17:30 Newcastle

Thursday 11 February 2021

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Bombardier Golden Beer Handicap

Off time: 17:34 | Winning time: 1m 27.64s

(7)

Dutch Decoy²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 86| D

9/4

Down in trip and career best when winning 10-runner handicap (9/2) at Chelmsford City (7f) 28 days ago, digging deep. Bit more needed off 4 lb higher now.

Form: 5/1654-1

(5)

Red Bond²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 86| C

9/2

Course winner but last of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 20 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 70026-7

(2)

Tadleel¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 84| CD

5/1

C&D winner who posted creditable second of 7 in handicap (20/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 12 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Enters calculations off same mark.

Form: 320-482

(4)

Daafr^v⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 82| C| D

7/1

Completed hat-trick at Southwell in January before excellent second of 5 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 4 days ago, going down by narrowest of margins. Course winner so big player off unchanged mark.

Form: 061112

(1)

Dandys Gold⁸³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 81| C| D

20/1

Course winner but arrives on back of modest thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (6f) 83 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 126270-

(8)

Ulshaw Bridge^b,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 81| C

6/1

Course winner over 1m in October for James Bethell. Recorded creditable third of 9 in 1m handicap here 27 days ago so he needs considering.

Form: 02215-3

(6)

Anif²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 80| CD

17/2

4-time course winner who wasn't disgraced in his hat-trick bid here when fifth of 9 in 1m handicap (15/2) 27 days ago. Not taken lightly in current mood.

Form: 14611-5

(3)

Katheefa^t¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 77| C| D

25/1

Course winner who shaped as if still in good form when fourth of 8 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 9/1) 14 days ago, left poorly placed. Solid claims.

Form: 000-334

Forecasts

Dutch Decoy (9/4), Red Bond (9/2), Tadleel (5/1), Ulshaw Bridge (6/1), Daafr (7/1), Anif (17/2), Dandys Gold (20/1), Katheefa (25/1)

DAAFR arrives at the top of his game and failed by only a whisker to complete a Southwell 4-timer on Sunday so is hard to side against off the same mark given he can also boast a win here too. C&D scorer Tadleel wasn't seen to best effect when runner-up at Lingfield last time so is feared most, although multiple course winner Anif is also always to be respected here.