18:20 Newcastle

Friday 31 March 2023

All17:2017:5018:2018:5019:2019:5020:20

Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap

Off time: 18:22 | Winning time: 59.0s

(6)

Murbih³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 70| D

7/2

Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 9/1) 3 days ago. Carries 5 lb penalty but still not taken lightly.

Form: 223961

(9)

Our Absent Friends^t¹⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 72| BF| CD

10/1

Lightly-raced C&D winner. 11/4, respectable fifth of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f). Off 155 days but can make presence felt.

Form: 37415-

(8)

Princess Karine¹⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Smart| OR: 69| D

10/1

Respectable sixth of 14 in handicap (10/1) at this C&D. Off 6 months. Needs considering.

Form: 126236-

(5)

Golden Rainbow²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 68| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. First run since leaving Geoffrey Harker when respectable fifth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Southwell (5f) 22 days ago. Shortlisted.

Form: 05182-5

(2)

James Watt^p⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: P Hanagan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 68| DWS

50/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Southwell (5f, 25/1) 47 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 55488-8

(1)

Glory Hallelujah^v²⁰⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 68| D

33/1

22/1, last of 15 in handicap at York (5f, good). Off 6 months. Makes tapeta debut. Others more persuasive.

Form: 471340-

(10)

Ben Macdui¹⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 66| C| D

16/1

Course winner. 25/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f). Off 162 days. First run for yard after leaving Kevin Ryan and can't be discounted.

Form: 579708-

(3)

Shabaaby^p²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Sean Kirrane⁽³⁾| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 65| D

28/1

Latest win at Dundalk in January. 33/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving J. F. Levins when last of 9 in handicap at this course (6f) 22 days ago. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 70-1099

(7)

Sir Benedict¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: S A Gray| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 62| D

9/2

Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Respectable sixth of 10 in handicap (10/1) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 14 days ago, slowly away. Can give a good account.

Form: 362-846

(11)

High Security¹⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Alex Jary⁽⁷⁾| T: N Tinkler| OR: 60| D

33/1

Scored at Beverley (5f) and largely in good form later last autumn. No forlorn hope on his comeback run.

Form: 217630-

(4)

Kraken Power⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 60| CD

3/1

Dual C&D winner in January who comes here on the back of a good second of 13 in handicap at this C&D (13/2) 7 days ago. Another bold showing is on the cards off an unchanged mark.

Form: 116222

Forecasts

Kraken Power (3/1), Murbih (7/2), Sir Benedict (9/2), Golden Rainbow (9/2), Our Absent Friends (10/1), Princess Karine (10/1), Ben Macdui (16/1), Shabaaby (28/1), High Security (33/1), Glory Hallelujah (33/1), James Watt (50/1)

KRAKEN POWER is enjoying an excellent 2023 and is taken to bag a third C&D success on the back of his good recent second here. Murbih posted a career best when going in at Wolverhampton only three days ago and rates a big threat under a 5 lb penalty, while Golden Rainbow appeals as the pick of Paul Midgley's trio and can claim minor honours.

Prize Money

1st: £4,292.002nd: £2,014.003rd: £1,006.004th: £503.005th: £251.00

Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap

Forecasts

Prize Money

RACING TIPS

Next Off

Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Handicap

Forecasts

Verdict

Prize Money

MOST READ RACING

RACING TIPS

Next Off