19:55 Newcastle

Friday 29 April 2022

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Cazoo Handicap

Off time: 19:56 | Winning time: 1m 12.91s

(6)

Main Target⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: J Mitchell| T: K P De Foy| OR: 72

4/1

Lightly-raced winner. 11/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 27 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 551/768

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(1)

Redzone^p¹⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁷⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 69| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. Didn't need to improve to win 14-runner handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 5/2), keeping on well. Off 143 days but no surprise were he to pick up where he left off.

Form: 512511-

(7)

Spice Store²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Joanna Mason⁽³⁾| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 68

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Andrew Balding when bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap (33/1) at Thirsk (6f, soft) 20 days ago, nearest finish. Something to find on form.

Form: 5754-8

(3)

Tromso^p1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 68

25/1

First run since leaving Kevin Ryan when eleventh of 13 in handicap (28/1) at Leicester (7f, soft) 28 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Cheekpieces on first time. Others have achieved more.

Form: 32820-0

(8)

Ginato^b²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 67| D

11/2

Eleven runs since last win in 2021. 8/1, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Thirsk (6f, soft) 20 days ago. Return to the AW will surely help his cause.

Form: 252220

(4)

Athollblair Boy²⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 62| CD

7/2

Four-time C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2021. Tenth of 15 in handicap (33/1) at Thirsk (6f, soft) 20 days ago. Better expected on the AW.

Form: 458340

(5)

Unashamed⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Billy Garritty| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 60| BF| D

3/1

Respectable third of 13 in handicap at Ayr (6f, good, 11/8) 4 days ago. Backed as though much better was expected.

Form: 4850-23

(2)

Tathmeen^v¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 58| C| D

14/1

Five-time course winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2021. Last of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 7/1) 17 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 343659

Forecasts

Unashamed (3/1), Athollblair Boy (7/2), Main Target (4/1), Ginato (11/2), Redzone (13/2), Spice Store (11/1), Tathmeen (14/1), Tromso (25/1)

REDZONE ended 2021 firmly on the up and given his record over this C&D, it would come as no surprise were he to pick up where he left off. Unashamed failed to land a punt at Ayr on Monday but better is expected this time, with Ginato likely to bounce back returned to the AW.