18:30 Newcastle

Friday 1 March 2019

All17:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   5f  |   Standard  |   8 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:30  |   Winning time: 58.78s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Canford Bay156
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-8| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR:  71| CD
6/1
2017 C&D winner again showed liking for Tapeta when winning at Wolverhampton in August. Disappointing in final turf start but each way possibilities here if freshened up by a break.
2
(1)
Horse silk
Epeiusv14
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR:  70| C
9/4
Gained three of his four wins here including his last two starts. Career high mark now and all previous wins over 6f so life gets tougher but still has to be respected.
3
(5)
Horse silk
Jan Van Hoof14
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-7| J: Barry McHugh| T: M Herrington| OR:  70| CD
11/4
Ended a three and a half year losing run here latest when narrowly scoring over C&D. 2lb higher as a result but confidence could have been boosted now so certainly merits respect.
4
(2)
Horse silk
Katheefap24
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-5| J: J Garritty| T: Mrs R Carr| OR:  68| C
13/2
Shade disappointing latest after good third two starts back (both over C&D). Return to form penultimately certainly good enough to go close here and has won here off higher mark in the past.
5
(3)
Horse silk
Van Gerwen10
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-4| J: J Fanning| T: J L Eyre| OR:  67| D
16/1
Slightly better effort after a break when fifth at Wolverhampton but poor effort there since when last of 12. Yet to win on AW and that one of several negatives causing caution here.
6
(8)
Horse silk
Archimedesp,t14
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-3| J: Phil Dennis(3)| T: D C Griffiths| OR:  66| CD
15/2
Already won twice over C&D this year and beaten just a short head by Jan Van Hoof latest here. Gets 1lb back with that rival so has to be respected with his consistency a clear plus.
8
(10)
Horse silk
Zapper Cassb11
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-1| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR:  64
5/1
Has a moderate strike-rate on AW overall although ran a sound race here latest when second in a C&D seller. This a good deal tougher however and recent handicaps suggest mark high enough.
10
(9)
Horse silk
Jorvik Prince49
Age: 5|  Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Evans| T: Julia Brooke| OR:  63| D
22/1
Won three times on this surface at Wolverhampton for previous connections. Not exactly consistent these days with one win in his last 14 and well below that level recently. New yard takes over now with mark workable but form turnaround needed.

Non-Runners

7
(7)
Horse silk
Rantan153
Weight: 9-2|  Age: 6
T: P T Midgley  J: K Stott
NR
9
(6)
Horse silk
One Boy137
Weight: 9-0|  Age: 8
T: P T Midgley  J: Non Runner
NR

Forecasts

Epeius (9/4), Jan Van Hoof (11/4), Zapper Cass (5/1), Canford Bay (6/1), Katheefa (13/2), Archimedes (15/2), One Boy (8/1), Rantan (11/1), Van Gerwen (16/1), Jorvik Prince (22/1)

Verdict

EPEIUS seeks a hat-trick here and although he is yet to win over 6f his recent form is the most compelling so he gets the nod. Jan Van Hoof ended a long losing run latest and if in the same vein of form he should go well. Consistent sort Archimedes rarely lets each-way backers down.
  1. Epeius
  2. Jan Van Hoof
  3. Archimedes

Prize Money

1st: £3,461.002nd: £1,030.003rd: £515.004th: £257.00

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