19:15 Newcastle

Tuesday 17 November 2020

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:16 | Winning time: 1m 13.99s

(8)

Castle Quarter^b³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: S Spencer| OR: 65| C

5/1

Course winner. Sixth of 8 in handicap (11/2) here (8f) 32 days ago. Should cope with this drop in trip and, having slipped back to his last winning mark, he merits respect. Blinkers refitted.

Form: 13-0676

(13)

Superiority^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 63

6/1

16/1, creditable fifth of 14 in handicap at this course (5f) 18 days ago, nearest finish. Return to this trip should help and, now 2 lb lower in the weights, she's a live each-way player.

Form: 46-2255

(14)

Etikaal¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 62| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap (17/2) at this course (7.1f) 11 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 624804

(3)

Prophecy¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: T J FitzGerald| OR: 62

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at this course (7.1f). Off 107 days ahead of this debut for new yard and needs to raise his game.

Form: 62290

(6)

Burtonwood¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 62| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (5f, 25/1) 18 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 362820

(2)

Billy Wedge¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 60| C

16/1

Course winner. Eleventh of 14 in handicap (15/2) at this course (7.1f) 11 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 1531-30

(1)

Katelli¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 60

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fourth of 9 in minor event at this C&D (40/1) 14 days ago. Open to improvement now pitched into a handicap off a feasible opening mark.

Form: 98-4

(5)

Phantasmal^p,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Jason Hart| T: I Jardine| OR: 57

11/2

5/1, below form seventh of 14 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 11 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Twice placed here off this mark last month and will be a danger to all if on-song.

Form: 072357

(10)

Kolossus^t1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Phil Dennis| T: J J Davies| OR: 57| D

25/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. 40/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 11 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 89-6479

(9)

Billy Dylan¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: J P Sullivan| T: Suzzanne France| OR: 54

16/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. Creditable third of 14 in handicap (80/1) at this C&D 14 days ago, nearest finish. Place possibilities if able to back that effort up.

Form: 0-70703

(11)

The Mackem Torpedo^b¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: G Lee| T: B Ellison| OR: 49

4/1

4/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable fourth of 13 in handicap here (7.1f) 14 days ago, doing too much too soon. Well worth another crack at this trip on that evidence and he's one to consider.

Form: 432244

(12)

Grandads Best Girl⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: A Mullen| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 48

40/1

Eleventh of 12 in handicap (40/1) at Ayr (7.2f, good) 49 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 685050

(4)

Jungle Rock³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Paula Muir| T: N Tinkler| OR: 47

200/1

Eleventh of 14 in handicap (100/1) at this course (7.1f) 32 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 73-0900

(7)

Laoise³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: Jamie Gormley| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 45

50/1

Irresolute performer. Remains a maiden after 20 Flat runs. 11/1, below form fourth of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, heavy) 36 days ago, running on. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 892454

Forecasts

The Mackem Torpedo (4/1), Etikaal (4/1), Castle Quarter (5/1), Phantasmal (11/2), Superiority (6/1), Katelli (10/1), Billy Dylan (16/1), Billy Wedge (16/1), Kolossus (25/1), Burtonwood (28/1), Grandads Best Girl (40/1), Laoise (50/1), Prophecy (50/1), Jungle Rock (200/1)

The majority of these look pretty exposed but the opposite is true of KATELLI, who caught the eye when fourth in a C&D novice back from an 11-month absence. He still looked rather green that day and better is expected from Richard Fahey's charge now that he goes down the handicap route. Dropping back in trip should help The Mackem Torpedo and he is second choice ahead of Phantasmal and Etikaal.