19:00 Newcastle

Thursday 23 February 2023

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BetUK Over 40,000 Live Streamed Races Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 13.57s

(2)

After John²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 71| CD

10/1

3-time C&D winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. Latest win here in December. 4/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at this C&D 20 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Not discounted.

Form: 9111-47

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(1)

Dark Side Thunder^p¹²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Jessica Macey| OR: 71| BF| D

6/1

Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win at Kempton in September. 3/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f). Off 126 days. Not taken lightly on return.

Form: 211156-

(6)

One More Dream⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: D Swift| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 70| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 12 runs last year. Latest win at Chelmsford City in November. 3/1, 13½ lengths last of 10 to After John in handicap at this C&D 57 days ago.

Form: 113480-

(8)

Atlantic Heart²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 64

66/1

First run since leaving Daniel & Claire Kubler when ninth of 11 in handicap (66/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 21 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 34210-9

(3)

Beneficiary^b⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson| T: L Bailey| OR: 64

11/1

Winner at Southwell in November. First run since leaving K. R. Burke when sixth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (5f, 11/2) 7 days ago.

Form: 145-226

(9)

Gowanlad⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: P A Kirby| OR: 63| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Below form 7¾ lengths sixth of 10 to After John in handicap (11/1) at this C&D 57 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 070706-

(4)

Tathmeen^p⁵^{(ex 4)}

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 59| CD

4/1

7-time course winner. 7/1, didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap at this C&D 5 days ago. Carries penalty. Respected.

Form: 613611

(10)

Blackjack^b³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 62| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 10/3, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 30 days ago, always holding on. Merits respect.

Form: 4224-81

(7)

One Hart⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 61| D

13/2

Twenty four runs since last win in 2021. Respectable 3¼ lengths fifth of 9 to Tathmeen in handicap at this C&D (14/1) 5 days ago.

Form: 3059-05

(5)

St Andrew's Castle⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 55| D

20/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, ninth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 9 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 607-409

Forecasts

Blackjack (10/3), Tathmeen (4/1), Dark Side Thunder (6/1), Gowanlad (6/1), One Hart (13/2), One More Dream (9/1), After John (10/1), Beneficiary (11/1), St Andrew's Castle (20/1), Atlantic Heart (66/1)

BLACKJACK scored with a bit in hand at Southwell last time and is preferred to Dark Side Thunder, while Tathmeen merits respect under a penalty for his recent C&D success.