19:30 Newcastle

Monday 8 November 2021

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Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:33 | Winning time: 1m 13.17s

(14)

Hurstwood⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: P D Niven| OR: 55| CD

2/1

C&D winner. 16/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 6 days ago, so can make presence felt again.

Form: 844693

(13)

Tomily^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 55| D

9/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2019, and below-form fifth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 20 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 564295

(7)

Paddy Power³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 55| CD

11/1

Latest win at Ayr in April and posted respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 31 days ago. C&D winner who can give another good account.

Form: 137735

(1)

Muatadel^b²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 55| CD

10/1

3 wins from 9 runs this year, bagging 14-runner handicap (20/1) at this C&D 24 days ago. Up 3 lb but veteran ought to be competitive again in his hat-trick bid.

Form: 732411

(5)

Mudawwan¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Ugne Mickute⁽⁷⁾| T: E Bethell| OR: 54| C

22/1

Temperamental sort who was suited by way race developed when creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Course winner but others remain more persuasive.

Form: 749224

(2)

Joshua R^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Helen Cuthbert| OR: 54

125/1

100/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, first run since leaving David Barron when ninth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 20 days ago. Needs a big step forward now.

Form: 976099

(8)

The Mackem Torpedo^b,t⁸⁰

18/1

C&D winner but he came in only ninth of 14 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 9/1) 80 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 8-U3909

(11)

Oriental Lilly^p⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 53| CD

11/2

5-time course winner who arrives on back of good second of 14 in handicap over C&D 42 days ago. Expected to be bang there off an unchanged mark.

Form: 705302

(4)

Edessann¹³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Barry McHugh| T: M Herrington| OR: 52| DWS

40/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2020. 14/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at Kempton (6f), merely closing up late. Had a wind op, and he's not ruled out if scaling a revival.

Form: 850707

(9)

Birdie Bowers²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: D Nolan| T: D Thompson| OR: 52

33/1

First run since leaving John Davies when fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good to soft, 66/1) 24 days ago. Lots more is required.

Form: 9955-50

(10)

Oakenshield²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 52| CD

15/2

Latest win at Yarmouth in July but below form fifth of 13 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 24 days ago, merely closing up late. C&D winner though so he still merits consideration.

Form: 018765

(3)

Outtake^p1⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jamie Gormley| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 52

80/1

Sole win from 21 runs at Wolverhampton in August. Last of 11 in handicap there 9 days ago though, so others are preferred. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 816300

(6)

Fircombe Hall^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: P A Kirby| OR: 51| CD

13/2

C&D winner who recorded good third of 12 in handicap (6/1) at Catterick (6f, soft) 13 days ago. Well in the mix.

Form: 978073

(12)

Atrafan²⁰⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 51| CD

14/1

C&D winner. 10/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this course (7.1f), well positioned. Off 6 months and he needs to hit the ground running.

Form: 145562

Forecasts

Hurstwood (2/1), Oriental Lilly (11/2), Fircombe Hall (13/2), Oakenshield (15/2), Tomily (9/1), Muatadel (10/1), Paddy Power (11/1), Atrafan (14/1), The Mackem Torpedo (18/1), Mudawwan (22/1), Birdie Bowers (33/1), Edessann (40/1), Outtake (80/1), Joshua R (125/1)

Plenty with chances, but ORIENTAL LILLY arrives on the back of a good C&D second and can race off the same mark so is fancied to bag a remarkable sixth success here. In-form Paddy Power can boast a C&D victory so is next on the list, with hat-trick seeking Muatadel not taken lightly either.