20:15 Newcastle

Friday 26 March 2021

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Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:19 | Winning time: 59.75s

(5)

Phoenix Star^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 65| BF| D

9/2

Three wins from 17 runs last year. Latest win at Kempton in November. 5/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (6f) 16 days ago.

Form: 4112-24

(3)

Debawtry⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 65| CD

9/2

16/1, career best when winning 8-runner C&D handicap 49 days ago, just holding on. Ought to remain very competitive after 3 lb rise.

Form: 6238/0-1

(8)

True Hero¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: D H Brown| OR: 56| D

5/4

Had a good spell of late, easily landing a second Southwell win of the year 10 days ago. 5 penalty may not stop him if showing up in similar form.

Form: 5-51221

(2)

Rockley Point^b²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 56| CD

6/1

C&D winner. 7/2, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap over C&D 21 days ago. Ought to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 2-24624

(7)

Harrogate²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 55| D

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. First run since leaving Jim Boyle when fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 21 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 37080-5

(1)

Carlovian^v¹⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 8-8| J: Jason Hart| T: M Walford| OR: 52| BF| D

33/1

Latest win at Catterick in September. Respectable second of 10 in handicap back at Catterick (6f, heavy) when last seen in October. Peak fitness has to be taken on trust after 5 months off.

Form: 613462-

(4)

Rangefield Express^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: D Fentiman| T: G A Harker| OR: 45| CD

12/1

C&D winner. One win from 28 Flat runs. Seventh of 11 in classified at Wolverhampton (6f) 14 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Blinkers back on. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 36273-7

(9)

Leo Minor^h¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-2| J: A Mullen| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 45| D

40/1

Two wins from 54 Flat runs. Forty runs since last win in 2018. Creditable sixth of 10 in classified at Southwell (5f) 10 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 694046

Non-Runners

(6)

Jan Van Hoof³⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 10

T: M Herrington J: Barry McHugh

Forecasts

True Hero (5/4), Phoenix Star (9/2), Debawtry (9/2), Rockley Point (6/1), Rangefield Express (12/1), Jan Van Hoof (12/1), Harrogate (14/1), Carlovian (33/1), Leo Minor (40/1)

TRUE HERO has had a very good spell since dropping back to 5f and is fancied to make it 3 wins in his last 5 starts. Last-time-out C&D winner Debawtry and Katie Scott's consistent performer Rockley Point could be the pair to give him most to do.