19:00 Newcastle

Thursday 20 January 2022

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Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:03 | Winning time: 1m 14.25s

(12)

Tistaahal^h⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mark Winn⁽⁷⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 65

125/1

Modest maiden. Hooded for 1st time when fair seventh of 9 in 5f handicap here 7 days ago, closing up late. Hard to make a case for at these weights.

Form: 7/388-7

(5)

Ginato^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Mark Crehan⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 65| D

16/1

Scored at Catterick in September and largely in good form since, fifth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 9 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 21204-5

(6)

Blackjack¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D Swift| T: A D Brown| OR: 64| CD

9/2

Debut C&D winner who also posted good fourth of 9 on his handicap bow at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 13 days ago. Considered.

Form: 12-4

(9)

I Know How^b²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 64| CD

50/1

4-time C&D winner, including in this event 12 months ago, but he came in last of 14 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 29 days ago. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 7/18080-

(7)

Bakr^v¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: N Tinkler| OR: 64| BF

20/1

Not proving the easiest to catch right, and below form fourth of 11 in handicap over C&D 16 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 38004-4

(4)

Excessable^p,t⁴⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 63| D

80/1

It's now eleven runs since his last win in 2021, and last of 14 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 44 days ago. Falling in the weights but he still needs to show more.

Form: 952040-

(2)

Thaki^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 63| D

12/1

Three-time winner in 2021. Had a wind op before suffering a poor run when sixth of 9 at Lingfield (6f) 20 days ago. Can't be ruled out.

Form: 351116-

(8)

Tathmeen^v¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 63| C| D

14/1

5-time course winner who recorded respectable fifth of 9 in handicap (28/1) over C&D 16 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Not ruled out off a reduced mark.

Form: 65677-5

(1)

Absolute Dream²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Barry McHugh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 61| CD

25/1

Dual C&D winner in 2021 who wasn't disgraced upped to 7f when fourth of 8 in handicap here 23 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 210144-

(3)

Intervention^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 54| BF

8/11

On the up for his current yard, scoring at Wolverhampton before runner-up in 7f Lingfield handicap when set too much to do. Very much the one to beat off the same mark here.

Form: 4304-12

(11)

Oriental Lilly^p⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-10| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 54| CD

12/1

Dual C&D winner who wasn't disgraced when fourth of 9 in 5f handicap here 7 days ago. In the mix off an unchanged mark.

Form: 2123-04

(10)

Charlemaine³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: N Mechie| OR: 45

80/1

Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap over C&D 37 days ago, but it's now eighteen runs since his last win in 2019. Others are preferred.

Form: 463805-

Forecasts

Intervention (8/11), Blackjack (9/2), Thaki (12/1), Oriental Lilly (12/1), Tathmeen (14/1), Ginato (16/1), Bakr (20/1), Absolute Dream (25/1), I Know How (50/1), Charlemaine (80/1), Excessable (80/1), Tistaahal (125/1)

INTERVENTION is proving another fine advert for Mick Appleby's training skills and can gain compensation for his unlucky Lingfield second and bag a second win for his new connections. Oriental Lilly is always to be respected here and fancied to chase him home ahead of Thaki, who didn't enjoy the rub of the green when sixth at Lingfield last time.