19:00 Newcastle

Thursday 21 January 2021

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:00 | Winning time: 1m 14.39s

(2)

Tathmeen^p⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 72| C| D

9/2

Five-time course winner. Three wins from 24 runs last year. Creditable fourth (Pearl Of Qatar third) of 12 in handicap here (5f) 6 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Not taken lightly.

Form: 06346-4

(3)

Lucky Lodge^v³¹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Russell⁽⁵⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 70| CD

6/1

Five-time C&D winner. Well held here last time but claims on his C&D second prior to that.

Form: 804628-

(1)

Red Pike⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 69| D

50/1

Latest win at Catterick in July but out of sorts since, including back on AW in November.

Form: 3/14909-

(8)

Glenamoy Lad^p⁵¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: S A Gray| T: J Candlish| OR: 67| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2018. 20/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5f) 51 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more obvious.

Form: 069998-

(4)

I Know How^b²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 66| CD

5/1

Three-time C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 16/1, below form seventh of 13 in C&D handicap 24 days ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 486817-

(7)

Ginger Max¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 63

10/1

Dual turf winner last summer but ended 2020 with a poor run at Pontefract and last of 6 on Southwell return 14 days ago.

Form: 47348-6

(6)

Oriental Lilly^p²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 63| CD

7/1

Five-time course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Hampered start when below-form eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (7f) 24 days ago. Had been running respectably prior to that.

Form: 637348-

(5)

Pearl Of Qatar⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 61| CD

15/8

C&D winner. 5/1, caught the eye when third of 12 in handicap at this course (5f) 6 days ago, having to pick way through from rear. Interesting with return to 6f ideal.

Form: 5544-43

Forecasts

Pearl Of Qatar (15/8), Tathmeen (9/2), I Know How (5/1), Lucky Lodge (6/1), Oriental Lilly (7/1), Ginger Max (10/1), Glenamoy Lad (11/1), Red Pike (50/1)

The return to 6f is likely to be in the favour of PEARL OF QATAR who is taken to confirm the promise of her close third here last week. Tathmeen was narrowly behind the selection in fourth then and can provide the chief threat ahead of stablemate Lucky Lodge.