20:15 Newcastle

Friday 5 March 2021

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 59.26s

(5)

Rebel Redemption^v¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 66| BF| C

5/1

Course winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. Bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 7/4) 15 days ago, doing too much too soon. Each-way player.

Form: 252-435

(9)

Swiss Connection^h¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 61| CD

5/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (13/2) at this C&D by 1¼ lengths from Rockley Point, pushed out. Off 105 days and more needed off this 6 lb higher mark.

Form: 0/03901-

(4)

Gleniffer²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 59

13/2

Eighth of 10 in handicap (50/1) at this course (6f) 28 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 56453/8

(6)

Manumission¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 58| BF

10/3

Lightly-raced maiden. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 15/8) 15 days ago. Very much one to consider, particularly on the strength of his Wolverhampton effort in January.

Form: 876-26

(8)

Van Gerwen¹³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Ben Robinson| T: P T Midgley| OR: 58| DWS

25/1

25/1, last of 12 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, heavy). Off 137 days and hopes pinned on wind surgery helping to spark a return to form.

Form: 325600-

(2)

Harrogate¹⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: P T Midgley| OR: 57| D

16/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. 11/2, last of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (5f, good to soft). Off 142 days ahead of this debut for new yard and others make more appeal.

Form: 037080-

(7)

Rockley Point^b¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 57| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Creditable second of 9 in handicap (13/2) at this C&D 13 days ago, sticking to task. Another bold show may well be on the cards.

Form: 62-2462

(3)

Suwaan⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 45| CD

8/1

Ungenuine type. C&D winner. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 7 days ago. Likely to again find a few too good.

Form: 05-8037

(1)

Secret Equity^p1⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 45

25/1

12/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (6f) 41 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and it's likely that she'll be seen in a better light now tried at the minimum trip.

Form: 70797-9

Forecasts

Manumission (10/3), Rockley Point (7/2), Swiss Connection (5/1), Rebel Redemption (5/1), Gleniffer (13/2), Suwaan (8/1), Harrogate (16/1), Secret Equity (25/1), Van Gerwen (25/1)

A chance is taken on SECRET EQUITY, who has failed to trouble the judge in half-a-dozen attempts, but showed plenty of early dash here last time and the combination of this drop to the minimum trip and first-time cheekpieces may trigger improvement. Manumission, on the other hand, shapes as though going back up in distance would help and the consistent Rockley Point is second choice.