12:20 Newcastle

Wednesday 4 January 2023

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Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Classified Stakes

Off time: 12:21 | Winning time: 2m 48.51s

(1)

Burnage Boy^p⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 46

33/1

Poor gelding. Remains a maiden after 26 Flat runs. 14/1, fourth of 5 in handicap hurdle at Sedgefield (16.8f, soft) 43 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 855637-

(4)

Cease And Desist⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: L Bailey| OR: 49

13/2

Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap (28/1) at Southwell (16.5f) 68 days ago. Back down in trip. Hard to fancy on recent showings.

Form: 044006-

(3)

Oot Ma Way¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 48| BF| C

17/2

Modest mare. Course winner. Bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap hurdle at Ayr (16f, good to soft, 10/3) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. Below form both starts on Flat last year but is still respected on these terms.

Form: 4115/74-

(5)

Strong Team^p⁵⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: C Grant| OR: 46

11/1

Modest gelding. Very good second of 8 in handicap hurdle at Newcastle (16.2f, good) 55 days ago. Player if able to back that up returned to the level.

Form: 00/0730-

(9)

Vertice⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: D Thompson| OR: 46| CD

16/1

Unreliable individual. C&D winner. 20/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 58 days ago. Seems to have gone off boil recently, so others preferred.

Form: 266688-

(2)

Visitant^p¹³

Age: 10| Weight: 9-5| J: Connor Beasley| T: D Thompson| OR: 47| CD

4/1

Modest gelding. C&D winner. Not always the easiest to catch right but ran well when third of 9 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f, 11/2) 13 days ago, nearest finish. Not taken lightly.

Form: 7/71573-

(7)

Lady Hamilton^t1¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: W Storey| OR: 47

125/1

Last of 11 in handicap at this course (10.2f) 15 days ago, weakening quickly. Back up in trip. Looks of little account at this stage.

Form: 79/7080-

(8)

Oscar Doodle^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 48| C

2/1

Modest gelding. Course winner here in September. Good second of 11 in handicap (11/1) at this course (10.2f) 15 days ago. Back up in trip. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 221882-

(10)

Samurai Sneddz^b⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 50

4/1

Temperamental sort. Blinkered for 1st time, below form fifth of 10 in handicap (7/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 67 days ago. Best form would see him in the mix but looks increasingly held back by attitude.

Form: 634875-

(6)

Teescomponentstwo¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: T D Barron| OR: 27

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 17 days ago. No sign of ability to date.

Form: 6607-

Forecasts

Oscar Doodle (2/1), Visitant (4/1), Samurai Sneddz (4/1), Cease And Desist (13/2), Oot Ma Way (17/2), Strong Team (11/1), Vertice (16/1), Burnage Boy (33/1), Teescomponentstwo (80/1), Lady Hamilton (125/1)

OSCAR DOODLE posted another good effort when runner-up in a 10f handicap here last time and makes most appeal, with Visitant and Strong Team also respected in a weak contest.