Newcastle (AW) 8:30 Result

Recent form reads 738931 - a clear career-best win last time out, and he's crept into this off a very workable OR of 63 for a lightly-raced 4yo still open to more improvement. The addition of first-time cheekpieces alongside the win suggests the yard have found the key, and David Nolan takes over which is a positive booking from the same Coyle/Wood stable that also has Chuzzlewit here. Top-weight-ish but only 133lbs and OR 63 is fair. The 61-day break is a minor query but that's typical of this yard's freshening pattern. Others in the field are more exposed: Relevant Range (626140) has been running well but is now 7yo and consistently just missing; Second Fiddle's form (432334) shows a index of solid-but-not-winning; Starliner has been running at a light class ceiling and hasn't franked his placed form with a win recently despite an easy prep; Chuzzlewit's yard have two runners and the market may prefer him but his profile (570223) is more mixed with a couple of really false finishes. Ey Up He's A Star's trajectory (improving figure with a visual win, fresh for today) gives him the best combination of upward momentum and fair weight - he looks the most progressive type in a moderate Class 6 field, and represents value if he drifts into double-figure odds given his solid recent state of form.