19:00 Newcastle

Thursday 27 January 2022

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BetYourWay At Betway Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 19:02 | Winning time: 1m 0.23s

(7)

Porfin¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Luke Catton⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 65| D

11/2

Latest win at Lingfield in January. Fifth of 7 in handicap (7/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 14 days ago. Back down in trip. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 141-145

(3)

Blazing Hot¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Christian Howarth⁽³⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 65| CD

5/2

Won 9-runner handicap at this C&D (10/3) 14 days ago. May yet have more to offer for Grant Tuer.

Form: 6512-31

(2)

Portelet Bay^t,v¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Gina Mangan| T: P D Evans| OR: 63

9/2

Three wins from 14 runs last year. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 8/1) 10 days ago, nearest finish. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 4326-64

(5)

Tathmeen^v⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Mark Winn⁽⁷⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 63| CD

9/4

Five-time C&D winner. Creditable second of 12 in handicap at this course (6f, 14/1) 7 days ago. Same mark here.

Form: 5677-52

(4)

Tanasoq³⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-4| J: Amie Waugh| T: J S Goldie| OR: 62| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Fifth of 7 in handicap (9/1) at this C&D 37 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 462785-

(6)

Snow Berry^p¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 59| D

16/1

Three wins from 8 runs last year. Latest win at Bath in September. Fourteenth of 16 in handicap at Bath (5f, good, 13/2), not clear run. Off 101 days.

Form: 698110-

(1)

Mansfield⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 8-2| J: Aled Beech| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 45| D

33/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D 6 days ago. Eligible for weaker races than this.

Form: 9378-67

Forecasts

Tathmeen (9/4), Blazing Hot (5/2), Portelet Bay (9/2), Porfin (11/2), Tanasoq (8/1), Snow Berry (16/1), Mansfield (33/1)

BLAZING HOT doubled his tally for Grant Tuer over C&D a fortnight ago and given he retains handicap scope on old form, a 3 lb rise won't prevent a very bold follow-up bid. Porfin has already had a productive campaign and remains of interest, with Snow Berry another to consider back from a break.