19:55 Newcastle

Friday 30 April 2021

All17:1517:5018:2018:5019:2519:5520:25

QuinnBet Quarterback Handicap

Off time: 19:59 | Winning time: 1m 12.89s

(2)

Good Night Mr Tom⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 71| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 45 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 96018-5

(3)

Hart Stopper⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 70| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 11/2, ninth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 45 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 40505-9

(9)

I Know How^b⁷⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: P Mulrennan| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 69| CD

12/1

4-time C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Last of 8 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D 78 days ago, doing too much too soon. Needs to rediscover form.

Form: 6817-18

(1)

Tomily¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Jamie Gormley| T: I Jardine| OR: 69| D

40/1

50/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (5f) 17 days ago. Difficult to recommend on recent form.

Form: 7003-08

(11)

Asbaagh³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T Hamilton| T: M Wigham| OR: 69

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, first run for this yard when seventh of 9 in minor event at Kempton (8f, 50/1) 30 days ago. One to note in the market on handicap debut.

Form: 33-7

(12)

Jungle Speed^t¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: I Furtado| OR: 69| D

7/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019. Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (13/2) at this C&D. Off 6 months. Rejoined yard after leaving David Loughnane.

Form: 748654-

(8)

Lady Celia²¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 68| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 7 runs last year. 11/2, below form third of 9 in handicap at Ripon (6f, soft), not ideally placed. Off 7 months. Has good chance on form.

Form: 121123-

(5)

Nordic Fire^p⁹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 66| BF| D

6/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2018. 5/2, bit below form fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f), doing too much too soon. Off 99 days. Others make more appeal.

Form: 623-225

(4)

Klopp¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 66| C| D

18/1

4-time course winner. Three wins from 15 runs last year. Latest win here in December. 13/2, bit below form fifth of 10 in handicap at this course (5f) 17 days ago, slowly away. Others more persuasive.

Form: 1-09325

(10)

Canford's Joy²¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: L Bailey| OR: 65| D

33/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, good, 6/1). Off 7 months. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 402308-

(7)

Hurstwood¹⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Evans| T: P D Niven| OR: 63| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 6/1, tenth of 14 in handicap at this course (7.1f). Off 175 days. Best watched after a break.

Form: 901330-

(6)

Oakenshield²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: K Stott| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 62| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 14/1) 28 days ago. Bit to prove at present.

Form: 07-4778

(13)

Absolute Dream^v¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Joanna Mason⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 56| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. Creditable fourth of 14 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 7/1) 17 days ago, well positioned. Consistent at this venue and makes most appeal.

Form: 623184

Forecasts

Absolute Dream (4/1), Nordic Fire (6/1), Hart Stopper (13/2), Jungle Speed (7/1), Good Night Mr Tom (7/1), Lady Celia (10/1), I Know How (12/1), Hurstwood (14/1), Oakenshield (18/1), Klopp (18/1), Asbaagh (20/1), Canford's Joy (33/1), Tomily (40/1)

A very trappy handicap in which course regular ABSOLUTE DREAM makes most appeal. His stablemate Lady Celia progressed through the lower grades last year and she looks the biggest danger after a break. Asbaagh would be of serious interest if the market spoke in her favour on handicap debut.