18:50 Newcastle

Tuesday 28 December 2021

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 18:52 | Winning time: -

(4)

One Hart¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 72| D

11/2

Creditable fourth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 12/1) 17 days ago. Likely to be on the premises.

Form: 469464

(9)

Gowanlad²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D Swift| T: P A Kirby| OR: 69| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner. 5/1, creditable second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 25 days ago, running on. Not taken lightly.

Form: 786332

(7)

Somewhere Secret^b¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 69| CD

10/1

Three wins from 14 runs this year. Improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap (5/1) at this C&D 14 days ago by 2¼ lengths from Dabirstar, keeping on well. More needed having gone up 5 lb.

Form: 091761

(3)

Kilconquhar^h¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 69| CD

7/2

Three-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 17 runs this year. 3/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D 14 days ago, keeping on well. Big player despite 7 lb rise.

Form: 016411

(8)

Royal Advice^v⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 68| CD

13/2

Four wins from 19 runs this year. Below form fourth of 14 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 10/1) 6 days ago, not ideally placed. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 960104

(10)

Dabirstar^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 67| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 10/1, creditable 2¼ lengths second of 10 to Somewhere Secret in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and new headgear needs to help eke out a bit more.

Form: 2-4P102

(1)

Late Arrival^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: William Pyle⁽⁷⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 66| BF| C

9/1

Course winner. Respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 3/1) 19 days ago. Cheekpieces back on and, now below last winning mark, he's not without hope.

Form: 657935

(5)

Bakr^v1⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 65

40/1

50/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 6 days ago. Visor on 1st time and has work to do.

Form: 0-13800

(11)

Lucky Lucky Man¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-9| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 57| CD

16/1

C&D winner. 15/2, bit below form 6½ lengths fifth of 9 to Kilconquhar in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 777085

(6)

Hurstwood²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: P D Niven| OR: 54| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap (4/1) at this C&D 28 days ago. Place possibilities, but perhaps vulnerable from a win perspective.

Form: 469306

Non-Runners

(2)

Redzone²¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: B Smart J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gowanlad (5/2), Kilconquhar (7/2), Redzone (5/1), One Hart (11/2), Royal Advice (13/2), Late Arrival (9/1), Somewhere Secret (10/1), Lucky Lucky Man (16/1), Dabirstar (18/1), Hurstwood (18/1), Bakr (40/1)

Hat-trick seekers KILCONQUHAR and Redzone both make plenty of appeal. The latter is not passed over at all lightly, but Kilconquhar has been pretty impressive in C&D handicaps the last twice and is taken to add to his tally. Gowanlad has been knocking on the door of late and shouldn't be far away, while One Hart and Hurstwood both have each-way claims.