11:50 Newcastle

Friday 12 November 2021

All11:5012:2012:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:40

Betway Handicap

Off time: 11:50 | Winning time: 2m 42.8s

(5)

Dr Rio⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: T Hamilton| T: P T Midgley| OR: 66

5/1

33/1, first run since leaving Clive Cox when respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, soft) 9 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Up in trip.

Form: 72-7605

(11)

Tommy R^p1¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Harry Burns⁽⁵⁾| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 67

4/1

2 wins from 6 runs this year. 5/1, very good third of 11 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago (second past the post but subsequently disqualified). Cheekpieces on 1st time. Shortlist material.

Form: 87114D

(7)

Mr Carbonator²⁷⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 60| D

50/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Respectable second of 6 in handicap (11/2) at Southwell (12.1f), no match for winner. Off 9 months.

Form: 212-142

(6)

Sundayinmay¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Knight| OR: 63| BF| D

8/1

Latest win at Kempton in September. Creditable fifth of 9 in handicap at Kempton (12f, 4/1) 16 days ago, finding little.

Form: 316175

(9)

Can Can Girl^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: D H Brown| OR: 63

9/2

Temperamental sort. Not beaten far last 2 starts, fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (16.2f) 21 days ago. Back down in trip. Not taken lightly.

Form: 485525

(8)

Straight Ash^b¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lee| T: R Menzies| OR: 57| D

25/1

Unreliable individual. 20/1, refused to race in handicap at Leicester (11.8f, heavy) 18 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 49405R

(12)

Little India^p¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D Swift| T: P A Kirby| OR: 55| D

100/1

Temperamental sort. 28/1, ninth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 13 days ago.

Form: 205599

(13)

Lochnaver^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Shannon Watts⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 55

20/1

18/1, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 11 days ago.

Form: 009856

(1)

Steel Helmet⁴⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: J Fanning| T: W Bethell| OR: 49| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Creditable third of 14 in handicap (20/1) at Lingfield (15.8f, AW). Off 15 months. Down in trip.

Form: 2115/03-

(2)

The Brora Pobbles^h1¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Barry McHugh| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 45| C

33/1

Course winner. One win from 29 Flat runs. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 17 days ago. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 335095

(4)

Storm Dreamer^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁷⁾| T: E J Alston| OR: 50

100/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap (50/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 11 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 358007

(10)

Batocchi^t¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: R Menzies| OR: 48

10/3

12/1, very good second of 11 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago, suited by increase in trip and likely to have gone close if not suffering interference. Enters calculations.

Form: 099062

(3)

Reset Button²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: David Egan| T: Ian Williams| OR: 45

11/1

Fifth of 9 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 25 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 9680-85

Forecasts

Batocchi (10/3), Tommy R (4/1), Can Can Girl (9/2), Dr Rio (5/1), Sundayinmay (8/1), Reset Button (11/1), Lochnaver (20/1), Straight Ash (25/1), The Brora Pobbles (33/1), Steel Helmet (50/1), Mr Carbonator (50/1), Little India (100/1), Storm Dreamer (100/1)

There wasn't much between BATOCCHI and Tommy R over this C&D 17 days ago, but the former would have gone close to winning but for interference so is taken to make amends. Can Can Girl arrives in decent form and is best of the others.