18:35 Newcastle

Monday 28 December 2020

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 58.90s

(1)

Lomu⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: D Loughnane| OR: 84| D

5/2

Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 10/1) 9 days ago, never nearer. Remains 3 lb below last winning mark and he has to be taken seriously.

Form: 508425

(2)

Outrage^b¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Cieren Fallon| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 83| CD

10/3

Four-time C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 7/2, good second of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 15 days ago. Should be in the mix.

Form: 752492

(3)

Mutabaahy²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 80| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 4 wins from 20 runs this year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 10/3) 27 days ago. Nudged up 2 lb and another solid display on the cards.

Form: 726511

(7)

Another Angel⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 74| CD

9/2

Seven-time C&D winner. 4/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 9 days ago. Like stablemate Mutabaahy, he shouldn't be far away.

Form: 305623

(5)

Primo's Comet⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Phil Dennis| T: J S Goldie| OR: 72| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 10/1) 56 days ago. More than capable off this sort of mark, but others boast more compelling claims.

Form: 272739

(4)

Fashion Advice^p1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 69| D

9/1

Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 9/2) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and has work to do.

Form: 703545

(6)

Longroom¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-4| J: J P Sullivan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 67| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 10 runs this year. Latest win here in November. Fifth of 6 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D 16 days ago. Likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 665015

Forecasts

Lomu (5/2), Outrage (10/3), Another Angel (9/2), Primo's Comet (7/1), Mutabaahy (7/1), Fashion Advice (9/1), Longroom (12/1)

This represents a good opportunity for LOMU, who has acquitted himself well in better-class handicaps the last twice and the assessor has given him a helping hand. Outrage went close off a similar mark at Lingfield last time and should be in the thick of things once more, while the hat-trick seeking Mutabaahy and his stablemate Another Angel also have claims.