20:00 Newcastle

Thursday 5 March 2020

All16:5517:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Handicap

Off time: 20:04 | Winning time: 1m 27.28s

(7)

Velma²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Paula Muir⁽⁵⁾| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 66

7/1

Showed promise on her first two C&D starts but hasn't matched that in her last two outings, including on handicap debut last time at Wolverhampton (7f). Drops into Class 6 company now and still retains potential after four starts.

Form: 43-76

(2)

Gweedore³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 64

12/1

Switch to handicaps didn't yield any improvement two runs ago at Southwell (7f) but the surface a plausible excuse. Ran better over C&D last time, beaten 2¾L into second. Doesn't have much to find on that if any improvement forthcoming.

Form: 5465-2

(9)

Hong Kong Dragon^p⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D C Costello| T: T J FitzGerald| OR: 63

5/1

Claimed from George Scott after finishing second at Lingfield (7f) six weeks ago, beaten just ½L. New yard have done well with new recruits in recent weeks and is worthy of a second look if positive in the betting on his handicap debut.

Form: 0906-2

(11)

Got The T Shirt⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 63

5/2

Didn't look devoid of ability on first three runs (all 7f) but has disappointed in his two handicaps at Wolverhampton (1m1½f) and here (6f). Gelded since last run and return to this trip should help but has questions to answer.

Form: 74589-

(8)

Class Clown¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Barron| OR: 62

6/1

Won by a head on handicap debut at Southwell (6f) two runs ago but couldn't follow-up there (7f) after a 7lb rise. Has to prove his handling of this surface (beaten 14L only previous attempt) and whether he needs the handicapper to relent a little.

Form: 0501-3

(4)

Full Secret¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 57

12/1

Shaped with a modicum of ability on two of her first three runs, including here. Well beaten on handicap debut at Southwell (7f) 16 days ago but wouldn't be the first to dislike the Fibresand and maybe worth another chance back at this venue.

Form: 4-845

(5)

Zuckerberg¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 57

10/1

Dropped a total of 13lb since switched to handicaps and all three runs for this yard have been pretty moderate and hard to fancy on recent evidence.

Form: 477-838

(3)

Puerto Sol¹⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 55

33/1

Looked a tad regressive until finishing third at Redcar (6f) two runs ago but reverted to type when last seen over C&D, finishing eleventh and beaten 18L. Others more persuasive after a five-month break.

Form: 553030-

(6)

Jay Me Lo⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 55

20/1

Made no impact on her first two starts but showed a little more when racing here (1m) last time. Makes her handicap debut dropped back to 7f and needs further improvement to make her presence felt.

Form: 008-

(10)

Inductive^p²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 55| D

11/2

Caused a 20/1 upset when winning at Wolverhampton (7f) by ¾L after a series of poor efforts. That was his first start since being gelded and a 3lb rise seems manageable if able to build on that performance.

Form: 09599-1

(1)

Pacific Coast⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 45

33/1

Finished last in three of four starts in 2019, all over 5f. Makes his handicap debut from 4lb out of the weights and faces a difficult task on the evidence to date.

Form: 9780-

Forecasts

Got The T Shirt (5/2), Hong Kong Dragon (5/1), Inductive (11/2), Class Clown (6/1), Velma (7/1), Zuckerberg (10/1), Gweedore (12/1), Full Secret (12/1), Jay Me Lo (20/1), Puerto Sol (33/1), Pacific Coast (33/1)

An interesting handicap for three-year-olds where a chance is taken on HONG KONG DRAGON. He posted a career best effort last time and has joined a yard that has been doing well in recent weeks for his handicap debut. Gweedore holds the best piece of recent form with a fair C&D second whilst Class Clown looked open to further improvement when making a winning handicap debut at Southwell and retains potential if refinding that form.