14:40 Newcastle

Friday 15 January 2021

All12:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:10

Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap

Off time: 14:42 | Winning time: 1m 40.24s

(3)

Cityzen Serg⁹^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 82

4/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap (10/3) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 9 days ago, not ideally placed. Looks to have strong claims under a penalty.

Form: 99115-1

(4)

Ulshaw Bridge^b,t⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 81| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 10/3, fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 70 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 402215-

(5)

Anif¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 80| CD

15/2

3-time C&D winner. Nine wins from 33 Flat runs. Three wins from 8 runs last year. 10/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (7.1f) 15 days ago, digging deep. Each-way contender.

Form: 614611-

(7)

Imperial Command²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: D C Costello| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 79| C| D

3/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. First run since leaving Jonjo O'Neill when career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this course (7.1f, 10/1) 25 days ago, bit in hand. Enters calculations.

Form: 9/61431-

(1)

Nawafeth¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 77| D

16/1

Winner at Dundalk in October. First run since leaving Kevin Prendergast when fifth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 7/1) 19 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 443515-

(6)

Arctic Vega²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: A M Balding| OR: 77

17/2

Lightly-raced winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 11/1) 29 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Couldn't rule out improvement.

Form: 1406-

(8)

Jewel Maker¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 74| CD

15/2

7/2, won 7-runner handicap at this C&D 18 days ago by head from Great Colaci, driven out. Has to improve again.

Form: 421231-

(2)

Mabre²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Charles Bishop| T: P D Evans| OR: 74| CD

8/1

Three wins from 13 runs last year. Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (5/1) at this C&D 25 days ago, better placed than most. Has good chance on form.

Form: 305521-

(9)

Great Colaci³

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 69| CD

10/1

3-time C&D winner. Five wins from 17 runs last year. Latest win here in December. Good sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 15/2) 3 days ago, left poorly placed. Others more persuasive.

Form: 18521-6

Forecasts

Imperial Command (3/1), Cityzen Serg (4/1), Jewel Maker (15/2), Anif (15/2), Mabre (8/1), Ulshaw Bridge (8/1), Arctic Vega (17/2), Great Colaci (10/1), Nawafeth (16/1)

CITYZEN SERG won despite a troubled passage at Wolverhampton last time and can defy a penalty here to continue his progression. Imperial Command won on his debut for this yard here last month and should go well once again. Anif is thriving at the moment and can't be dismissed lightly either.