18:30 Newcastle

Monday 8 January 2024

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Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Classified Stakes (Div 2)

Off time: 18:33 | Winning time: 1m 12.98s

(6)

Atrafan^b⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: A D Brown| OR: 50| CD

2/1

Modest gelding. 6-time C&D winner. 7/1, below form sixth of 11 in minor event at this course (7.1f) 4 days ago. Has to be taken seriously in a race of this nature.

Form: 21807-6

(1)

Beneficiary^b³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 47

15/2

Modest gelding. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. Eleventh of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f, 9/2) 32 days ago. Blinkers back on and each-way chance if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 955580-

(3)

Bonito Cavalo⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45

4/1

Modest gelding. Remains a maiden after 22 Flat runs. Tenth of 14 in handicap at Musselburgh (5f, good to soft, 7/1) 84 days ago, met some trouble. Makes tapeta debut. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 286700-

(5)

Glory Hallelujah¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 48| D

13/2

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Pontefract (5f, good to soft), left poorly placed. Off 102 days and safely held both previous starts on the AW.

Form: 833080-

(9)

Gunmetal^b³²

Age: 11| Weight: 9-2| J: S A Gray| T: C J Teague| OR: 50| D

28/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. 125/1, first run since leaving Brett Johnson when ninth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 32 days ago. Hard to fancy judged on recent evidence.

Form: 69/0079-

(4)

Margot Robbie^v²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Russell| T: G R Oldroyd| OR: 48

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in maiden at Southwell (5f, 15/2) 24 days ago. Back up in trip and visor back on. Has low mileage and she's worth considering.

Form: 036-

(2)

Rebelle Lady¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 50

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 80/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 12 days ago, hampered. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 76300-

(7)

Royal Mariner^b,t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 45| D

14/1

Fifteen runs since last win in 2022. Tenth of 12 in handicap (80/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 32 days ago, slowly away. Others preferred.

Form: 660000-

Non-Runners

(8)

Mutabaahy⁵⁶

Weight: 9-2| Age: 9

T: A Brittain J: Cam Hardie

Forecasts

Atrafan (2/1), Margot Robbie (3/1), Bonito Cavalo (4/1), Glory Hallelujah (13/2), Beneficiary (15/2), Royal Mariner (14/1), Mutabaahy (14/1), Gunmetal (28/1), Rebelle Lady (50/1)

ATRAFAN is entitled to come on for his recent run here, which was his second since returning from a seven-month break, and Alan Brown's charge gets the nod ahead of the lightly-raced Margot Robbie. Beneficiary and Bonito Cavalo can do battle for minor honours.