18:40 Newcastle

Tuesday 26 October 2021

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 18:41 | Winning time: 1m 13.01s

(5)

Blackheath^p³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: M Dods| OR: 75| D

7/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable third of 12 in handicap at this C&D (11/1) 32 days ago. Potentially well treated now and not ruled out.

Form: 530053

(10)

International Girl³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 74| D

9/1

Got back on the up to win a handicap for the first time at Hamilton (6f) in September. Left poorly placed at York next time, so is better judged on her Hamilton success.

Form: 235515

(12)

Run This Way²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Robinson| T: P T Midgley| OR: 74| D

11/1

Proved a different proposition when winning 17-runner handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy, 40/1) 22 days ago, easing clear. Not long with this yard so another bold bid anticapted.

Form: 456941

(6)

Stalingrad^h²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 71

11/2

Ran respectably when fourth of 10 on handicap debut at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 24 days ago, short of room over 1f out. Can go close if building on that.

Form: 023254

(1)

Gold Zabeel⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 71

125/1

18/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy) 8 days ago, lost all chance at start.

Form: 43-3990

(3)

True Mason⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 70| D

15/2

Unreliable sort. One win from 27 Flat runs. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2018, and only ninth of 12 in handicap at Pontefract (6f, heavy) 8 days ago.

Form: 750379

(9)

Gowanlad¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: D Swift| T: P A Kirby| OR: 70| CD

7/1

C&D winner but only sixth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7-90786

(13)

Spartan Fighter^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jamie Gormley| T: A Brittain| OR: 68| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 7/2, good third of 13 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago.

Form: 895433

(8)

East Street Revue^p²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 68| D

18/1

Bounced back to his early-season form when third of 15 in handicap at Nottingham (6.1f, good) 27 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 117683

(4)

Ubahha²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 68

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving John & Thady Gosden when fifth of 10 in minor event at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 10/3) 22 days ago.

Form: 50365

(2)

Next Victory^p1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 68

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/2, third of 8 in maiden at Lingfield (6f, AW) 22 days ago. Cheekpieces on for handicap debut, and more required.

Form: 393

(14)

Another Dawn^h²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: G Boughey| OR: 67| BF| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. Evens, respectable third of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) 26 days ago, best work finish. Remains unexposed.

Form: 3-4413

Non-Runners

(11)

Nearly A Gonna²²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: T D Easterby J: D Allan

(7)

Excessable⁶⁰

Weight: 9-0| Age: 8

T: T D Easterby J: P J McDonald

Forecasts

Spartan Fighter (4/1), Another Dawn (4/1), Stalingrad (11/2), Gowanlad (7/1), Blackheath (7/1), True Mason (15/2), International Girl (9/1), Nearly A Gonna (10/1), Run This Way (11/1), Next Victory (14/1), Excessable (14/1), East Street Revue (18/1), Ubahha (66/1), Gold Zabeel (125/1)

A competitive sprint handicap and the suggestion is EAST STREET REVUE, who showed he hasn't gone off the boil when third at Nottingham last month. Another Dawn remains unexposed after just 5 starts, while Run This Way isn't long with his current yard so should remain competitive following a 7 lb rise for Pontefract.