19:00 Newcastle

Friday 21 January 2022

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Betway Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 15.75s

(6)

Toussarok¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 83| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 15 runs last year. Back to form when creditable third of 6 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D 19 days ago. Claims if he can build on that.

Form: 115U7-3

(2)

Global Warning¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: O McSweeney⁽³⁾| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 82| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Didn't need to improve to win 8-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 11/2) 18 days ago, well positioned. Should be thereabouts again.

Form: 66972-1

(8)

Be Proud^p²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Amie Waugh| T: J S Goldie| OR: 80| C

11/1

4-time course winner. Three wins from 23 runs last year. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (22/1) at Southwell (5f) 20 days ago. Back up in trip. Figures on a handy mark.

Form: 75698-6

(1)

Asadjumeirah^t⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Mark Winn⁽⁷⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 80| D

15/2

15/2, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 5 days ago. Reliable of late but others look better treated.

Form: 4143-24

(5)

Idoapologise^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Elisha Whittington| T: S Lycett| OR: 78| C| D

10/3

Course winner. Good fourth of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 11 days ago, left poorly placed. Enters calculations, although he needs a race to suit.

Form: 35754-4

(4)

Tommy Taylor¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-9| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 71| CD

11/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 9-runner handicap at this C&D (20/1) 17 days ago. Remains well treated and latest win looks strong, so worth a chance to go in again.

Form: 86063-1

(7)

Gowanlad²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Andrew Breslin| T: P A Kirby| OR: 68| BF| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D (5/2) 24 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Will likely to struggle in this grade.

Form: 863327-

(3)

Somewhere Secret^b²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-6| J: Laura Coughlan| T: R Menzies| OR: 68| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 15 runs last year. 10/1, bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 24 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 917616-

Forecasts

Global Warning (11/4), Idoapologise (10/3), Tommy Taylor (11/2), Toussarok (6/1), Asadjumeirah (15/2), Gowanlad (9/1), Be Proud (11/1), Somewhere Secret (18/1)

TOMMY TAYLOR remains well handicapped based on past exploits and he edged out a subsequent winner over C&D earlier in the month, so he's fancied to go in despite the presence of fellow last-time-out winner Global Warning. Idoapologise is the likeliest to capitalise in the event of a pace collapse.