17:00 Newcastle

Saturday 11 December 2021

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0016:3017:0017:30

Betway Live Casino Handicap

Off time: 17:03 | Winning time: 59.15s

(2)

Tanasoq³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 65| CD

4/1

C&D winner. 8/1, shaped much better than the bare result when seventh of 13 in handicap at this C&D 36 days ago, not clear run and finishing with running left. Can make presence felt.

Form: 834627

Image of Stars that are filled with the colour gold

(4)

Birkenhead⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson| T: P T Midgley| OR: 65| CD

10/3

5/1, didn't need to improve to win 12-runner handicap at this C&D 53 days ago, suited by strong pace. First run for yard after leaving Les Eyre.

Form: 804801

(13)

Swiss Connection^h²⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 64| BF| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. Made a winning return earlier this year but ound things tougher in pursuit of the hat-trick when fifth of 9 in handicap at this C&D (3/1). Off 8 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3901-15

(7)

Amasova^v⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 62

5/1

Visored for 1st time, creditable second of 11 in handicap (16/5) at Chelmsford City (5f) 9 days ago, no match for winner. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 458432

(3)

Diamonds Dancing¹⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: M R Channon| OR: 61WS

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 8 in maiden at Lingfield (5f, AW, 22/1). Off 108 days. Makes handicap debut and market support should be noted.

Form: 2635

(10)

Stroxx³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 57

10/1

12/1, creditable seventh of 11 in minor event at this course (6f) 33 days ago. Others make more appeal on this occasion.

Form: 945-597

(9)

Muatadel^b¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Zak Wheatley⁽⁷⁾| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 54| C| D

16/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. Respectable eighth of 13 in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 11 days ago, never nearer. Blinkers back on.

Form: 241178

(6)

Penombre¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 53

5/1

Stepped up on reappearance when fourth of 13 in handicap (22/1) at this C&D 11 days ago, edged out final 100 yds. Has to be taken seriously from the same mark.

Form: 48-8094

(14)

Mrs Bagerran¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 49

50/1

Twelfth of 13 in handicap (50/1) at this C&D 11 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 977650

(1)

Blackcurrent^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 47| CD

22/1

Temperamental sort. C&D winner. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 10/1) 28 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 573746

(11)

Rockley Point^b³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-2| J: Andrew Breslin⁽⁵⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 46| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. 22/1, tenth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f) 39 days ago.

Form: 300080

(5)

Earn Your Stripes^t³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Jamie Gormley| T: R M Smith| OR: 45

28/1

Shaped as if still in good form when fifth of 13 in handicap (33/1) at this course (6f) 39 days ago, plugging on.

Form: 797055

(12)

Power Point^p⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 45

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 100/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 47 days ago, weakening when short of room final 1f. Down in trip. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 8/7-087

(8)

Tiltilys Rock^b⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-2| J: A Mullen| T: A Crook| OR: 45| D

80/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 11 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, heavy, 66/1) 61 days ago.

Form: 906566

Forecasts

Birkenhead (10/3), Tanasoq (4/1), Amasova (5/1), Penombre (5/1), Swiss Connection (8/1), Stroxx (10/1), Muatadel (16/1), Blackcurrent (22/1), Power Point (25/1), Diamonds Dancing (25/1), Earn Your Stripes (28/1), Rockley Point (33/1), Mrs Bagerran (50/1), Tiltilys Rock (80/1)

An open-looking handicap in which PENOMBRE gets the vote. Bryan Smart's charge went close over this C&D 11 days ago and, from the same mark, he can come out on top. Tanasoq finished with running left after being denied a run here last month so he rates as the main danger, with Amasova and Birkenhead also considered.