18:30 Newcastle

Tuesday 2 March 2021

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Bombardier 'March To Your Own Drum' Handicap

Off time: 18:32 | Winning time: 1m 46.68s

(7)

Destacado^b1²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T Hamilton| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 68

10/1

Placed twice over 7f here before respectable fifth on Wolverhampton handicap debut (8.6f) last month. Remains unexposed.

Form: 73-35

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(2)

Vindobala³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 67

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Off 5 months, beaten only 2 lengths when last of 4 on C&D handicap debut 33 days ago. May strip fitter now.

Form: 742-4

(3)

Cuban Cigar⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Luke Catton⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 66| BF

9/4

Good runner-up efforts in polytrack handicaps on last 2 starts. Bumped into a progressive type at Kempton last week and obvious chance off same mark.

Form: 34252-2

(8)

We Still Believe³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mullen| T: B Haslam| OR: 62| CD

7/2

Improved to make a winning handicap debut over C&D in January. Raised 5 lb but has the potential for better again.

Form: 067-1

(6)

Headshot²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 61

8/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in October. First run since leaving Richard Hannon when good third of 12 in handicap at Kempton (1m) 24 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 61605-3

(5)

Alba De Tormes^p³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 60

18/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Seventh of 8 in maiden (6/1) at Southwell (1m) 35 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 9-97

(1)

Esticky End^h1⁶³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 58| C

11/4

Course winner over 7f in December and perhaps didn't take to fibresand when well-held fourth at Southwell (1m) 4 weeks later. Hooded first time back from short break.

Form: 00714-

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(4)

Rocambole⁷¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: M Botti J: Hollie Doyle

Forecasts

Cuban Cigar (9/4), Esticky End (11/4), Rocambole (10/3), We Still Believe (7/2), Headshot (8/1), Destacado (10/1), Vindobala (12/1), Alba De Tormes (18/1)

CUBAN CIGAR's Kempton second last week came in a stronger race than this and he's taken to go one better off the same mark. Last-time-out C&D scorer We Still Believe can give Richard Hannon's charge most to think about.