17:55 Newcastle

Friday 8 October 2021

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Cazoo Handicap

Off time: 17:57 | Winning time: 1m 39.00s

(9)

Lincoln Gamble¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 60

14/1

4/1, creditable fifth of 13 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 17 days ago. May again find one or two too good.

Form: 565425

(2)

Dancin Boy^p1,t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 60| D

12/1

25/1, last of 13 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Now 5 lb lower and he will be a danger to all if the first-time cheekpieces have the desired effect.

Form: 606770

(11)

Bronze River^h⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 60| D

4/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Bath (8f, good to firm, 12/1) 51 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Roger Teal and he's opposable for the time-being.

Form: 809650

(6)

Boy In The Bar^v¹⁷

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: Ray Dawson| T: Ian Williams| OR: 59| CD

6/1

10/3, didn't need to improve to win 14-runner handicap at this C&D 17 days ago. Visor back on and though nudged up just 1 lb, more will be needed if he's to follow up.

Form: 021351

(3)

Palazzo^v¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁷⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 58| D

20/1

Good second of 5 in seller (33/1) at Redcar (8f, good to firm) 16 days ago, no match for winner. Should make his presence felt, albeit without being quite good enough.

Form: 165062

(13)

Rocket Dancer^p1³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Robinson| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 58| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in May. 16/1 and blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 34 days ago, left poorly placed. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 100896

(8)

Abnaa¹¹

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

6/1

16/1, creditable third of 13 in handicap at this C&D 11 days ago, barely adequate test. Now 0-12, but a first career success may not be far away, though a step back up in trip would've been ideal.

Form: 765633

(4)

Ventura Gold^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Barry McHugh| T: J Mackie| OR: 56| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable fourth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 17 days ago, better placed than most. Not discounted.

Form: 7-57344

(14)

Pop Favorite^b²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: D H Brown| OR: 59| D

18/1

Winner at Chelmsford City in August. 16/5, eighth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 24 days ago. Blinkers back on. Others make more appeal.

Form: 093168

(1)

Kylie Rules^p²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 55| D

28/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good to firm, 12/1) 22 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 759566

(7)

Debated⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Shane Gray| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 55

7/2

Good second of 13 in handicap (11/2) at this C&D 7 days ago, running on. Likely to be in the thick of things off the same mark.

Form: 478932

(12)

Brazen Prince¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 53

10/1

10/1 and visored for 1st time, creditable sixth of 13 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and he needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 300026

(10)

Lukoutoldmakezebak^b⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Aled Beech⁽⁵⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 45| CD

66/1

C&D winner. 22/1, only eighth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 670908

(5)

Tarnhelm⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 45| D

125/1

Untrustworthy individual. Twelfth of 13 in handicap (28/1) at this C&D 7 days ago, folding. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 246860

Forecasts

Debated (7/2), Bronze River (4/1), Abnaa (6/1), Boy In The Bar (6/1), Brazen Prince (10/1), Dancin Boy (12/1), Lincoln Gamble (14/1), Ventura Gold (16/1), Rocket Dancer (16/1), Pop Favorite (18/1), Palazzo (20/1), Kylie Rules (28/1), Lukoutoldmakezebak (66/1), Tarnhelm (125/1)

DANCIN BOY arrives here on the back of a string of inauspicious displays, but the handicapper has shown mercy and he is worth chancing in the hope that the addition of cheekpieces helps to trigger a revival. Abnaa's turn is surely near, but he clearly found this trip too sharp here 11 days ago and a bigger threat is likely to be posed by Debated, who went close over C&D last week.