20:15 Newcastle

Friday 20 November 2020

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Betway Supporting Safer Gambling Week Handicap

Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 59.72s

(3)

Qaaraat³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 55| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 61 Flat runs. 5/1, ran creditably after just 2 days off when second of 10 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 3 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 224752

(11)

Swiss Connection^h⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 55| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Run best excused when fourteenth of 17 in handicap (33/1) at Beverley (5f, good) 59 days ago, dropping away final 1f after racing very wide.

Form: 90-0390

(4)

It Must Be Faith^p¹⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Erika Parkinson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 55| D

16/1

Returned to form under a jockey having her first ride when third of 12 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to soft, 50/1) 16 days ago, staying on. Cheekpieces back on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 283673

(7)

Highland Acclaim¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 54

20/1

Untrustworthy individual. Latest win at Catterick in August. 80/1, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, merely passing beaten horses. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 018707

(6)

Arcavallo^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: C Lee| T: M Dods| OR: 54| BF| D

5/2

Twenty one runs since last win in 2018. Creditable third of 13 in handicap (7/2) at this C&D 14 days ago, doing a bit too much too soon. Cheekpieces back on. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 642933

(9)

Tilsworth Rose^b¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Marco Ghiani⁽⁵⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 52| D

14/1

Latest win at Nottingham in October. Proved to be a disappointment when ninth of 12 in handicap there (5f, good to soft, 10/1) 16 days ago.

Form: 144519

(1)

Red Allure^b³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: T Eaves| T: M Mullineaux| OR: 51| D

18/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in September. 11/2, again below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, heavy) 39 days ago, close up until 2f out.

Form: 601395

(2)

Rockley Point^b²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 51| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Returned to form from out of the blue when won 9-runner handicap (17/2) at Catterick (5f, heavy) 24 days ago. Not sure to be in the same form this time.

Form: 008961

(8)

Atyaaf²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Joey Haynes| T: I Furtado| OR: 50| D

16/1

8/1, showed little back on the all-weather when eighth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f) 27 days ago, left poorly placed. Others preferred.

Form: 17-8608

(10)

One One Seven⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 49| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 12/1, never on terms when ninth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 5 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 572309

(12)

Burmese Blazer^h¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Hart| T: K Scott| OR: 49| DWS

40/1

One win from 36 Flat runs. Twenty five runs since last win in 2018. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good, 40/1), unable to sustain effort. Off 113 days.

Form: 638-578

(14)

Maybellene⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: A Berry| OR: 46

66/1

Remains a maiden after 17 Flat runs. Slight step forward on recent efforts when sixth of 13 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good, 66/1) 54 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 000986

Non-Runners

(13)

Due A Diamond⁸¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: D Shaw J: L Morris

(5)

Laoise³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 4

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Jamie Gormley

Forecasts

Arcavallo (5/2), Qaaraat (7/2), One One Seven (6/1), Swiss Connection (13/2), Rockley Point (17/2), Tilsworth Rose (14/1), Laoise (14/1), Atyaaf (16/1), It Must Be Faith (16/1), Red Allure (18/1), Highland Acclaim (20/1), Due A Diamond (25/1), Burmese Blazer (40/1), Maybellene (66/1)

It's been a long time since ARCAVALLO last tasted victory, but recent performances suggest his turn could be forthcoming and he's taken to snap a long losing streak with the cheekpieces back on. Mick Appleby's It Must Be Faith stayed on well at Nottingham earlier this month and gets the vote for second, ahead of the ultra-consistent Qaaraat.