15:40 Newcastle

Tuesday 17 November 2020

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 3m 41.17s

(8)

Monjeni^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: Ian Williams| OR: 74| D

10/1

Won at Lingfield in February. Last of 6 in handicap at Kempton (16f, 11/1) 20 days ago, not seen to best effect. Has to be taken seriously down in grade.

Form: 278356

(10)

Ajman Prince⁷⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: P J McDonald| T: A C Whillans| OR: 72| C

12/1

16/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 8 in handicap at this course (12.4f) 70 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 2-83508

(7)

Waiting For Richie²⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 69| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Off 9 months. Not long with this yard but suspect he'll need this.

Form: 31/009-7

(2)

Echo^b²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Owen Payton⁽⁷⁾| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 68| C| D

10/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fifth of 13 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D 25 days ago, merely closing up late. Merits consideration.

Form: 256395

(9)

Karasheni^p⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: I Jardine| OR: 67

100/1

Unreliable maiden. Bled when pulled up in handicap hurdle at Kelso (18.1f, good, 40/1) 62 days ago. Didn't run too badly over C&D earlier this year.

Form: 3478-30

(3)

Nataleena³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 67| CD

22/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win at Ayr in July. Last of 8 in handicap at this course (12.4f, 11/1) 35 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 313108

(5)

Eagle's Foot^b,t³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Tudhope| T: J D Bethell| OR: 68| CD

6/4

Blinkered and tongue strap on for 1st time, improved when winning 14-runner handicap (3/1) at this C&D 35 days ago. Up 6 lb and may do better again.

Form: 5541

(6)

Wemyss Point^b⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: K Stott| T: P A Kirby| OR: 60

6/1

33/1, second of 7 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Claims if in the same sort of form in re-fitted blinkers.

Form: 18/8-682

(1)

Rukwa²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: S England| OR: 60

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fair winner at 17f over hurdles. 66/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago, met some trouble. Has work to do.

Form: 0407

(4)

Shine Baby Shine⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-10| J: S De Sousa| T: P A Kirby| OR: 56| D

12/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Off 6 months, 100/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at York (16.2f, good) 72 days ago.

Form: 223-400

(11)

Teescomponentsfly³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: T D Barron| OR: 60

11/2

Lightly-raced maiden. 22/1, good 1½ lengths third of 14 to Eagle's Foot in handicap at this C&D 35 days ago. Gone up 3 lb and will find weaker races.

Form: 7343

Forecasts

Eagle's Foot (6/4), Teescomponentsfly (11/2), Wemyss Point (6/1), Monjeni (10/1), Echo (10/1), Shine Baby Shine (12/1), Ajman Prince (12/1), Rukwa (16/1), Nataleena (22/1), Waiting For Richie (66/1), Karasheni (100/1)

MONJENI drops in grade and has obvious claims on his third to Ocean Wind at Newmarket a few starts back. He's done most of his winning on AW and can add to his tally. Eagle's Foot quickly opened his account switched to handicaps over C&D last month and can go well again up 6 lb, while the frustrating Echo could pop up.