18:15 Newcastle

Friday 20 November 2020

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 1m 12.10s

(1)

Spartan Fighter^p1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 85

33/1

66/1, first run since leaving Declan Carroll when respectable seventh of 14 in handicap at this C&D 31 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 67-0807

(5)

Astro Jakk²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Megan Nicholls| T: K R Burke| OR: 85| D

50/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 18/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 22 days ago. Back up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 161090

(10)

Outrage^b¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Adam J McNamara| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 84| BF| C

14/1

4-time course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 10/3, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 18 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 457524

(9)

Betsey Trotter^p³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 83| D

50/1

Latest win at Thirsk in September. Eighth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 22/1) 34 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 401798

(4)

Dandys Gold⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 83| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 18/1) 48 days ago. Needs to improve.

Form: 0-12627

(14)

Gunmetal³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: T D Barron| OR: 83| D

9/2

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (20/1) 31 days ago, never nearer. Has good chance on pick of form.

Form: 939806

(2)

Call Me Ginger⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis| T: J S Goldie| OR: 82| D

10/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Bit below form sixth of 11 in handicap (7/1) at Haydock (6f, good) 55 days ago, needing stiffer test. Others make more appeal.

Form: 205206

(13)

Fantasy Keeper¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Ray Dawson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 79| CD

11/2

9/1, won 13-runner handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, driven out. Raised just 3 lb for that success and should play a part once again.

Form: 037821

(11)

Where's Mick³²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77

14/1

Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy, 18/1) 32 days ago, slowly away. Difficult ask.

Form: 423-005

(12)

Clever Candy⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Hayley Turner| T: M L W Bell| OR: 75| D

20/1

Latest win at Kempton in September. 10/1, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 42 days ago, left with lot to do. Makes tapeta debut. One to consider.

Form: 561173

(6)

Buniann⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 75| C

7/2

Didn't need to improve to win 11-runner handicap at this course (5f, 9/2) 49 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 546521

(3)

Kind Review¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 74| BF| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. Latest win here in October. 10/3, 2¼ lengths ninth of 13 to Fantasy Keeper in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 749139

(7)

Captain Jameson^v²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 73| D

10/1

Twenty runs since last win in 2018. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (9/1) at this C&D 21 days ago. Shouldn't be far away once again.

Form: 805743

(8)

Tomily¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: A Mullen| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 72| D

100/1

6 lengths last of 13 to Fantasy Keeper in handicap (100/1) at this C&D 14 days ago. Difficult to make a case for currently.

Form: 741-700

Forecasts

Buniann (7/2), Gunmetal (9/2), Fantasy Keeper (11/2), Kind Review (7/1), Call Me Ginger (10/1), Captain Jameson (10/1), Dandys Gold (10/1), Where's Mick (14/1), Outrage (14/1), Clever Candy (20/1), Spartan Fighter (33/1), Astro Jakk (50/1), Betsey Trotter (50/1), Tomily (100/1)

GUNMETAL hasn't won since taking the Great St Wilfred back in August 2018 but he looks well treated as a result. He has only raced on tapeta twice and wasn't disgraced on either outing (including last time out) so is chanced to end a long losing run. Fantasy Keeper will be a significant danger after his C&D victory. Outrage also holds each-way claims in a competitive race.