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Tonight's racing: three runners who catch the eye at Newcastle and Dundalk
It's a typically frantic Friday of racing but the action doesn't relent as we head into the evening. At The Races covers both twilight meetings with Newcastle kicking off at 5.15, and Dundalk getting going just 15 minutes later. Here are three runners to keep an eye on.
Fightwithme
5.45 Newcastle
Any horse John Gosden runs on the all-weather at Newcastle is worth noting. The trainer started off the exceptional Enable off at the course in November 2016 – the rest is history.
Fightwithme is clearly held in high regard as he was sent off the 5-2 favourite for a Newmarket novice this month. Jaber Abdullah's colt finished third, sticking on nicely behind Battle For Glory and Real Smooth.
The third foal out of Group 1-winning mare Music Show, Fightwithme should be better suited to this track.
Some interesting newcomers line up in this 7f maiden, including But I Like It for Joseph O'Brien and Isosceles for Mick Halford and Godolphin, but the market suggests Anythingyouwantobe could be the smartest.
By leading first season sire Kingman, Anythingyouwantobe could indeed be anything. Out of Clenor, who contested the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in 2013, she was bought for 125,000gns as a yearling before selling again for 48,000gns as a two-year-old.
Ger Lyons is sure to have her tuned up for her first racecourse outing.
Chelkar
8.30 Dundalk
Has a horse ever fallen so rapidly? If you had predicted Chelkar, who made a mighty British debut for Willie Mullins at Royal Ascot in June, would have been contesting a late-night Dundalk handicap five months ago, few would have believed you.
Sent off the 5-1 joint-favourite for the Ascot Stakes with Ryan Moore aboard, Chelkar finished a promising fourth behind stablemate Lagostovegas.
In his three subsequent starts he has been beaten 131 lengths, 19 lengths and 30 lengths. Racing off 98 and running at the track for the first time, Chelkar needs a big revival.
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