19:45 Newcastle

Wednesday 13 March 2024

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Stay Golden With BetMGM Safer Gambling Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 1m 41.55s

(3)

Crownthorpe^p²⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-9| J: Archie Young⁽⁷⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 75| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 10 runs last year. Bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (28/1) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 52047-6

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(5)

Matty Too^p⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Garritty| T: I W McInnes| OR: 75

25/1

9/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 48 days ago, running on. First run for yard after leaving Ed Dunlop. Cheekpieces back on. Well worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 30079-3

(8)

Trais Fluors²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 75| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Respectable seventh of 12 in handicap at this C&D (28/1) 25 days ago. Not dismissed.

Form: 15-4017

(10)

Plastic Paddy^p⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 74| CD

9/4

3-time C&D winner. 9/2, won 8-runner handicap at Kempton (8f) 7 days ago, overcoming pace bias. Capable of following up.

Form: 0-03201

(1)

Star Shield^p⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 73| CD

10/3

3-time C&D winner. Three wins from 15 runs last year. Latest win here in December. Creditable third of 10 in handicap at this C&D (16/1) 5 days ago, nearest finish. One to consider.

Form: 621-333

(6)

It's A Love Thing⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: S England| OR: 72| C

12/1

Course winner. Two wins from 4 runs last year. Latest win at Kempton in November. 4/1, good second of 7 in handicap at this course (12.4f) 46 days ago. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 8/0611-2

(9)

Midnight Lion^t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: I Jardine| OR: 69

25/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (10.2f, 100/1) 12 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 418-068

(2)

Shine On Brendan¹⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J S Goldie| OR: 68| D

50/1

4/1, creditable third of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (8.3f, soft). Off 163 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 213003-

(4)

Sandret⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Haslam| OR: 67| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 9 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D 76 days ago. Shaping well prior to latest outing so not one to write off.

Form: 5/69528-

(7)

Lough Leane²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Hayley Turner| T: D M Simcock| OR: 60| D

7/2

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (6/4) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 25 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 3355-11

Forecasts

Plastic Paddy (9/4), Star Shield (10/3), Lough Leane (7/2), Trais Fluors (8/1), Crownthorpe (9/1), It's A Love Thing (12/1), Midnight Lion (25/1), Matty Too (25/1), Sandret (40/1), Shine On Brendan (50/1)

PLASTIC PADDY did well to get up when scoring at Kempton a week ago and he's a likely candidate to follow up at a track where he boasts a solid record. Lough Leane and It's A Love Thing are both feasible dangers.