20:15 Newcastle

Tuesday 3 November 2020

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 1m 13.64s

(11)

Kilconquhar¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: A C Whillans| OR: 60| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner in October. Creditable second of 14 in handicap at this C&D (6/4) 14 days ago, staying on well. No surprise to see him in the mix again.

Form: 505012

(12)

Castlehill Retreat⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Haslam| OR: 60| C

20/1

Course winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, good to firm) 81 days ago, very slowly away. Return to all-weather needs to have a positive effect now.

Form: 37-4450

(10)

Herons Nest²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: J Butler| OR: 60

18/1

Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 14/1) 22 days ago, staying on final 100 yds. Eased further 2 lb ahead of this and one to note if market vibes are positive.

Form: 690705

(6)

Blue Dawn²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W Buick| T: E Walker| OR: 60

6/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 7/2, fourth of 8 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 20 days ago, outpaced from 2f out but plugged on. Still looked rough around the edges then and she may yet do better.

Form: 434

(8)

Continental²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 60

25/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 8/1, pulled up in handicap at Catterick (6f, heavy) 28 days ago, shaping as if amiss. Remains early days and not one to write off for good yard.

Form: 53P

(9)

Kaafy⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 59| BF

13/2

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 13/8, creditable second of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 88 days ago, running on. No surprise to see him give another good account of himself.

Form: 6433D2

(3)

Northern Charm^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Hanagan| T: D H Brown| OR: 59

9/1

5/2, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 19 days ago. Proven largely consistent in handicaps of late and another who cannot be ruled out.

Form: 407322

(4)

Phantasmal^p,t⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: I Jardine| OR: 57

7/2

Winner at Musselburgh in September. 17/2, good third of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 8 days ago, closing all way to line. Not ruled out for all sole success to date came over 7f.

Form: 010723

(14)

Penny Pot Lane^p¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis| T: R M Whitaker| OR: 57| D

12/1

Latest win at Pontefract in October. Respectable third of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy) 15 days ago, that despite being off the bridle some way out. Lower mark to operate from on AW.

Form: 992213

(2)

Qaaraat¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 56| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in September. 15/2, bit below form fourth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago.

Form: 351224

(5)

Mo Henry⁸¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson| T: A Keatley| OR: 56| D

50/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2017. 20/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at the Curragh (5f, good) when last seen in summer 2018. Market is likely to prove best guide now.

Form: 027300/

(13)

Billy Dylan³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Sullivan| T: Suzzanne France| OR: 54

80/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2018. Last of 10 in handicap at this course (5f, 28/1) 36 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 60-7070

(7)

Star Cracker^p²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: L Morris| T: J S Goldie| OR: 51| CD

25/1

4-time C&D winner. Below form 7¼ lengths fourth of 13 to Kilconquhar in handicap (9/1) at this C&D 21 days ago.

Form: 358014

(1)

Lara Silvia^v⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 50

25/1

9/1 and visored for 1st time, second of 11 in handicap at Catterick (6f, heavy) 7 days ago. Now her task is to build on that effort.

Form: 999082

Forecasts

Phantasmal (7/2), Kilconquhar (4/1), Blue Dawn (6/1), Kaafy (13/2), Northern Charm (9/1), Qaaraat (11/1), Penny Pot Lane (12/1), Herons Nest (18/1), Castlehill Retreat (20/1), Continental (25/1), Lara Silvia (25/1), Star Cracker (25/1), Mo Henry (50/1), Billy Dylan (80/1)

A competitive handicap with the vote in favour of one of the 3-y-os in NORTHERN CHARM. She's been shaping up well from this sort of mark in handicaps at Southwell of late and the switch to tapeta is expected to hold no fears. Kaafy remains a maiden after 19 runs but can surely pick up a race before long. Kilconquhar and Phantasmal complete the shortlist.