16:20 Newcastle

Saturday 20 February 2021

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betyourway At Betway Handicap

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 2m 43.47s

(9)

Juriste¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: T Eaves| T: P A Kirby| OR: 72

8/1

12/1, respectable third of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 19 days ago, held up and needing stiffer test. Looks quirky but there is probably a bigger effort in him and he drops in class here.

Form: 8-963

(6)

Lopes Dancer³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: Joanna Mason⁽⁵⁾| T: W Bethell| OR: 71| CD

9/1

3-time C&D winner. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at this C&D (9/2) 39 days ago. Mark unchanged and can go well again.

Form: 4249-42

(13)

Bobba Tee¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-12| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: L A Mullaney| OR: 70| CD

5/1

Sole success came over C&D in September. 17/2, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this course (10.2f) 15 days ago, needing stiffer test. Nudged back up 3 lb but high draw a positive.

Form: 1626-23

(5)

Machios¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 72| D

12/1

Winner at Lingfield in August for Andrew Balding. Good fourth of 8 in juvenile hurdle at Catterick (15.7f, heavy, 7/1) 15 days ago, pulling hard. May benefit from some headgear.

Form: 671033-

(3)

Winfola²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 62

40/1

Fairly useful performer at best in France. Little impact in handicaps for current yard (1 of 3 runners here for stable). Mark has plummeted and betting may guide.

Form: 3479-83

(11)

Iconic Belle¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: P A Kirby| OR: 62

14/1

Ninth of 10 in handicap (20/1) at Kempton (11f) 17 days ago, racing wide throughout. 1 of 3 runners for yard and another on a tempting mark if finding her best form again.

Form: 6565-49

(2)

Helix⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 63

2/1

Won at Kempton in November. Good second of 11 in handicap at this C&D (5/1) 54 days ago, no match for thriving winner who has gone in again since. Considered despite low draw.

Form: 001642-

(1)

Melgate Majeure²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: D Brooke| OR: 61| BF| C

16/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in January. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 9/4) 27 days ago. First go over this sort of trip.

Form: 8508-16

(4)

Power Of Time^h1,t1²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 62

50/1

Fair maiden for Godolphin in 2019 (cost a fortune as a yearling), but big prices and little impact in handicaps the last twice. Upped significantly in trip in first-time hood/tongue tie.

Form: 53/6-08

(10)

Monash^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: R Menzies| OR: 60

20/1

Modest maiden. 11/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (10.2f) 15 days ago, weakening. Runner-up twice here prior to that.

Form: 756-220

(8)

Well Planted¹⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 57

25/1

Well held in 3 novice events around this trip in 2020. Plenty of improvement needed on handicap debut after 172 days off.

Form: 865-

(12)

A Touch Of Luck^h1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 53

9/2

Modest maiden. Off 6 weeks, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (13f, 15/2) 17 days ago, not ideally placed. Hood on 1st time which could help settle her down. Interesting.

Form: 87355-6

Non-Runners

(7)

Ad Libitum²³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 6

T: R Fell & S Murray J: Jason Hart

Forecasts

Helix (2/1), Ad Libitum (4/1), A Touch Of Luck (9/2), Bobba Tee (5/1), Juriste (8/1), Lopes Dancer (9/1), Machios (12/1), Iconic Belle (14/1), Melgate Majeure (16/1), Monash (20/1), Well Planted (25/1), Winfola (40/1), Power Of Time (50/1)

AD LIBITUM's last 2 wins have come over C&D, edging out Bobba Tee for his latest success 3 weeks ago, and he's taken to go in again with a 4 lb rise still leaving him well treated on past exploits. A Touch of Luck is interesting in a first-time hood for Richard Fahey, along with Helix, while Phil Kirby's three can all be given some chance with the betting likely to prove informative.