18:30 Newcastle

Friday 26 April 2024

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Try The Racing App This Afternoon Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:33 | Winning time: 1m 39.01s

(6)

Reel Prospect¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: D Nolan| T: D O'Meara| OR: 61| BF| CD

3/1

C&D winner. 9/2, tenth of 12 in handicap at Thirsk (8f, heavy) 17 days ago. Likely to be back on his game returned to tapeta.

Form: 65-6490

(1)

Kristal Klear¹⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 60

14/1

Visored for 1st time, last of 12 in handicap at Ayr (10f, heavy, 20/1). Off 6 months. Makes tapeta debut. First run for yard after leaving Hugo Palmer.

Form: 346670-

(4)

Angel Of Antrim^p¹⁰^{(ex 5)}

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Josephine Gordon| T: P S McEntee| OR: 52| C| D

10/3

Career best when winning 11-runner handicap (5/1) at this course (7.1f) 10 days ago, easily. Leading claims as he bids to defy a penalty.

Form: 541431

(8)

Indication Rocket^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: R Menzies| OR: 56| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 11/1, last of 12 in handicap at this course (10.2f) 18 days ago, folding. Back down in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 13356-0

(9)

Anif^p¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: T Eaves| T: M Herrington| OR: 53| CD

8/1

3-time C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap (11/2) at this course (7.1f) 18 days ago, likely to have gone very close with a clear run. Worth taking a chance on.

Form: 0-07665

(7)

Retirement Beckons⁴⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 51| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 17 runs last year. Good length third of 6 to Martin's Brig in handicap at this C&D (10/1) 45 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Not one to rule out.

Form: 907153

(2)

Barleybrown¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 50| D

11/4

Good third of 10 in handicap (13/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 16 days ago. Not entirely straightforward, but arrives in good order.

Form: 0719-23

(10)

Maddisonelle^h¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: G Boanas| OR: 45

100/1

Ninth of 11 in handicap at this course (7.1f, 100/1) 18 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 7-40979

Non-Runners

(3)

Showmedemoney⁴⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: I Jardine J: A Mullen

(5)

Martin's Brig¹⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: D Thompson J: Sean Kirrane

Forecasts

Barleybrown (11/4), Reel Prospect (3/1), Angel Of Antrim (10/3), Indication Rocket (13/2), Anif (8/1), Martin's Brig (10/1), Kristal Klear (14/1), Showmedemoney (14/1), Retirement Beckons (18/1), Maddisonelle (100/1)

ANIF is something of a hostage to fortune, underlined by a luckless effort last time, but he's in good order and nicely handicapped, so it's worth taking the chance that things drop right on this occasion. Angel of Antrim is an obvious threat on the back of a comfortable course success and Reel Prospect is expected to return to form.