21:00 Newcastle

Tuesday 15 August 2023

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QuinnBet Handicap

Off time: 21:02 | Winning time: 58.74s

(5)

Golden Rainbow^v⁹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: P Mulrennan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 65| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap at Wetherby (5.5f, good to firm, 25/1). Off 91 days. Visor back on and should be involved in the finish.

Form: 182-584

(2)

Azucena¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 65| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 40/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 12 days ago. Back down in trip. Yard also saddles Jarvis.

Form: 31-5980

(7)

Jarvis^b1³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 62| D

18/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. 4/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 35 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and he's on a good mark should the headgear have the desired effect.

Form: 0-54896

(13)

Yaahobby^p,t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: A Brittain| OR: 62| D

9/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 10-runner handicap (9/4) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 21 days ago, running on. Up 8 lb and he's not a frequent winner but he's a key player nonetheless.

Form: 425321

(12)

Wee Fat Mac^t³^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Archie Young⁽⁷⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 57| BF| C| D

2/1

Course winner. 17/2 and tongue strap on for 1st time, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Ayr (5f, good) 3 days ago, just holding on. More needed here under a penalty.

Form: 062701

(6)

Ben Macdui²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: G Lee| T: P T Midgley| OR: 61| C| DWS

5/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Sixth of 9 in handicap (6/1) at Catterick (5f, good) 27 days ago. Since undergone a wind op and would have a serious chance off this reduced mark were that procedure to trigger a return to form.

Form: 8-73746

(8)

Annie Maher²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: K Scott| OR: 63

28/1

18/1, first run since leaving Michael Bell when ninth of 10 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good) 21 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 63-6539

(3)

Tathmeen^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 57| CD

18/1

Five-time C&D winner. 3 wins from 18 runs this year. 22/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at this course (6f) 12 days ago. Needs to bounce back but would be a threat were he to do just that.

Form: 846369

(11)

Rainbow Rain^p⁴¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: T Eaves| T: Miss Tracy Waggott| OR: 52

10/1

9/2, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Thirsk (6f, good to firm) 41 days ago. 4 lb rise fair enough and he will be a danger to all if able to reproduce that level of form back on the AW with cheekpieces refitted.

Form: 7-49591

(10)

Chattel Village^b,t⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Harry Russell| T: B Ellison| OR: 53

50/1

40/1, good fifth of 13 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 52 days ago. Has work to do if he's to get his head in front here.

Form: 76-8665

Non-Runners

(14)

Dalton Lane³³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Phillip Makin J: Rowan Scott

(1)

Stallone¹⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 7

T: M Dods J: Faye McManoman

(9)

Captain Dandy²⁹

Weight: 8-9| Age: 3

T: R A Fahey J: Non Runner

(4)

Genevieve¹¹

Weight: 8-7| Age: 4

T: J S Goldie J: Amie Waugh

Forecasts

Wee Fat Mac (2/1), Golden Rainbow (10/3), Yaahobby (9/2), Ben Macdui (5/1), Rainbow Rain (10/1), Dalton Lane (10/1), Stallone (10/1), Captain Dandy (12/1), Tathmeen (18/1), Jarvis (18/1), Azucena (25/1), Genevieve (25/1), Annie Maher (28/1), Chattel Village (50/1)

The one who appeals most is RAINBOW RAIN, who returned to form when getting the better of dual subsequent winner Quercus at Thirsk and, all things considered, a 4 lb rise looks fair. It's no great concern that he failed to fire both previous attempts on the all-weather, as he has evidently improved since. Fellow last-time-out winner Yaahobby and Golden Rainbow rate the main dangers, though Jarvis is also considered off a potentially handy mark and Ben Macdui is another with possibilities.