15:25 Newcastle

Thursday 2 November 2023

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BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Handicap

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 3m 50.36s

(10)

Grifter^t1,v1¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Candlish| OR: 62

25/1

Last of 13 in handicap at Catterick (15.9f, good to firm, 80/1). Off 113 days. First run for yard after leaving Danny Brooke. Visored for 1st time, tongue strap on for 1st time. Others make more appeal.

Form: 540-750

(9)

Tafsir^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 62

10/3

3 wins from 15 runs this year. Latest win at Musselburgh in August. 8/1, good second of 9 in handicap at Ayr (13.1f, heavy) 21 days ago. Up in trip. Leading claims.

Form: 210232

(2)

Sophar Sogood^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 61| D

10/3

Latest win at Kempton in September. 13/2, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this C&D 13 days ago, slowly away. Has a solid record on AW and should give another good account.

Form: 453104

(8)

Dancing Cloud^p1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Joanna Mason| T: G Tutty| OR: 65| BF

4/1

Seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D (4/1) 20 days ago. In-and-out form lately but mark still looks fair and cheekpieces are applied now.

Form: 342667

(3)

Gift Of Raaj^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 58

28/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2022. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Musselburgh (16f, good to soft, 16/1) 17 days ago. Has a bit to prove at present.

Form: 3-73487

(1)

Dragonball Prince^p²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: H Palmer| OR: 64

9/2

Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Pontefract (18f, good to soft, 11/2) 24 days ago. Still appears to be in top form and slight drop back in trip should suit.

Form: 465225

(5)

Bamboo Bay⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: J Mitchell| T: P A Kirby| OR: 47

10/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 10 in handicap (7/2) at Redcar (14f, good) 44 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 595459

(6)

Show No Fear⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Cam Hardie| T: R Menzies| OR: 54

7/1

Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap (15/2) at Tramore (12f, good) 50 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. One to note in the betting for new yard.

Form: 083426

Non-Runners

(4)

Flying Standard²⁸

Weight: 9-10| Age: 6

T: Miss A Murphy J: Jason Hart

(7)

Aighear¹⁷

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: J S Goldie J: William Pyle

Forecasts

Tafsir (10/3), Sophar Sogood (10/3), Dancing Cloud (4/1), Dragonball Prince (9/2), Aighear (13/2), Show No Fear (7/1), Bamboo Bay (10/1), Grifter (25/1), Flying Standard (25/1), Gift Of Raaj (28/1)

DANCING CLOUD arrives on the back of a lesser effort but he'd looked threatening from a higher mark before that and cheekpieces could bring out the best in him, so a chance is taken on him to bounce back. Tafsir shaped well again last time and seems likely to feature if she gets the longer trip, while Dragonball Prince can't be ruled out.