting without the knowledge his sire has a hugely impressive 28 per cent strike-rate with juveniles at Newcastle, and he looks worth banking on.

That gives scope for a trio in the last (8.15), which looks really difficult, and the suggestions are , and .

Newcastle Placepot perm

5.45
2 Midrarr
4 Trinity Girl

6.15
4 Postmark
8 Swatch

6.45
3 Raising Sand
7 Double Dealing

7.15
1 Alrehb
3 Riot

7.45
3 Zaman Jemil

8.15
4 Natural Path
11 Badri
12 Sergeant Tibbs

2x2x2x2x1x3 = 48 lines

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