16:05 Newcastle

Monday 28 December 2020

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:08 | Winning time: 1m 39.75s

(7)

Daafr²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 72| C| D

8/1

Course winner. 4 wins from 19 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in October. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 10/1) 28 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 418758

(5)

Twin Appeal¹³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: Gemma Tutty⁽³⁾| T: K Tutty| OR: 70

14/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. 28/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D 13 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 546407

(4)

Tricorn²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: A Mullen| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 68| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2017. 10/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 21 days ago. Entitled to come on for that run and looks the one to beat.

Form: 969074

(9)

Clay Regazzoni¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 68

14/1

One win from 21 Flat runs. 10/1, last of 9 in handicap at this C&D 13 days ago. Best avoided at the moment.

Form: 397569

(6)

My Boy Lewis²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 66

13/2

Unreliable individual. Latest win at Redcar in August. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (33/1) at this C&D 27 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 001003

(1)

Channel Packet³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Theodore Ladd⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 65| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 14/1) 31 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 8-33135

(8)

Island Storm^b¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: H Main| OR: 64| CD

11/4

C&D winner. 28/1, creditable third of 12 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 14 days ago. Each-way claims once again.

Form: 6-60603

(3)

Vive La Difference^b²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62| CD

11/2

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (7/1) 27 days ago, slowly away. Others make more appeal.

Form: 909449

Non-Runners

(2)

Roller²³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 7

T: D M Loughnane J: D C Costello

Forecasts

Island Storm (11/4), Tricorn (3/1), Roller (5/1), Vive La Difference (11/2), My Boy Lewis (13/2), Daafr (8/1), Channel Packet (10/1), Clay Regazzoni (14/1), Twin Appeal (14/1)

TRICORN returned to form at Wolverhampton earlier in the month, after a break and wind surgery. He can hopefully build on that to gain a long overdue victory (last won in 2017). Island Storm is a C&D winner who ran well last time at Kempton and should be able to get involved. Roller is another C&D winner that has to be considered.