16:15 Newcastle

Friday 19 January 2024

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 1m 29.05s

(6)

Beelzebub^h1²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 73| C

6/1

Course winner. Tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving Adrian Wintle when ninth of 11 in handicap (12/1) at Southwell (6.1f) 21 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Not taken lightly.

Form: 046569-

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(2)

Abbey's Dream^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A Watson| OR: 72| BF| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 14 runs last year. Blinkered for 1st time, respectable third of 8 in handicap (4/1) at Southwell (7.1f) 13 days ago.

Form: 20255-3

(3)

Emperor Caradoc¹²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Harry Russell| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| BF| DWS

13/2

Possibly found race coming too soon when tenth of 11 in handicap at Chester (7f, soft, 11/4). Off 126 days. Can bounce back.

Form: 083330-

(8)

Shaw Park⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 71

7/2

Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 20/1) 8 days ago.

Form: 25074-4

(7)

Alexander James^p,t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 70| C| D

11/1

Course winner. Seventh of 10 in handicap at this C&D (28/1) 22 days ago, slowly away. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 798967-

(1)

Royal Musketeer²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 69| D

16/5

15/2, won 12-runner handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 28 days ago, driven out. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 256391-

(5)

Admiral Nelson^t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: P D Niven| OR: 66| CD

3/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. Fifth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 12/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 60018-5

Non-Runners

(4)

Sparkle In His Eye¹⁰

Weight: 9-1| Age: 8

T: Micky Hammond J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Admiral Nelson (3/1), Royal Musketeer (16/5), Shaw Park (7/2), Beelzebub (6/1), Emperor Caradoc (13/2), Alexander James (11/1), Abbey's Dream (11/1), Sparkle In His Eye (25/1)

ROYAL MUSKETEER bounced back to his best returning from 3 months off when taking advantage of a career-low mark at Southwell 4 weeks ago and he can follow up off only 2 lb higher. Beelzebub should strip fitter on his second run for an in-form yard so is next best ahead of the returning Emperor Caradoc.