"...he will be incredibly hard to beat turned out under a 5 lb penalty now moving back up in trip..."
Timeform's Andrew Asquith highlights a Nap and Next Best selection at Newcastle on Tuesday.
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A Newcastle NAP and Next Best from Timeform
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Newcastle NAP - 17:30 - Back Geelong
Geelong had fallen a long way in the weights and finally built on a string of consistent efforts to belatedly resume winning ways at Kempton last week.
He appeared to relish the refitting of blinkers, ridden positively down in distance and seeing the trip out strongly, scoring by six and a half lengths.
He was eased at the finish, so was worth more than the winning margin implies, and he will be incredibly hard to beat turned out under a 5 lb penalty now moving back up in trip.
Newcastle Next Best - 18:30 - Back Eranthis
Eranthis cost 350,000 guineas as a yearling and she shaped with plenty of promise on her debut at Haydock earlier this month, travelling well but having no extra in the closing stages.
She seems sure to to improve for that initial experience and should also be suited by this slightly shorter trip. Karl Burke is having another excellent year with his juveniles and Eranthis sets a healthy standard on form.