18:30 Newcastle

Friday 6 November 2020

All16:0016:3017:0017:3018:0018:3019:0019:3520:05

Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:36 | Winning time: 1m 24.79s

(12)

Frow⁶^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: W Buick| T: D H Brown| OR: 63| D

11/4

4 wins from 11 runs this year. 11/10, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 6 days ago. Difficult to oppose even under his penalty.

Form: 531111

(7)

Hurstwood¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Niven| OR: 65| C

6/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. Creditable ¾-length third of 12 to Strawberryandcream in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 090133

(9)

Oriental Lilly^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: J S Goldie| OR: 64| C| D

18/1

5-time course winner. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, 14/1) 7 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 975456

(8)

Shine On Brendan²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 64

50/1

Below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Redcar (7f, heavy, 12/1) 21 days ago. Very hard to make a case for.

Form: 450776

(5)

Strawberryandcream^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: J D Bethell| OR: 62| CD

15/2

28/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, overcoming pace bias. Others more persuasive.

Form: 04-4271

(11)

Out Of Breath¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: P Hanagan| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 62| D

16/1

33/1, bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 17 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 0-95778

(2)

Forus⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: C Lee| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 62| D

11/1

Bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Ripon (9.8f, good to soft) 67 days ago, not ideally placed. Down in trip.

Form: 1-54235

(13)

Dame Joan²⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 61

14/1

Promising sort. Fourth of 11 in minor event (25/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f), not knocked about. Off 8 months. Makes handicap debut. Interesting.

Form: 544

(10)

Hachert^h²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J Fanning| T: J Candlish| OR: 60| D

33/1

Winner at Ayr in July. Below form fourth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 8/1) 25 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 831804

(4)

Phantasmal^p,t³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: I Jardine| OR: 57| BF| D

5/1

Winner at Musselburgh in September. Bit below form fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (6f, 7/2) 3 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Shortlist material.

Form: 107235

(14)

Bobby Joe Leg¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 56| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 14 days ago. Stepping back in the right direction.

Form: 231883

(6)

Foad²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: K Stott| T: M Walford| OR: 53

18/1

15/2, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 22 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 736725

(3)

Deolali^p³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: S A Gray| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 51| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 7/2, tenth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 3 days ago. Needs to bounce back from that disappointment.

Form: 932210

(1)

Lady Grigio⁷⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: A Mullen| T: A C Whillans| OR: 45WS

400/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap (50/1) at Hamilton (8.3f, good to soft). Off over 2 years. Something to find on form.

Form: 770000/

Forecasts

Frow (11/4), Phantasmal (5/1), Hurstwood (6/1), Strawberryandcream (15/2), Deolali (10/1), Forus (11/1), Bobby Joe Leg (14/1), Dame Joan (14/1), Out Of Breath (16/1), Oriental Lilly (18/1), Foad (18/1), Hachert (33/1), Shine On Brendan (50/1), Lady Grigio (400/1)

FROW is thriving and it would be brave to oppose him as he goes for the five-timer despite lining up 22 lb higher than when his winning spree began. Phantasmal and Dame Joan look his biggest dangers.