18:45 Newcastle

Tuesday 15 March 2022

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MansionBet Beaten By A Head Handicap

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 1m 31.96s

(3)

Dutch Decoy²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 82| CD

13/2

Ungenuine type. C&D winner in January. Last of 5 in handicap back at this C&D (9/4) 20 days ago. Looks vulnerable under top-weight.

Form: 122325

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(5)

Fiftyshadesofred²⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: K Frost| OR: 80

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm). Off 8 months ahead of this tapeta debut/first run for yard after leaving Roger Varian. Others preferred.

Form: 0/286-

(6)

Tommy Taylor¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 79| CD

9/2

Four-time course winner, the latest in February. Seventh of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 18 days ago, slowly away. Possible that busy spell has caught up with him.

Form: 111137

(7)

Verreaux Eagle¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 78| D

13/2

Three wins from 12 runs last year. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 11/1) 17 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. 1 lb lower now and not discounted.

Form: 13361-5

(4)

Old News^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: K Shoemark| T: Mrs L Stubbs| OR: 77| CD

9/2

C&D winner in January. Fourth of 7 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D 12 days ago. Can be expected to make his presence felt.

Form: 25-1444

(8)

Shalaa Asker^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: A Keatley| OR: 74| BF| CD

9/4

C&D winner in February. Fifth of 7 in handicap (9/4) at this C&D 12 days ago, unsuited by way race developed. Good chance if things pan out more favourably this time.

Form: 542-415

(1)

Mighty Power¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 72

11/1

Hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Alice Haynes when sixth of 7 in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 12 days ago, slowly away. Back to a potentially lenient mark and not completely dismissed.

Form: 54-4936

(2)

Mutanaaseq¹⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: P J McDonald| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 69

25/1

18/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (6f). Off 154 days and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

Form: 256260-

Forecasts

Shalaa Asker (9/4), Old News (9/2), Tommy Taylor (9/2), Dutch Decoy (13/2), Verreaux Eagle (13/2), Mighty Power (11/1), Fiftyshadesofred (14/1), Mutanaaseq (25/1)

Things didn't go SHALAA ASKER's way here recently and he is better judged on last month's C&D success, for which a 2 lb rise is negligible. Adrian Keatley's charge is taken to resume winning ways, perhaps at the chief expense of Old News, who was just ahead of the selection here 12 days ago and should again be in the mix. Verreaux Eagle is also shortlisted.