15:00 Newcastle

Tuesday 2 November 2021

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 2m 9.82s

(2)

Tricorn^p,t1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 82| C| D

33/1

Course winner who rattled off 4-timer at Thirsk (12f) in June. However, efforts have been mixed from inflated mark since, last of 11 at Pontefract (10f) in October. Bounce back required returned to AW

Form: 103590

(8)

Tarroob^t²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 80| BF| D

2/1

1¼m AW novice winner who found only one too good for a second consecutive start in an 8.6f handicap at Wolverhampton in July. Not disgraced when midfield at York (10.2f) since and player back on AW.

Form: 314-229

(5)

Sayf Al Dawla^t1²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Jason Watson| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 82| BF| D

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. 3/1, creditable third of 11 on handicap debut at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to soft) 22 days ago, losing little caste in defeat behind another interesting pair. May do better again.

Form: 2413

(9)

Oz Legend¹⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 79| C

11/4

Landed a 1m maiden on second start here last winter. Essentially underwhelming in handicaps earlier this year for Hugo Palmer but return to AW may help on back of a break for new stable.

Form: 51-3445

(6)

Madeeh³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: D Swift| T: P A Kirby| OR: 73| C

40/1

4-time course winner. 100/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Chester (13.4f, heavy) 31 days ago, very slowly away. Return to all weather rates a plus but others arrive with more pressing claims.

Form: 804660

(4)

Taskheer¹³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: E Bethell| OR: 75

11/2

Golden Horn colt won landed a French maiden (9f) in May: Well held in a handicap sole start since in France back in June and market best guide here having changed hands for 27,000 gns in September.

Form: 2419

(3)

Dark Company⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 73

14/1

Unreliable sort. 5/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Epsom (8.5f, good to firm) 54 days ago, carrying head awkwardly and no extra final 1f. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 666234

(10)

Up The Tempo⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rowan Scott| T: T Davidson| OR: 70

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 9 in maiden at Tramore (12f) 80 days ago, driven under 2f out and one paced. Handicaps more suitable now starting out for new yard but others make more appeal.

Form: 0356

(7)

Mr Coco Bean⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: J P Sullivan| T: Helen Cuthbert| OR: 66| D

80/1

Scored at Haydock (10.5f) in pPril and ended time with David Barron with pair of placed efforts on turf. Best not judged too harshly on stable debut since but vulnerable to less exposed sorts.

Form: 605329

Non-Runners

(1)

Starfighter¹⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: D M Loughnane J: K Stott

Forecasts

Tarroob (2/1), Oz Legend (11/4), Sayf Al Dawla (4/1), Taskheer (11/2), Starfighter (6/1), Dark Company (14/1), Up The Tempo (25/1), Tricorn (33/1), Madeeh (40/1), Mr Coco Bean (80/1)

TARROOB twice went close in all-weather handicaps during the summer and, having been far from disgraced when midfield in a big-field York handicap on the back of a wind op last month, she could well be the answer back on an artificial surface. Sayf Al Dawla is a low-mileage sort who arrives in good form and is feared, ahead of Oz Legend and Starfighter.