15:45 Newcastle

Tuesday 30 November 2021

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 1m 0.32s

(14)

Savalas^p⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: S H James| T: G A Harker| OR: 75| D

14/1

Eighth of 11 in handicap (28/1) at Catterick (6f, good to soft) 45 days ago. Chance if rediscovering old form, but there's little evidence to suggest that a revival is imminent.

Form: 346008

(3)

Ballyare^p,t³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 75| CD

9/2

15/2, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D 36 days ago, keeping on well. 5 lb rise fair enough and should make his presence felt.

Form: 430431

(1)

Lordsbridge Boy³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Winston| T: W J Knight| OR: 74| D

8/1

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Nottingham (5f, good, 9/2) 34 days ago, suited by strong pace. 8 lb higher back on the AW and likely to find one or two too good.

Form: 272031

(11)

Stay Smart^t⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74| C| D

11/2

Course winner. Creditable third of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 14/1) 8 days ago, suited by strong pace. Place possibilities.

Form: 185463

(4)

Fine Wine^b²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Jonathan Fisher⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 72| CD

7/1

16/1, won 13-runner handicap at this C&D 25 days ago by ½ length from Lost My Sock, always holding on. 4 lb rise tolerable and ought to give another good account.

Form: 1-57941

(10)

Roydmoor⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 70| D

8/1

Winner at Ayr in August. Last of 14 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, heavy, 12/1) 43 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 431330

(13)

Lost My Sock^p,t²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Ben Robinson| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69| D

13/2

12/1, good ½-length second of 13 to Fine Wine in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago. That represented a step back in the right direction and he's a live contender.

Form: 744092

(2)

Impressor^p²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 67

14/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. Creditable 1¼ lengths third of 13 to Fine Wine in handicap (12/1) at this C&D 25 days ago. Not without each-way hope.

Form: 048003

(5)

Good Night Mr Tom¹⁸⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 67| C

33/1

Course winner. Below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to firm, 12/1), racing closer to pace than ideal. Off 180 days and he looks vulnerable for win purposes.

Form: 018-579

(8)

Ubahha^h1³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 66

40/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (66/1) at this course (6f) 35 days ago. Likely to struggle once more, unless the fitting of a hood has the desired effect.

Form: 503659

(9)

For Peat's Sake^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 63| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Respectable 1½ lengths fourth of 13 to Fine Wine in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 25 days ago. Likely to go close off the same mark if settling better this time.

Form: 107434

(12)

Sugar Baby²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: J P Sullivan| T: P D Niven| OR: 57

9/1

33/1, creditable 1½ lengths fifth of 13 to Fine Wine in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago. Others more persuasive from a win point of view.

Form: 356705

(6)

Captain Corcoran²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: D Fentiman| T: E J Alston| OR: 56| BF| D

33/1

Good third of 17 in handicap (4/1) at Nottingham (5f, good to soft) 27 days ago. Looks competitive on form, but the worry is that his 3 previous runs on the AW have been underwhelming.

Form: 678333

Non-Runners

(7)

Summer Heights⁵⁰

Weight: 8-2| Age: 4

T: J S Goldie J: Amie Waugh

Forecasts

Ballyare (9/2), Stay Smart (11/2), Lost My Sock (13/2), Fine Wine (7/1), Roydmoor (8/1), Lordsbridge Boy (8/1), Sugar Baby (9/1), For Peat's Sake (10/1), Impressor (14/1), Savalas (14/1), Captain Corcoran (33/1), Good Night Mr Tom (33/1), Ubahha (40/1), Summer Heights (66/1)

In the hope that FOR PEAT'S SAKE is a little less free-going than when fourth in the recent C&D race won by Fine Wine, he could be the answer. Michael Appleby's charge is just 1 lb higher than for his breakthrough success here in March and Frederick Larson's claim will help. Several others that contended the aforementioned C&D handicap renew rivalry, including the 1-2 Fine Wine and Lost My Sock.