THIBAAN holds strong claims in the Equine Products In Qatar At aldousarivet.com Handicap (7.55) at Newcastle.
Sir Michael Stoute's charge steps down in trip to the mile – and it looks a good move.
At Doncaster 31 days ago the four-year-old was in the lead three furlongs from home in a race of this grade, but he had nothing left to give over the longer distance.
Newcastle, where he finished second to subsequent Group 2 winner Frankly Darling in June 2020, should allow him to use his stride to good effect in the straight.
Still unexposed after just the seven starts, he can see off the even more lightly-raced Tinker Toy from Roger Varian's stable.
With an excellent strike rate at present, Fergal O'Brien and Paddy Brennan will enhance the figures further if AS HIGH SAY takes Southwell's Rolleston Revival Village Event Mares' Handicap Hurdle (4.30).
The daughter of Mountain High contributed to the successful run by scoring at Newton Abbot on May 5.
Raised 7lb by the handicapper, she appeared to have enough in hand to defy her new mark and has a fine chance here.
Tuesday tips
SOUTHWELL
1.00 FOURTH OF JULY
1.35 DO IT FOR THY SEN
2.10 CAT TIGER
2.45 KINCARDINE
3.20 COLDEN'S DREAM
3.55 GREGOR
4.30 AS HIGH SAY (NB)
MUSSELBURGH
1.10 LILIKOI
1.45 BLUELLA
2.20 CRUYFF TURN
2.55 SIX STRINGS
3.30 LEO DAVINCI
4.05 ICONIC BELLE
4.38 SWAFFHAM BULBECK
5.08 MEHMO
BANGOR
1.53 STOP TALKING
2.28 DANGER MONEY
3.03 ANNIES PRAYER
3.38 TUDORS TREASURE
4.13 PHOEBUS LESCRIBAA
4.50 CRAIGMOR
LINGFIELD
5.35 THE TIDE TURNS
6.05 ALFAADHEL
6.35 EASY TO DREAM
7.05 PODEROSO
7.35 PRINCE OF ABINGTON
8.05 LONDON EYE
8.35 VANDAD
NEWCASTLE
5.55 MALHOOB
6.25 BINT AUSTRALIA
6.55 NAGANO
7.25 BIG BOY HARLEY
7.55 THIBAAN (NAP)
8.25 VIVA VOCE
8.55 THE MACKEM TORPEDO
