19:45 Newcastle

Friday 20 November 2020

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Betway Casino Handicap

Off time: 19:48 | Winning time: 1m 12.89s

(9)

Medicine Jack³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Tyler Heard⁽⁷⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 71| D

10/3

Twenty two runs since last win in 2018. 9/2, ran creditably back in headgear when third of 11 in handicap at Catterick (6f, heavy) 34 days ago. Expected to be bang there with top claimer on board.

Form: 790953

(1)

Proud Archi⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 70

12/1

Nineteen runs since last win in 2018. Never a threat when tenth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 22/1) 7 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 580050

(11)

Cloudea^p1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 70

25/1

66/1, made no impression when eleventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 414-680

(3)

Buccaneers Vault¹⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 67| CD

10/1

C&D winner. 66/1, eighth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 057068

(13)

Klopp^h⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 67| C| D

15/2

Course winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in October. 7/2, creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 6 days ago. Hood back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 406174

(14)

War Whisper²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: J Fanning| T: Stef Keniry| OR: 66

40/1

Twenty three runs since last win in 2018. 9/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (5f) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort. First run for yard after leaving Paul Midgley.

Form: 455660

(2)

Fashionesque^p1²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: Rae Guest| OR: 66| D

40/1

Latest win at Windsor in June, has lost way since. Never better than mid-field when eighth of 9 in claimer (14/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 22 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 9-15008

(4)

Avenue Of Stars^b¹³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR: 65| CD

16/1

Temperamental sort (has refused to race). C&D winner. 7/2, won 9-runner handicap at Pontefract (6f, good to soft). Off 136 days. Up 4 lb and should give another good account back on the all-weather.

Form: 47R131

(8)

Oriental Lilly^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: J S Goldie| OR: 65| CD

13/2

5-time course winner. Bounced back to form when third of 14 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 18/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 754563

(6)

Epeius^v³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 65| CD

18/1

4-time C&D winner. Latest win at Ayr in July. Always behind when eleventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 35 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 351480

(7)

Fair Alibi¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: T P Tate| OR: 63

6/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2019. Seemingly failed to stay when fifth of 14 in handicap (13/2) at this course (7.1f) 14 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Each-way claims back at this trip.

Form: 930535

(12)

Prophecy³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Rowan Scott| T: T J FitzGerald| OR: 62

14/1

Wasn't seen to best effect on first run since leaving Nigel Tinkler when tenth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (50/1) 3 days ago, no room over 2f out. Others more persuasive.

Form: 622900

(10)

Herringswell⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁷⁾| T: H Spiller| OR: 61| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Run bext excused when ninth of 13 in handicap (7/2) at Redcar (6f, soft) 58 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving Martin Smith. Others more persuasive.

Form: 356829

(5)

Tyche^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 60

18/1

Fared little better returned to the all-weather when eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 14/1) 10 days ago, weakening inside final 1f. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 585458

Forecasts

Medicine Jack (10/3), Fair Alibi (6/1), Oriental Lilly (13/2), Klopp (15/2), Herringswell (8/1), Buccaneers Vault (10/1), Proud Archi (12/1), Prophecy (14/1), Avenue Of Stars (16/1), Tyche (18/1), Epeius (18/1), Cloudea (25/1), War Whisper (40/1), Fashionesque (40/1)

An open-looking handicap with MEDICINE JACK chanced to gain his first win since 2018 having run creditably when third at Catterick last month. With top claimer Tyler Heard taking off a valuable 7 lb, he looks sure to go close for the in-form Roger Fell. Avenue of Stars heads up the list of dangers, ahead of Fair Alibi and Epeius.