15:15 Newcastle

Friday 17 January 2020

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Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 2m 43.21s

(9)

Foresee⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 57| D

8/15

Red hot at present having won three of his last four. Acts on Tapeta and his latest easy 7L success suggests he is the one to beat here, having escaped a penalty.

Form: 65112-1

(8)

Dr Richard Kimble¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Nick Barratt-Atkin⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs Marjorie Fife| OR: 55| D

100/1

Won three times on turf when trained by Mark Johnston. Also scored for him on Tapeta. Out of sorts for this trainer so far, including most recently over hurdles. Can only watch at present.

Form: 884000-

(6)

Coral Queen^p⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: R Craggs| OR: 55| CD

66/1

Scored over C&D in 2018, when 2lb lower. Has several other good performances to her name at this track. Was too keen on return from a layoff here last time, but couldn't rule her out if better for that.

Form: 22517/0

(1)

Strict^p⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: M Appleby| OR: 57

20/1

Made a promising handicap debut (1m) on turf when with Andrew Balding. Not at his best over 7f on first two starts for this stable, but better over 1m1f latest, and could go well.

Form: 563806-

(7)

Imperial Focus^v⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: T Eaves| T: S Waugh| OR: 51

11/2

0-23 on the Flat (0-8 AW) but wasn't far away over this C&D in the autumn, from an 8lb higher mark. Made the frame from today's mark again here last time and looks an each-way player.

Form: 04076-3

(5)

Nearly There^t⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 51

9/1

Has scored over further on turf, but is a 10-race maiden on AW. Acts here and ran reasonably well last time, but others make more obvious appeal for the win.

Form: 55508-5

(4)

For Three^h⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: J Ewart| OR: 50

22/1

Dual 2m hurdle scorer who is a maiden in this code after eight attempts. Has not yet made the frame on the Flat, and it would be a bit of a turn up if he proved good enough after just the one run since last spring.

Form: 07076/0-

(3)

Ateescomponent¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Barron| OR: 53

40/1

Was tried here in novice company a couple of years ago, without success. Raced exclusively on turf since then. Slipping in the handicap and can't be written off from this mark, but still a fair bit to prove.

Form: 6/06000-

(2)

Manomine²⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 8-13| J: Nicole Smyth⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson| OR: 47| D

66/1

Has won just one of his 29 AW starts. Acts here, but couldn't complete in two recent runs over hurdles. Others preferred.

Form: 070/361-

(11)

Good Man^p²⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Jamie Gormley| T: Karen McLintock| OR: 46

22/1

18-race maiden whose best AW efforts have been here, but he hasn't shown that for some time. Much more needed.

Form: 25/0266-

(10)

Elysee Star^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: A Mullen| T: M Walford| OR: 45

11/1

Has been in the money 4-13 on AW, but remains a maiden. Has run well at this venue, but pedigree gives her a fair bit to prove over this longer trip.

Form: 62365-6

Forecasts

Foresee (8/15), Imperial Focus (11/2), Nearly There (9/1), Elysee Star (11/1), Strict (20/1), Good Man (22/1), For Three (22/1), Ateescomponent (40/1), Coral Queen (66/1), Manomine (66/1), Dr Richard Kimble (100/1)

Moderate fayre and this looks a great opportunity for FORESEE to add to his excellent recent record with another win. His biggest threat may come from Strict, while Coral Queen and Imperial Focus can fight out the minors.