20:00 Newcastle

Thursday 24 February 2022

All17:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:00

Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 1.78s

(4)

Tanasoq⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 61| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Tenth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (12/1) 5 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 2785-40

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(2)

Excessable^p,t³⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: Brandon Wilkie⁽⁷⁾| T: T D Easterby| OR: 59| D

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 80/1, last of 12 in handicap at this course (6f) 35 days ago, doing too much too soon. Now below last winning mark.

Form: 52040-0

(1)

Amazing Amaya¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: D Shaw| OR: 54| D

6/1

Creditable second of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 11/2) 10 days ago, running on late. Expected to be bang there once more.

Form: 505-622

(9)

Joshua R^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Sullivan| T: Helen Cuthbert| OR: 54| D

11/4

Thirteen runs since last win in 2020. Good head second of 10 to Nellie French in handicap (11/2) at this C&D 14 days ago. Heading back in the right direction recently. Possibilities.

Form: 9966-22

(5)

Nellie French¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 51| CD

7/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at this C&D (11/1) 14 days ago by head from Joshua R. More needed up 3 lb.

Form: 130-691

(7)

Elzaal¹³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Robinson| T: P T Midgley| OR: 50| BF

5/1

Good second of 11 in handicap (7/2) at Musselburgh (5f, heavy), clear of rest. Off 136 days. Can give a good account, but may again find one or two too good.

Form: 723832-

(3)

Blackcurrent^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 50| BF| CD

15/2

Temperamental sort. C&D winner. Latest win at Wolverhampton in January. 5/2, respectable fifth of 11 in minor event at Southwell (5f) 13 days ago. Others make more appeal on balance.

Form: 461-125

(8)

Tiltilys Rock^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: A Mullen| T: A Crook| OR: 45| D

80/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 80/1, 5 lengths ninth of 10 to Nellie French in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Looks set for another struggle.

Form: 65660-9

(6)

Summer Heights^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45

16/1

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. Creditable 3 lengths sixth of 10 to Nellie French in handicap (10/1) at this C&D 14 days ago, left with too much to do. Cheekpieces back on and improvement needed.

Form: 000/6-46

Non-Runners

(10)

Nagasaki Dream¹⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: A Berry J: Faye McManoman

Forecasts

Joshua R (11/4), Tanasoq (10/3), Elzaal (5/1), Amazing Amaya (6/1), Nellie French (7/1), Blackcurrent (15/2), Nagasaki Dream (10/1), Summer Heights (16/1), Excessable (28/1), Tiltilys Rock (80/1)

AMAZING AMAYA left the strong impression that her turn is near when going close at Wolverhampton recently and she is taken to deliver the goods this time. Nagasaki Dream, who wasn't far behind the selection in that handicap, will be a threat granted a trouble-free passage, while Joshua R may well reverse recent C&D placings with Nellie French and should also have a part to play.