15:35 Newcastle

Thursday 12 January 2023

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BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap

Off time: 15:42 | Winning time: 1m 0.86s

(2)

Indian Sounds^p1²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| D

9/2

Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. Off 3 months, respectable fourth of 7 in C&D handicap 23 days ago. May tighten up for the run. Cheekpieces on first time. Respeceted.

Form: 685564-

(7)

Modular Magic¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Connor Beasley| T: T D Barron| OR: 72| D

9/2

Dual turf winner in 2021. Drawn a blank since but latest Southwell fourth was respectable.

Form: 06780-4

(6)

Idoapologise²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 67| C

8/1

Course winner who won 3 times at other AW venues in the autumn. Run of good form came to a halt last month, though.

Form: 510187-

(1)

Wee Fat Mac⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 60| BF| C

3/1

Dual 6f course winner in October. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (2/1) at Wolverhampton (6f) 9 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 11594-4

(5)

Ruggles⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Harrison Shaw| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 56

10/1

12/1, respectable eighth of 14 in handicap over this C&D 86 days ago, never nearer after being steadied at the start. Being dropped another 3 lb can only help.

Form: 5/64708-

(4)

Another Angel^v⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 8-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 53| CD

20/1

Seven-time C&D winner but it's now 32 runs since last win in 2020. Sixth of 9 in handicap (25/1) at this course (6f) 8 days ago, going off too hard.

Form: 30007-6

(3)

Kraken Power⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-5| J: Joanna Mason| T: J S Goldie| OR: 52| BF

11/4

Just the 1 win from 31 Flat runs but he was major eyecatcher when fifth of 10 over 6f here last week, still on the bridle when shuffled back to the rear approaching the final 1f before running on in the closing stages. Taken to finally get his head in front again.

Form: 70523-5

Forecasts

Kraken Power (11/4), Wee Fat Mac (3/1), Modular Magic (9/2), Indian Sounds (9/2), Idoapologise (8/1), Ruggles (10/1), Another Angel (20/1)

A 1-31 record hardly makes KRAKEN POWER one for maximum faith but he's been shaping up well here recently, particularly last time, and this might be the day he lands a belated second career success. Indian Sounds didn't fare too badly on his return from a break last month and gets the nod for the forecast spot ahead of Wee Fat Mac.