Horse Racing Tips: Have a mean time on Monday with Greenwich at Newcastle

• Greenwich starts handicapping from 60

• Oldroyd has a good chance of Newcastle winner

• Alan Dudman has a 9/110.00 double for Monday

Newcastle 15:55: Back Greenwich

Backing a Rebecca Menzies' runner yesterday was a disaster as Russian Virtue took a massive walk in the market, and with no confidence was duly thumped and ran poorly, so I am hoping for better from the stable's Greenwich.

The 4yo didn't make the track in 2022 as a juvenile, and was seen just three times on the turf last term but at least ran well over 6f in a Redcar race.

That was a fairly weak contest, but so is this, and considering he wasn't seen at 2yo, running back-to-back races hopefully gave a sign that he was over whatever was troubling him as the Horsewatchers picked him up for 13k at the Sales.

He ran a reasonable race at Ayr in the summer too and today's mark of 60 means he sneaks in here as the top weight for his handicap debut.

Billy Loughnane rides and his stats are decent at Newcastle with a 22% win rate and 33% placed.

Newcastle - 18:30: Back Margot Robbie

We are treated to a pair of Classified races at Newcastle on Monday evening (we are being spoiled), and the second division is as dreadful as the first but there's at least a bit of hope that Geoff Oldroyd's Margot Robbie has some ability.

In a field that comprises of a 10yo and 11yo, the selection has had only three starts, but did act on the track behind the 79-rated Andrew Balding filly Silvretta.

She was 5L down but stayed on well enough to suggest 6f was going to be her trip down the line.

Oldroyd raced her over 5f at Southwell last time and she was outpaced there in a race that produced a woeful time-figure so it's best to ignore that run as she wasn't speedy enough for the 5f and the step and return up to 6f will at least suit her.

The visor is back as she was keen on her debut and the trainer had a winner at the track just after Christmas.

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