16:50 Newcastle

Wednesday 19 February 2020

All14:0514:3515:1015:4016:1516:50

Betway Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 3  |   5f  |   Standard  |   7 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:52  |   Winning time: 58.78s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Alsvinderp13
Age: 7|  Weight: 9-7| J: Nick Barratt-Atkin(7)| T: P A Kirby| OR:  89| CD
10/1
Made all when winning a 5f C&D claimer last March; 5lb lower than when finishing last of six to Venturous over C&D (penultimate); back on the right track when a close third for Nick Barratt-Atkin at Chelmsford (5f) subsequently; probable pace angle.
2
(6)
Horse silk
Charming Kid39
Age: 4|  Weight: 9-1| J: Joey Haynes| T: D K Ivory| OR:  83| D
17/2
His sole success on the AW came for Richard Fahey at Dundalk (6f) in January 2019; has failed to beat a single rival in any of his last four starts (0-2 for Dean Ivory); reasonably pacy, so the drop back to 5f is worth trying.
3
(7)
Horse silk
Canford Bayh11
Age: 6|  Weight: 9-0| J: Harry Russell(7)| T: A Brittain| OR:  82| CD
11/4
Has held his form well on the AW this winter; 3lb higher (albeit is claimer ridden today) than when pushed out to beat a closing Foxy Forever by 1L at Wolverhampton (5f) on his penultimate start; highly tried (Cl 2) latest.
4
(3)
Horse silk
Fendale27
Age: 8|  Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: B Smart| OR:  82| CD
7/1
Most effective at this track (212727) and was keeping on behind a progressive winner (Brushwork) on his penultimate start; folded tamely here four weeks ago (form which is put to the test earlier by Hart Stopper and Athollblair Boy).
5
(1)
Horse silk
Foxy Foreverb,t20
Age: 10|  Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: M Wigham| OR:  79| D
6/1
Veteran (4-32 AW); pleasing October C&D second to Secretinthepark (off a very similar mark); flashed home late when runner-up to the reopposing Canford Bay at Wolverhampton (5f) in mid-January; the faster Alsvinder et al go the better his chances.
6
(2)
Horse silk
War Whisper121
Age: 7|  Weight: 8-9| J: J Fanning| T: P T Midgley| OR:  77| D
10/1
Hasn't run on the AW since April 2018 (0-3) and is returning to the track for the first time since finishing in the midfield rank at Pontefract (5f, soft) in late October 2019; others thought to be more capable of winning.
7
(5)
Horse silk
Tathmeen4
Age: 5|  Weight: 8-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR:  73| CD
9/4
Dwelt, but kept on well inside the final furlong when short-heading Jonboy over C&D earlier this month; placed off his revised mark here on Saturday evening (behind the impressive winner Aloysius Lilius); figures very highly on the shortlist.

Forecasts

Tathmeen (9/4), Canford Bay (11/4), Foxy Forever (6/1), Fendale (7/1), Charming Kid (17/2), War Whisper (10/1), Alsvinder (10/1)

Verdict

Dean Ivory doesn't send too many runners to Newcastle (0-5) and the pacy Charming Kid is possibly merely a travelling companion for Librisa Breeze (3.10pm) but equally he's likely to assist Alsvinder in setting some searching early fractions which can potentially play into the hands of a fast-finisher. Canford Bay held off the late challenge of Foxy Forever at Wolverhampton recently but isn't guaranteed to do so on this occasion. However, from a sightly more favourable inside draw (stall five) the lowly weighted and bang-in-form TATHMEEN may come lashing home the strongest of all.
  1. Tathmeen
  2. Foxy Forever
  3. Fendale

Prize Money

1st: £7,439.002nd: £2,214.003rd: £1,106.004th: £553.00

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