19:30 Newcastle

Monday 27 September 2021

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Cazoo Handicap

Off time: 19:33 | Winning time: 1m 39.66s

(4)

Wild Hope^p³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 67| D

17/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. 12/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D 3 days ago. Drops in class but more needed.

Form: 947097

(6)

Musahaba^b³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 62| C

15/8

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (3/1) at this course (7.1f) 3 days ago, well on top finish. Won't be far away under a penalty.

Form: 423021

(9)

Fennaan^t³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 66| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 5/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 3 days ago, never nearer. Every chance if back to best.

Form: 809054

(5)

Traveller^t,v⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-12| J: Angus Villiers⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 65| CD

33/1

3-time C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Ninth of 11 in handicap (33/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 7 days ago.

Form: 4-98659

(12)

Motarajel^p¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 62| D

33/1

Winner at Beverley in August. 12/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm) 10 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 283610

(11)

Lexington Warfare²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 62| C

6/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this course (7.1f, 7/1) 24 days ago by length from Musahaba, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Enters calculations.

Form: 424801

(1)

Ralphy Boy Two^t1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 60

50/1

7/2 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Alistair Whillans when fifth of 6 in handicap at Hamilton (9.2f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 828495

(2)

Willing To Please¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: B A Curtis| T: P A Kirby| OR: 59| D

28/1

10/1, won 8-runner handicap at Carlisle (7.8f, good to firm) 19 days ago, keeping on well. Raised 3 lb and dangerous to rule out.

Form: 177031

(13)

Visions Of Glory²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 62

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in maiden (66/1) at this course (7.1f) 21 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Likely to improve on handicap debut and makes plenty of appeal.

Form: 485

(8)

Abnaa³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 57

16/1

Creditable third of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 33 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 376563

(10)

Donizetti^t⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S H James| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 59

22/1

Winner at Musselburgh in August. Bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap (40/1) at this course (7.1f) 6 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 601406

(3)

Plastic Paddy⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: M Appleby| OR: 57

6/1

Good third of 12 in handicap (15/2) at Leicester (7f, good) 7 days ago, running on late.

Form: 664063

(7)

Archimedes^p,t⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Laura Pearson⁽³⁾| T: D C Griffiths| OR: 45| C

250/1

Unreliable sort. Course winner. Last of 13 in handicap (300/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Cheekpieces back on. Something to find on form.

Form: 570800

Forecasts

Musahaba (15/8), Fennaan (3/1), Plastic Paddy (6/1), Lexington Warfare (6/1), Wild Hope (17/2), Abnaa (16/1), Donizetti (22/1), Willing To Please (28/1), Visions Of Glory (33/1), Traveller (33/1), Motarajel (33/1), Ralphy Boy Two (50/1), Archimedes (250/1)

VISIONS OF GLORY looks to have been brought along with handicaps in mind and he's chanced to make a winning handicap debut. Musahaba won well over 7f here on Friday night and he has to be taken seriously under a penalty up in trip. Fennaan may play a part too.