13:45 Newcastle

Tuesday 15 December 2020

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Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 2m 42.06s

(12)

George Ridsdale⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: P Mulrennan| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 70| C

11/8

3 wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 13-runner handicap (6/5) at this course (10.2f) 50 days ago by 3 lengths from Courtside, slowly away. Up in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 69-1131

(1)

Alfred Richardson¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: K Stott| T: J J Davies| OR: 69| C

12/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 16/1, creditable third of 10 in handicap at this course (10.2f) 11 days ago, not ideally placed. Up in trip. Not discounted.

Form: 499373

(3)

Zabeel Star¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Shannon Watts⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 68| C| D

22/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner. 25/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (10.2f) 11 days ago, very slowly away. Back up in trip. Others make more appeal.

Form: 584015

(4)

St Just¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 69

10/1

16/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 11 days ago, slowly away. Significantly back up in trip. Penultimate run was encouraging, so not one to write off.

Form: 204059

(5)

International Law⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 64| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f, 7/1) 8 days ago, slowly away. Not ruled out but does needs things to drop right.

Form: 253765

(8)

Courtside^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 63

10/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018. Creditable third of 11 in handicap (5/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. One to be interested in from handy mark.

Form: 802653

(13)

Greengage^h⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 62| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Creditable second of 11 in handicap (10/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 8 days ago, not ideally placed. Not taken lightly.

Form: 803582

(9)

Brancaster¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 62| D

14/1

Irresolute performer. Good second of 14 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 12/1) 13 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving David Elsworth. Not sure to build on latest outing.

Form: 67746-2

(10)

Ad Libitum³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Rowan Scott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 57| CD

40/1

C&D winner. 11¼ lengths tenth of 12 to Zabeel Star in handicap at this course (10.2f, 25/1) 35 days ago. Up in trip. Must improve on this year's efforts.

Form: 209-000

(11)

Helix¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁷⁾| T: D Loughnane| OR: 61

12/1

Winner at Kempton in November. Below form sixth of 13 in handicap (7/2) at Southwell (11.1f) 19 days ago, doing too much too soon. likely to be back on his game.

Form: 740016

(6)

Feldspar^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 59

6/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (14f, 14/1) 15 days ago, driven out. Likely to remain competitive.

Form: 885871

(2)

Hajey^p1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: J Fanning| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 50

25/1

Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at Southwell (11.1f, 14/1) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Needs to up his game if he's to defy this mark.

Form: 663834

(7)

Just Jean¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: A Mullen| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 45

150/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap (50/1) at Southwell (11.1f) 19 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 7-50560

Forecasts

George Ridsdale (11/8), Feldspar (6/1), St Just (10/1), Courtside (10/1), Greengage (12/1), Helix (12/1), Alfred Richardson (12/1), Brancaster (14/1), International Law (22/1), Zabeel Star (22/1), Hajey (25/1), Ad Libitum (40/1), Just Jean (150/1)

GEORGE RIDSDALE is progressive and unbeaten in two visits to this track so, provided he gets the longer trip, he's in with a big shout of gaining his fourth success of the campaign. Fieldspar is relatively unexposed and hasn't gone up much for his Wolverhampton win, so he's another one to consider along with Greengage.