20:30 Newcastle

Tuesday 19 September 2023

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Happy Retirement Paul Hanagan From Vickers.Bet Handicap

Off time: 20:33 | Winning time: 1m 40.66s

(4)

Ibiza Rocks^b,t1²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Harry Russell| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 60

11/2

14/1 and blinkered for 1st time, bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good) 22 days ago, not ideally placed. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 500056

(14)

Cusack^p⁷³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 60| C| D

16/1

Course winner. Latest win here in March. Last of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Carlisle (9f, good to soft) 73 days ago, reportedly finishing lame. Likely type to bounce back.

Form: 165837

(10)

Absolute Dream¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: Connor Murtagh| T: R A Fahey| OR: 59| C| D

14/1

Course winner. Won 7-runner handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, good to firm, 6/1) 14 days ago, doing better under change of tactics. Remains with handicapping scope if he can back that up returned to AW.

Form: 378071

(3)

Spirit Of Bowland¹⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 59| CD

7/1

Much improved this year, making it 3 wins from 4 starts when landing 8-runner C&D handicap back in May, quickening to lead final 100 yds and driven clear. Absent since but he may not have reached his limit yet and rider takes off handy 5 lb here.

Form: 40-4111

(2)

Atlantic Heart²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 58

9/1

Creditable seventh of 12 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good, 18/1) 21 days ago, having to weave through around 1f out and unable to land a blow. Best effort for present yard came at this venue last month and drop back into class 6 company rates a plus.

Form: 859307

(9)

Martin's Brig^b³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Sean Kirrane| T: D Thompson| OR: 56

16/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to firm, 14/1) 33 days ago, always behind. May be sharper with that run under his belt.

Form: 245288

(11)

Stormy Denise^b1³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J Ferguson| OR: 60

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Kempton (8f) 36 days ago, weakening over 1f out. That was her first start for 4 months and fitting of blinkers may have positive effect now.

Form: 5370

(6)

Mr Strutter¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: A Elliott| T: D Thompson| OR: 55| CD

7/1

Latest win over C&D in June. Good length second of 13 to Explorers Way in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 11 days ago, headway out wide 3f out and keeping on. Fancied to give another good account.

Form: 751262

(8)

Masham Moor³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: C W Fairhurst| OR: 53| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Good length second of 10 to Pop Favorite in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 35 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 224382

(1)

Pop Favorite^b²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 52| CD

16/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in August. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good, 40/1) 23 days ago. Bounce back rates likely returned to AW.

Form: 186318

(7)

Explorers Way^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 52| CD

5/1

6/1, improved on recent efforts to win 13-runner handicap at this C&D 11 days ago by length from Mr Strutter, keeping on well. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 895961

(13)

Red Shield^t1³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Garritty| T: W Coltherd| OR: 52

80/1

66/1, twelfth of 13 in handicap at Redcar (8f, good to firm) 38 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 049870

(12)

Girl From Italy²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M Walford| OR: 50

14/1

Maiden who proved friendless in the betting but ran up to her best when finishing good third of 10 in handicap from this career-low mark at Southwell (7f) 3 weeks ago. Remains lightly raced on AW and she's not out of things with Hollie Doyle an eye-catching booking.

Form: 425403

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 5p in the pound

Non-Runners

(5)

Rockin Rosa¹¹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Mrs R Carr J: Joanna Mason

Forecasts

Masham Moor (9/2), Explorers Way (5/1), Ibiza Rocks (11/2), Spirit Of Bowland (7/1), Mr Strutter (7/1), Atlantic Heart (9/1), Girl From Italy (14/1), Absolute Dream (14/1), Rockin Rosa (14/1), Cusack (16/1), Pop Favorite (16/1), Martin's Brig (16/1), Stormy Denise (16/1), Red Shield (80/1)

EXPLORERS WAY has fallen a long way in the weights and belatedly capitalised when opening his account over C&D 11 days ago, leading 1f out and keeping on well. He gets the narrow vote to follow up from a 2 lb higher mark, with the progressive Spirit of Bowland on return to action and Rockin Rosa heading up the dangers. Mr Strutter is another fancied to be thereabouts.