15:25 Newcastle

Saturday 13 April 2024

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Acorn Catering Equipment Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:26 | Winning time: 5m 33.77s

Jeu Sacre^h⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ross Chapman| T: R Menzies| OR: 98

33/1

Fair form over hurdles and fences in France but well beaten in 2 hurdles for current yard. Too soon to write off but would need to see market support to consider.

Form: 7-34585

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Clapton Hill^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Oliver Boyden⁽⁷⁾| T: V Thompson| OR: 94

150/1

Placed in maiden hurdles for Ben Pauling but well beaten on final start for that yard last July. Pulled up in a point last month. Can only watch here.

Form: P-4629P

Adveram^p1¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Callum Bewley| T: I A Duncan| OR: 93

11/1

Improved effort when second in 19.5f Ayr maiden hurdle in February but failed to back that up in a 3m course handicap since. Cheekpieces go on now.

Form: 3-77926

Knacker Trapper³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: William Maggs⁽⁷⁾| T: A Crook| OR: 90

18/1

Modest in bumpers and similar standard in this sphere to date, failing to improve for the switch to handicap company when beaten a long way upped to 3m at Wetherby last time.

Form: 4-8850V

Time Was³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Joe Williamson⁽³⁾| T: P A Kirby| OR: 90

66/1

Winning pointer. Down the field in a hunter chase at Downpatrick on Rules debut last spring. Seemed to show a lot more when third in Sedgefield novice hurdle for new yard in February but pulled up at Hexham since. Handicap debut.

Form: 512-93P

Atomic Angel^p²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: Edward Austin⁽⁵⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 89

11/2

Back to form when placed twice over 3m at Hexham last month. Another prominent showing looks assured if showing up here in similar form.

Form: 1-27632

Glory Hights¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-3| J: Danny McMenamin| T: C Grant| OR: 87

7/2

Placed in a trio of handicap hurdles here this year, going close over this trip first occasion. Headed only in the dying strides over 3m latest and likely to be in thick of things again.

Form: 5-523V2

Fiadh^p²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-2| J: Charlie Maggs⁽⁷⁾| T: C Grant| OR: 86| CD

18/1

Won over 3m at Wetherby last March but pulled up on his last 2 outings 10 months apart. Has something to prove for now.

Form: P516-PP

Call Me Jack²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Tom Midgley⁽³⁾| T: M Walford| OR: 86| CD

11/4

Improved in handicaps, winning over 2m at Southwell in February and going in again over C&D last month. A further 7 lb rise is unlikely to prevent him making another bold bid.

Form: 705121

Star Vantage⁵⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: C O'Farrell| T: G Bewley| OR: 85WS

10/1

Poor form, although he did travel for a long way before fading over C&D on heavy in February. Undergone wind surgery since. Worth a precautionary betting check.

Form: 05F-6F7

Greenhill Gardens²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Alan Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 85

9/2

No significant impact in C&D handicaps last twice. Still early days but he needs improvement.

Form: 5-F54V6

Cave Hill¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: B S Hughes| T: I A Duncan| OR: 80

33/1

Doubtful he achieved much when third in 19.5f Ayr maiden last month and down the field in 3m course handicap last month.

Form: 00P038

Not Now Tayto^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Theo Gillard| T: T Collier| OR: 79

28/1

Made frame both starts in Irish points. Yet to better poor form over hurdles (remote third on 2m recent course handicap debut) but he might benefit from the longer trip this afternoon.

Form: 428053

Robin Goodfellow^t³²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Sean Quinlan| T: H Burns| OR: 72

40/1

Poor maiden hurdler. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap hurdle (25/1) at Sedgefield (2½m, heavy) 32 days ago.

Form: 47-3845

Non-Runners

I Doubt That⁴⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 6

T: D Bourke J: Bruce Lynn

Forecasts

Call Me Jack (11/4), Glory Hights (7/2), Greenhill Gardens (9/2), Atomic Angel (11/2), Star Vantage (10/1), Adveram (11/1), I Doubt That (14/1), Knacker Trapper (18/1), Fiadh (18/1), Not Now Tayto (28/1), Jeu Sacre (33/1), Cave Hill (33/1), Robin Goodfellow (40/1), Time Was (66/1), Clapton Hill (150/1)

ATOMIC ANGEL has bounced back to form when placed twice at Hexham lately and can resume winning ways. Call Me Jack made it 2-3 in handicaps over C&D last month and is second choice ahead of Glory Heights, who has been runner-up here 3 times this year.