19:07 Newcastle

Friday 20 August 2021

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Read Hollie Doyle's Column On attheraces.com Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 1m 26.08s

(2)

Bringitonboris³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 72| C

9/4

Unreliable type. Course winner. Seventh of 11 in handicap (22/1) at Hamilton (9.2f, good) 3 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Back down in trip. Something to find on recent efforts.

Form: 645487

(1)

Equidae^p,t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson| T: I Jardine| OR: 69| D

16/1

Won 5-runner handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good, 10/3) 13 days ago, suited by way race developed. Obvious claims if he can back that up, but it's far from certain.

Form: 532301

(9)

Broctune Red¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boanas| OR: 68| C

15/2

4-time course winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. Latest win here in March. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good, 17/2) 13 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 123786

(5)

Twisted Dreams^p1,t²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis| T: R Menzies| OR: 66| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 14/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good) 23 days ago, slowly away. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Goes well at this track and has slipped to an appealing mark.

Form: 096306

(7)

Class Clown⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: T Hamilton| T: T D Barron| OR: 65| BF| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 3/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in claimer at Redcar (7f, good) 63 days ago. Return to tapeta should be in his favour.

Form: 1/31-656

(10)

Rocket Dancer³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 63| C

11/1

Course winner. Latest win here in May. 22/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm) 30 days ago. Operating below best at present.

Form: 261008

(8)

Aoife's Joy²³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford| OR: 61

15/2

Winner at Haydock in July. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good, 5/1) 23 days ago. Claims if back on his game.

Form: 505517

(3)

Hostelry¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: Jamie Gormley| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 59

28/1

9/4, third of 4 in handicap at Haydock (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago, merely closing up late. Makes tapeta debut. Not discounted.

Form: 547323

(4)

Brazen Bolt³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 58

9/1

Bit below form third of 8 in handicap at Catterick (7f, good to firm, 6/1) 30 days ago. Should be suited by return to AW, so not a forlorn hope.

Form: 0423-03

Non-Runners

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Sobriquet¹⁷

Weight: 8-6| Age: 4

T: E De Giles J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Bringitonboris (9/4), Twisted Dreams (3/1), Broctune Red (15/2), Aoife's Joy (15/2), Brazen Bolt (9/1), Rocket Dancer (11/1), Class Clown (14/1), Equidae (16/1), Sobriquet (25/1), Hostelry (28/1)

TWISTED DREAMS hasn't been in top form lately but he's well treated as a result and now has cheekpieces fitted returning to a track that suits him well, so he gets the nod in a race where the majority have questions to answer. Equidae is an obvious threat if he's in the same form as when successful at Ayr last time and Brazen Bolt is another who should be helped by a return to this surface.