19:30 Newcastle

Saturday 20 February 2021

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:33 | Winning time: 59.59s

(1)

Ventura Flame¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 72| D

33/1

Latest win at Hamilton in September. 25/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 18 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Can make presence felt back over 5f.

Form: 02165-5

(2)

Buy Me Back¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 72| D

7/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (10/3) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 10 days ago. Thriving at present.

Form: 773-131

(5)

Primo's Comet³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 68| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 4¼ lengths ninth of 12 to Loulin in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 36 days ago.

Form: 27394-9

(7)

Fashion Advice^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 67| D

11/2

13/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago.

Form: 5453-93

(4)

Red Pike³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 67| D

16/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, 50/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 14909-5

(9)

Come On Girl⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Appleby| OR: 66

9/1

Latest win at Lingfield in December. 10/3, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 42 days ago.

Form: 23741-3

(10)

Pearl Of Qatar^v⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: T Davidson| OR: 65| BF| C| D

7/4

Course winner. 2/1 and visored for first time, creditable second of 8 in handicap at this course (6f) 9 days ago, finishing well. and unlucky not to win.

Form: 432222

(6)

Longroom¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 63| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 8/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 19 days ago.

Form: 0155-56

(3)

Rockley Point^b⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 56| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 5/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f) 9 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 262-246

Non-Runners

(8)

Loulin³⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 6

T: Mrs R Carr J: J P Sullivan

Forecasts

Pearl Of Qatar (7/4), Loulin (9/2), Fashion Advice (11/2), Rockley Point (13/2), Buy Me Back (7/1), Come On Girl (9/1), Primo's Comet (11/1), Longroom (11/1), Red Pike (16/1), Ventura Flame (33/1)

PEARL OF QATAR has been knocking pretty loudly on the door this winter, unlucky not to win when runner-up for the fourth time over 6f here last week, and a deserved success is hopefully on the cards. Buy Me Back and Loulin are thriving rivals to contend with, though.