19:30 Newcastle

Friday 18 October 2024

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Get The Inside Track With raceday-ready.com Handicap

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 1m 11.98s

(10)

Lord Abama^b²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 62| D

15/8

Respectable fourth of 13 in handicap (6/1) at this C&D 24 days ago. Has good chance on pick of form eased slightly in class.

Form: 445654

(9)

Too Much^h³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: D Thompson| OR: 62

10/1

Ninth of 12 in handicap (100/1) at this course (7.1f) 31 days ago. This is her first crack at 6f.

Form: 7-69069

(6)

Sergeant Mayer^p¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 59| D

11/2

Winner at Nottingham in August. Respectable second of 7 in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 17 days ago. Nudged back up 2 lb but he can remain competitive.

Form: 179522

(7)

Hurstwood²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Mark Winn| T: P D Niven| OR: 58| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Redcar in August. Eighth of 9 in handicap at Ripon (6f, good to soft, 20/1) 20 days ago. That was a rare off day and he's fancied to bounce back.

Form: 572418

(2)

La Boo^e/s,h²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 59

18/1

Respectable third of 12 in handicap at Beverley (5f, good to soft, 8/1) 24 days ago. Remains a maiden but looks to have found her level.

Form: 476053

(3)

Beneficiary²⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: J Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 57| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 11 runs this year. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at this course (5f, 7/2), though had excuses on the day. Off 6 months.

Form: 315530

(8)

Too Much Too Young^p¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: P J McDonald| T: K Scott| OR: 49

14/1

Winner at Catterick in August. Blinkered for first time, bit below form fourth of 10 in handicap (17/2) at Catterick (6f, soft) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 060154

(4)

Madame Christine^h1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: Mrs A Duffield| OR: 47

12/1

18/1, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 24 days ago. Hood replaces cheekpieces.

Form: 7-67958

(5)

Variety Island^v²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-9| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁵⁾| T: S Whitaker| OR: 45| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (5f, good to soft, 6/1) 22 days ago. Visor back on.

Form: 294764

(1)

Grid Iron Maiden⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Shay Farmer⁽⁷⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 45

22/1

Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm, 33/1) 55 days ago.

Form: 694074

Forecasts

Lord Abama (15/8), Variety Island (9/2), Sergeant Mayer (11/2), Hurstwood (8/1), Too Much (10/1), Madame Christine (12/1), Too Much Too Young (14/1), La Boo (18/1), Grid Iron Maiden (22/1), Beneficiary (25/1)

This is the lowest band of handicap that LORD ABAMA has contested and following a respectable return to the AW here 3 weeks ago, he looks the way to go. Sergeant Mayer is likely to give it another good go, with La Boo another to consider.