17:50 Newcastle

Friday 10 November 2023

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Bet 10 Get 40 At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 17:57 | Winning time: 1m 40.93s

(8)

Little Ted^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: J Garritty| T: T D Easterby| OR: 61| CD

6/1

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. Latest win at Ripon in August. Creditable fourth of 11 in C&D handicap 21 days ago.

Form: 413064

(3)

Rains Of Castamere²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Archie Young⁽⁷⁾| T: R M Smith| OR: 60| D

125/1

Down the field on recent stable debut after a year off. Can only watch now tackling this tapeta surface for the first time.

Form: 9/0748-0

(12)

Whatwouldyouknow^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Faye McManoman| T: N Tinkler| OR: 60| CD

13/2

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 11 over C&D 11 days ago, never nearer. Cheekpieces back on. Ought to be competitive again.

Form: 148-204

(1)

Alibaba⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Miss J Feilden| OR: 60| D

16/1

11/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm) 89 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Respected back at 1m.

Form: 053835

(6)

Spirit Of Bowland¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: K Stott| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 59| CD

9/4

Third leg of a spring hat-trick came over C&D. Recorded a couple of creditable placed efforts over C&D last month and should give another good account of himself.

Form: 111733

(10)

Possible Ambition^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 58| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 14 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 664-435

(5)

My Roxanne²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 56| C| D

11/2

Course winner in June. Respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 4/1) 20 days ago.

Form: 313935

(4)

Mayjority¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: R Menzies| OR: 55

28/1

Modest form in 4 starts for Gemma Tutty last spring, including a handicap. Betting should help guide to expectations now starting out for a new stable after 6 months off.

Form: 7877

(11)

Mr Heinz^b²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: S Whitaker| OR: 52| BF| CD

5/2

C&D winner in October and went close back here since. Another 2 lb nudge shouldn't prevent another prominent showing.

Form: 236912

(9)

Big Hamish^v1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: A Mullen| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, last of 7 in seller at Musselburgh (12.5f, good to soft) 25 days ago, missing break. Significantly back down in trip. Visored for first time on handicap debut.

Form: 007

(7)

The White Elephant²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Amie Waugh⁽⁵⁾| T: S Waugh| OR: 45

250/1

Poor form. Last of 12 in handicap (150/1) at this course (6f) 24 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 9-03000

Non-Runners

(2)

Ebury¹⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 7

T: S Dixon J: K T O'Neill

Forecasts

Spirit Of Bowland (9/4), Mr Heinz (5/2), My Roxanne (11/2), Little Ted (6/1), Whatwouldyouknow (13/2), Possible Ambition (10/1), Ebury (14/1), Alibaba (16/1), Mayjority (28/1), Big Hamish (100/1), Rains Of Castamere (125/1), The White Elephant (250/1)

In a race where plenty have a shout the suggestion is SPIRIT OF BOWLAND who has a good record here. Mr Heinz arrives at the top of his game and is second choice ahead of Possible Ambition and Alibaba.