18:00 Newcastle

Monday 26 October 2020

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Bombardier Handicap

Off time: 18:04 | Winning time: 1m 41.93s

(11)

Rogue Tide^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 72| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 6/1) 9 days ago, keeping on well. On the upgrade recently and dangerous to dismiss.

Form: 079211

(5)

Traveller^t⁶^{(ex 5)}

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 64| CD

4/1

3-time C&D winner. 5 wins from 15 runs this year. Improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at this C&D (6/1) 6 days ago, staying on strongly. Carries penalty. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 731211

(9)

Bringitonboris¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 71| BF| D

4/1

Winner at Ayr in September. Good second of 10 in handicap at this C&D (9/2) 10 days ago. Should go well once again.

Form: 447142

(8)

Custard The Dragon^p¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Tom Marquand| T: J Mackie| OR: 67| C

12/1

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (28/1) 10 days ago. Dropped to a handy mark.

Form: 443384

(14)

Ascot Week^v²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 65| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap (8/1) at Pontefract (8f, heavy) 21 days ago. More required here.

Form: 220-547

(1)

Elixsoft^b³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 65| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Hamilton in July. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Hamilton (9.2f, soft, 4/1) 36 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 120265

(12)

Mister Parma⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: W Buick| T: Ian Williams| OR: 65| D

40/1

First run since leaving S. Seemar when tenth of 11 in handicap (125/1) at Bath (8f, good to soft) 63 days ago. Booking of Buick a plus but a difficult ask unless market support suggests otherwise.

Form: 000-000

(4)

Sky Lake¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M Botti| OR: 67| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 25/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, heavy) 19 days ago, slowly away. Merits consideration returning to this venue.

Form: 81-9070

(10)

Le Bayou^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J L Eyre| OR: 67

20/1

9/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at Musselburgh (9f, heavy) 14 days ago. Blinkers back on. Not hard to look elsewhere.

Form: 422950

(6)

Nat Love²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: S Gollings| OR: 67

15/2

Good second of 11 in handicap (5/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 20 days ago, clear of rest. Makes tapeta debut. Shouldn't be far away once again.

Form: 532452

(13)

Twisted Dreams¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: R Menzies| OR: 67| C

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (3/1) at this course (7.1f) 19 days ago, digging deep. Getting better with each recent run and dangerous to oppose.

Form: 08421

(2)

Glory of Paris^h²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K Stott| T: P A Kirby| OR: 63| CD

33/1

Unreliable individual. C&D winner. Ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 33/1) 24 days ago. Hard to fancy in current form.

Form: 572909

(3)

Hoylake¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 65

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1 and visored for 1st time, last of 7 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, heavy) 18 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 467

(7)

Chinese Spirit¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 48| D

80/1

Latest win at Musselburgh in August. 10/1, eighth of 13 in handicap at Musselburgh (9f, heavy) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Easily passed over.

Form: 125678

Forecasts

Twisted Dreams (4/1), Traveller (4/1), Bringitonboris (4/1), Rogue Tide (6/1), Nat Love (15/2), Sky Lake (11/1), Custard The Dragon (12/1), Ascot Week (18/1), Le Bayou (20/1), Glory of Paris (33/1), Mister Parma (40/1), Elixsoft (40/1), Hoylake (50/1), Chinese Spirit (80/1)

This is fiercely competitive with a number of in-form handicappers taking each other on. TWISTED DREAMS is still a lightly-raced gelding though and he could be able to progress past his rivals. He may take the beating as he steps up to a mile after winning over 7f here earlier in the month. Rogue Tide and Traveller are both in search of hat-tricks and will be formidable opponents though.