Ante-post | Ile De Re stars in Plate entry

Ante-post | Ile De Re stars in Plate entry. Ante-post favorite Ile De Re options among a field of twenty declared runners for Saturday's John Smith's Northumberland Plate at Newcastle.

Trainer Donald McCain won the distinguished Gosforth Park handicap with the loveable Overturn 2 years ago and this season's contender appearance to possess major claims having crushed his stable companion within the Chester Cup.

Sir Mark Prescott has traditionally done very well with staying handicappers and he saddles the gifted Motivado, who steps up to 2 miles for initial time on what is going to be his first look of the season.

Gulf Of Naples returns to handicap company having run a blinder to end fourth within the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot last week.

Last year's winner Tominator could be a notable absentee, however the horse that chased him home twelve months ago, Mick Channon's Montaff, is back for a lot of.

Figaro, Crackentorp, The Betchworth child and Palazzo Bianco also are within the field, however leading fancies Mount Athos, Thimaar and Steps To Freedom are withdrawn.

James Armstrong "I assume we have a tendency to may take slightly a lot of, however if we have a tendency to get another ten to fifteen millimetres, we would be in trouble"
James Armstrong

Newcastle clerk of the course James Armstrong is keeping his fingers crossed Gosforth Park misses the worst of the rain prior the three-day fixture, that begins this afternoon.

Although a politician course inspection has not been referred to as at this stage, the going is already described as significant, and more rainfall is on the approach.

"We may well see some rain soon this afternoon," Armstrong said on Thursday morning.

"The latest forecast I scan suggests there may well be some thundery showers creeping towards us.

"Because they're thundery in nature, it may mean we have a tendency to simply get atiny low quantity of rain, or we have a tendency to may get a bucket-load.

"It's arduous to place a figure on what proportion rain we have a tendency to may take, however clearly the bottom is significant currently and we're fairly close to (the quantity of rain course may take).

"I assume we have a tendency to may take slightly a lot of, however if we have a tendency to get another ten to fifteen millimetres, we would be in hassle.