16:25 Newcastle

Friday 16 October 2020

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Visit attheraces.com Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:29 | Winning time: 2m 9.61s

(13)

My Target²²³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: W Buick| T: M Wigham| OR: 82| C

16/1

Course winner. 9/2, didn't need to improve to win 8-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f), leading inside final 1f. Off 7 months. May find his new mark beyond him.

Form: 32-5341

(10)

Archie Perkins²²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Faye McManoman⁽⁵⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 79| C| D

11/2

Course winner. 11/2, fifth of 7 in handicap at Pontefract (10f, heavy) 22 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 620475

(8)

Toro Dorado¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: L Morris| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 77

7/1

4 wins from 12 runs this year. 12/1, ran creditably in far-from-ideal circumstances when fifth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 17 days ago, having hopeless task from position.

Form: 533635

(9)

Repaupo¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: L McJannet| OR: 76

33/1

Latest win at Newmarket in June. Fared better than of late when sixth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 150/1) 17 days ago, well positioned. Others have achieved more.

Form: 177086

(4)

Set In Stone¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: R Menzies| OR: 74

16/1

33/1, good second of 10 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, good) 19 days ago, no match for winner. Makes tapeta debut. Should give another good account from unchanged mark.

Form: 63121-2

(2)

Mr Coco Bean²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: T D Barron| OR: 73| D

12/1

Possibly found conditions too testing when last of 10 in handicap at Redcar (10f, soft, 12/1) 23 days ago, slowly away. Best judged on previous promise.

Form: 200420

(12)

He's A Keeper^v1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 77

10/1

40/1, ran poorly over 2f longer trip when ninth of 11 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 405389

(11)

John Jasper¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74

6/1

Shaped better than the bare result when fifth of 11 in handicap (11/2) at this C&D 14 days ago, keeping on under tender handling. One to note if the market speaks in his favour.

Form: 532055

(7)

Paddyplex⁵³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 69| CD

11/2

5/1, first run since leaving Tristan Davidson when encouraging third of 12 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Enters calculations from a handy mark.

Form: 9-76223

(6)

Kitzbuhel^p1⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 73

6/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Little impact when eighth of 9 on handicap debut (9/2) at Sandown (10f, good to soft) 46 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Must improve.

Form: 4328

(3)

Aiya^p1⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| D

10/1

Respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D (4/1) 43 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 799737

(5)

Bit Of A Quirke³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: D C Costello| T: M Walford| OR: 67| D

66/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (16/1) at Beverley (9.9f, good) 30 days ago, weakening inside final 1f. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 907-339

(1)

Thomas Cranmer¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: Phil Dennis| T: Miss T Jackson| OR: 63| D

16/1

Twenty two runs since last win in 2018. 8/1, travelled through the race in good style when third of 11 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, no extra last ½f.

Form: 026883

Forecasts

Archie Perkins (11/2), Paddyplex (11/2), Kitzbuhel (6/1), John Jasper (6/1), Toro Dorado (7/1), He's A Keeper (10/1), Aiya (10/1), Mr Coco Bean (12/1), Thomas Cranmer (16/1), My Target (16/1), Set In Stone (16/1), Repaupo (33/1), Bit Of A Quirke (66/1)

A tricky opener to solve, with Tim Easterby's AIYA getting the vote to come out on top having raced closer to the pace than ideal when last seen over this C&D 7 weeks ago. First-time cheekpieces go on, and he can open his account for the year. Paddyplex heads up the dangers having shaped as if he'd be better for the run after 6 months off at Ayr last time, ahead of Archie Perkins.