17:55 Newcastle

Thursday 15 April 2021

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QuinnBet Live Casino Handicap

Off time: 17:58 | Winning time: 2m 9.45s

(2)

Briardale³^{(ex 4)}

Age: 9| Weight: 10-1| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 67| CD

11/10

C&D winner. Improved to win 11-runner handicap at Redcar (10f, good, 6/1) 3 days ago, unchallenged. Looks very hard to beat under a penalty.

Form: 17786/1

(12)

Majalaat¹⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul Collins| OR: 67

33/1

Creditable fourth of 8 in handicap (14/1) at this course (8f), slowly away. Off 6 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Brian Ellison. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 395944-

(3)

My Boy Lewis¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 63

25/1

Unreliable individual. Eighth of 11 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Wetherby (16f, good) on NH debut 14 days ago. Fair on the Flat, respectable on last Flat run.

Form: 0032-65

(6)

Zabeel Star²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 63| CD

16/1

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. 25/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 20 days ago, needing stiffer test. Back up in trip. Others more persuasive.

Form: 5-50488

(11)

Clifftop Heaven¹⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford| OR: 62| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Winner here in September. 17/2, ninth of 13 in handicap at this C&D, racing closer to pace than ideal. Off 171 days. Others make more appeal.

Form: 955519-

(10)

Party Planner⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Stefano Cherchi⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 62

25/1

First run since leaving Gay Kelleway when seventh of 8 in handicap (11/1) at Lingfield (13f, AW) 68 days ago. Down in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 5775-47

(8)

Despoina¹⁹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 61

10/1

13/2, good second of 11 in handicap at this C&D, unsuited by way race developed. Off 6 months. Each-way claims.

Form: 40/6432-

(5)

So Macho^t1⁵⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: R Menzies| OR: 60WS

33/1

Tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (8f, 33/1), not knocked about. Off 18 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Grant Tuer. Tongue strap on 1st time. Has had wind surgery.

Form: 306160/

(9)

Melgate Majeure²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Nathan Evans| T: D Brooke| OR: 60| CD

9/2

4-time course winner. Latest win here in January. 9/2, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 26 days ago. Looks to hold solid each-way claims.

Form: 08-1635

(4)

Vertice³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: S A Gray| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 50

8/1

Below form sixth of 11 in handicap at this course (8f, 14/1) 35 days ago. Back up in trip. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 566-256

(1)

Lightning Blue¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-4| J: Sean Davis| T: T R Gretton| OR: 46

33/1

Sixth of 11 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Stratford (16.3f, good) 17 days ago. Modest on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat outing. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 699788-

Non-Runners

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Siavash¹⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: Darragh Keenan

Forecasts

Briardale (11/10), Melgate Majeure (9/2), Vertice (8/1), Clifftop Heaven (9/1), Despoina (10/1), Siavash (14/1), Zabeel Star (16/1), Party Planner (25/1), My Boy Lewis (25/1), Majalaat (33/1), So Macho (33/1), Lightning Blue (33/1)

BRIARDALE won very easily at Redcar earlier in the week and he looks very well in under a 4 lb penalty. He should be difficult to beat. Melgate Majeure has won over C&D and is fairly consistent so he rates as the main danger. Despoina ran well here last September and should be involved if fully fit after a break.