18:00 Newcastle

Friday 23 October 2020

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 18:01 | Winning time: 1m 42.52s

(6)

La Rav²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: P Mulrennan| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 75| CD

5/2

Won 14-runner handicap (15/2) at this C&D 28 days ago. 2 lb rise fair enough and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 0242-71

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(3)

Bavardages^b1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 77| BF| D

12/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in August. Tenth of 13 in handicap there (9.5f, 4/1) 24 days ago, having hopeless task from position. Blinkers on 1st time and may well bounce back.

Form: 053160

(7)

The Throstles^b1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Ray Dawson⁽⁵⁾| T: K Frost| OR: 73

14/1

8/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 24 days ago, left poorly placed. Would be a threat if first-time blinkers were to have a positive effect.

Form: 867930

(1)

Abbotside^p1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K Stott| T: J D Bethell| OR: 75

5/1

Respectable fourth of 9 in handicap (4/1) at Ayr (10f, good) 24 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and he's certainly not without each-way hope.

Form: 3-32224

(5)

Iris Bud^p1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 74| BF

5/1

Twice-raced maiden. Second of 13 in minor event at this C&D (11/8) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time for this handicap debut and she's open to improvement.

Form: 32

(8)

Daniel Deronda¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 72

13/2

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving K. R. Burke when very good third of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 9/1) 10 days ago, running on. More needed.

Form: 55573

(10)

Red Jasper^v¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Appleby| OR: 72| C| D

66/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. 40/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Pontefract (8f, heavy) 18 days ago. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 834110

(2)

Perfect Swiss¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69| BF| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Pontefract in October. Good second of 12 in handicap at Ayr (8f, heavy, 3/1) 15 days ago, keeping on well. Should be on the premises.

Form: 7-02512

(9)

Double Martini^p1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 68| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 13 in handicap (18/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 24 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Cheekpieces on 1st time and needs to bounce back.

Form: 413009

(4)

Itwouldberudenotto¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 62

33/1

14/1, very good fifth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 10 days ago. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 259005

Forecasts

La Rav (5/2), Abbotside (5/1), Iris Bud (5/1), Perfect Swiss (11/2), Daniel Deronda (13/2), Bavardages (12/1), The Throstles (14/1), Double Martini (16/1), Itwouldberudenotto (33/1), Red Jasper (66/1)

It would be no surprise to see BAVARDAGES resume winning ways, assuming he responds positively to the first-time blinkers. Mark Johnston's charge is just 2 lb higher than for his success in a higher grade handicap in August and there have been excuses for his subsequent reverses. Perfect Swiss is 2-4 on the all-weather and he needs considering, while La Rav and Iris Bud also merit respect.