20:00 Newcastle

Sunday 3 March 2024

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Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap

Off time: 20:06 | Winning time: 1m 13.74s

(1)

Desert Master¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 60| C

18/1

17/2, won 8-runner handicap at this course (5f) 12 days ago by neck from Tip Top Tank, getting first run. Has good chance on form.

Form: 5370-41

(5)

Piper's Fort^p1²⁰⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 58

13/8

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1, sixth of 8 in maiden at Sandown (5f, good to soft). Off 6 months. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Has been gelded and possible improver now sent handicapping.

Form: 686-

(11)

Ocean Bliss¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 57

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourth of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 4/1) 17 days ago, having to pick way through. Likely to improve.

Form: 0-374

(8)

Southbank^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 57| D

11/8

Lightly-raced winner. 11/10, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 16 days ago, pushed out. Can give a good account.

Form: 908-61

(9)

Badosa⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: P Morris| OR: 56| D

18/1

4/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 52 days ago. Sold from Archie Watson 3,000 gns in February.

Form: 47424-1

(6)

Grid Iron Maiden¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 56

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 1½ lengths fourth of 8 to Desert Master in handicap at this course (5f, 14/1) 12 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 677-4

(3)

Yiengaa¹⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 55

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 33/1, seventh of 10 in nursery at this C&D. Off 153 days. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 6467-

(2)

Dollarindex⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 55

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Excellent third of 8 in maiden (33/1) at this C&D 46 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 66-63

(4)

Tip Top Tank¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 50

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 12/1, neck second of 8 to Desert Master in handicap at this course (5f) 12 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 00-92

(12)

Gone Like The Wind^p1,h1¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Jack Gilligan| T: B R Millman| OR: 47

25/1

Blinkered for 1st time, 5¾ lengths last of 10 to Southbank in handicap (28/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 16 days ago, left poorly placed. Hood on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 970-680

(7)

Nevzilla¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: S H James| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 45

25/1

11/1, 4¾ lengths eighth of 10 to Southbank in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 16 days ago.

Form: 8602-78

Non-Runners

(10)

Inawe¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 3

T: David Dennis J: Mark Winn

Forecasts

Southbank (11/8), Piper's Fort (13/8), Inawe (8/1), Tip Top Tank (10/1), Ocean Bliss (16/1), Badosa (18/1), Desert Master (18/1), Grid Iron Maiden (20/1), Nevzilla (25/1), Gone Like The Wind (25/1), Dollarindex (28/1), Yiengaa (100/1)

There are reasons to think PIPER'S FORT can improve for the switch to handicaps after 6 months off so gets the nod over Desert Master and Tip Top Tank, who finished first and second in a similar event here 12 days ago.