19:45 Newcastle

Friday 5 March 2021

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:47 | Winning time: 1m 12.52s

(1)

Asad⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: B A Curtis| T: M Appleby| OR: 86| BF

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. Last of 5 in handicap (evens) at Chelmsford City (8f) 55 days ago. Down in trip. Makes tapeta debut. Could back on track following more of a break.

Form: 433/1-5

(5)

Spartan Fighter^v¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 81| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 17/2) 11 days ago.

Form: 81-5155

(7)

Strong Power¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: George Scott| OR: 80| D

10/1

Latest win at Kempton in October. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap (9/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 16 days ago, poorly placed. Remains one to be interested in.

Form: 0215-35

(3)

Gunmetal⁵²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 79| D

11/2

Twenty five runs since last win in 2018. 14/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 52 days ago. Not discounted from a handy mark.

Form: 60443-6

(8)

Dandys Gold²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 78| CD

20/1

C&D winner. 20/1, last of 8 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 22 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 26270-8

(10)

Devil's Angel¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Megan Nicholls| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 72| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (11/1) 17 days ago, slowly away. One to consider for all he's not the easiest to win with.

Form: 10328-3

(4)

Where's Mick^v³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 72

12/1

Visored for 1st time, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (14/1) at Lingfield (7f, AW) 30 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 0540-96

(2)

Ghathanfar¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 71| CD

17/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 11/2, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 17 days ago. Type to bounce back quickly.

Form: 8312-46

(6)

Athollblair Boy¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 70| CD

18/5

4-time C&D winner. 13/2, fourth of 7 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago, nearest finish. Shaping up well and worth a chance to capitalise on much reduced mark.

Form: 800-474

Non-Runners

(9)

Hart Stopper⁷⁶

Weight: 8-12| Age: 7

T: Grant Tuer J: S H James

Forecasts

Athollblair Boy (18/5), Devil's Angel (4/1), Asad (4/1), Gunmetal (11/2), Ghathanfar (17/2), Strong Power (10/1), Hart Stopper (10/1), Where's Mick (12/1), Spartan Fighter (18/1), Dandys Gold (20/1)

ATHOLLBLAIR BOY is handicapped to win and was nearest at the finish having suffered interference over C&D last time, so he gets the nod in an open race. Strong Power has been better than the result the last twice, so he's also worth considering with the in-form Devil's Angel.