12:30 Newcastle

Saturday 26 November 2022

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Eileen Peacock Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: 5m 10.23s

Captain Quint²²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Craig Nichol| T: R Dobbin| OR: 120

7/4

Hexham novice hurdle winner on Rules debut last November and made a successful start in this sphere, too, when landing a 15.6f handicap at the same course earlier this month. 5 lb rise looks very fair indeed and improvement should be forthcoming now that he moves back up in trip.

Form: 2/13-1

Broadway Joe²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny McMenamin| T: N W Alexander| OR: 115| D

4/1

Made a fine start over fences last term, winning his first 3 races in novice handicaps. Hasn't done a great deal wrong since and needs considering here having shaped with encouragement when third off this mark on his return at Kelso (21.6f, good to soft).

Form: 12223-3

Fix At All^t,v1²⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Luca Morgan⁽³⁾| T: M Scudamore| OR: 113| DWS

4/1

Successful in this sphere (and twice over hurdles) in France but he didn't show much in 2 starts for new connections last term. Has undergone a wind op ahead of this seasonal reappearance and sports a first-time visor.

Form: 16B365-

Baron De Midleton^b²³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: J J Burke| T: B Ellison| OR: 112| D

8/1

Dual hurdles winner during 2019/20 campaign and he was placed on several occasions in this sphere last term. However, efforts so far this season have lacked spark and he's now 0-14 over fences.

Form: 2P33-75

Well Above Par^p,t²⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: P W Wadge⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 110| DWS

22/1

Resumed winning ways off this mark at Carlisle on his reappearance last season but his profile is patchy and, unsurprisingly, he failed to reproduce that form in 3 subsequent starts. Has undergone a fourth wind op in the interim.

Form: 1/P1647-

Uptown Harry²⁷⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Ross Chapman| T: Mrs J Walton| OR: 107

12/1

Gained chase breakthrough success at Perth in May 2021 but that remains his sole success from 12 appearances over fences and he's opposable back from a 9-month absence.

Form: 158235-

Hello Judge^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Jamie Hamilton| T: Mrs A Hamilton| OR: 106

15/2

Rather disappointing in 2 runs last term, given the promise of his Rules debut success in a Kelso novice hurdle in April 2021. Again failed to fire on return/chase debut back at Kelso last month but he certainly has the physique for this game and is not one to give up on just yet.

Form: 5P1/46-7

Non-Runners

Crixus's Escape⁴⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: G Boanas J: Non Runner

Twoshotsoftequila²²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: R Menzies J: Nathan Moscrop

Forecasts

Captain Quint (7/4), Fix At All (4/1), Broadway Joe (4/1), Twoshotsoftequila (6/1), Hello Judge (15/2), Baron De Midleton (8/1), Uptown Harry (12/1), Crixus's Escape (12/1), Well Above Par (22/1)

CAPTAIN QUINT made it 2-3 under Rules when landing a Hexham handicap chase on debut over fences and, with the promise of better to come from this unexposed 6-y-o, he is taken to shrug off a 5 lb rise in the weights. Twoshotsoftequila shaped well behind the selection at Hexham and should have a part to play but Broadway Joe, who has proved most consistent since switched to fences, rates the main danger on the back of his encouraging reappearance effort.