Betway Optional Claiming Handicap

Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 1m 12.19s

Odds by:

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Odds

Staxton

9/2, 4/1, 7/2, 10/3, 3/1, 3/1, 11/4

11/4

Intisaab

9/2

Equiano Springs

13/2, 7/1

15/2

Athollblair Boy

10/1

Above The Rest

12/1, 11/1, 10/1

11/1

Muscika

8/1, 15/2, 7/1, 8/1, 9/1

11/1

Buridan

16/1, 14/1, 14/1, 16/1, 14/1, 16/1, 14/1

14/1

Warsaw Road

16/1

14/1

Paddy Power

14/1, 16/1

20/1

Tommy G

20/1, 22/1, 25/1, 28/1

25/1

Saluti

28/1, 25/1

28/1

Lucky Lucky Man

28/1, 25/1

28/1

Polybius

28/1, 33/1, 40/1, 40/1, 50/1

50/1

Firmdecisions

66/1

SP Book Percentage 114.66

Forecasts

Staxton (11/4), Intisaab (9/2), Equiano Springs (15/2), Athollblair Boy (10/1), Above The Rest (11/1), Muscika (11/1), Buridan (14/1), Warsaw Road (14/1), Paddy Power (20/1), Tommy G (25/1), Saluti (28/1), Lucky Lucky Man (28/1), Polybius (50/1), Firmdecisions (66/1)

A devilishly difficult Optional Claiming Handicap. Warsaw Road was held close home in this race last year (Muscika third, Polybius an unlucky seventh) but has been absent since, having joined Robert Cowell for 85,000gns. Athollblair Boy and Equiano Spirit (have related form) are rock-solid Newcastle performers, with the former continuing on the upgrade and the latter sporting an impressive 50% course strike-rate (4-8). Meanwhile, Saluti is also very closely matched with Athollblair Boy on September Doncaster form. With no strong opinion (impossible) a few speculative shekels are aimed at the June C&D winner STAXTON for the bang-in-form Tim Easterby.