20:00 Newcastle

Friday 18 October 2024

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Northumbria Leisure For Juke Boxes Apprentice Handicap

Off time: 20:03 | Winning time: 1m 39.52s

(8)

Pallas Lord¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Jonny Peate| T: D W Whillans| OR: 66| CD

20/1

Four-time C&D winner. 5 wins from 11 runs this year. 17/2, last of 9 in handicap at this C&D 14 days ago. Usual tongue tie still missing but he should strip fitter for that.

Form: 142129

(2)

Arantes Nascimento^h¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 10-1| J: Tom Kiely-Marshall⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 67| C

11/2

Course winner. 22/1 and hooded for first time, last of 8 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 19 days ago.

Form: 21-8478

(7)

Crown's Lady³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Matthew Slater⁽⁷⁾| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 65| D

10/1

Latest win at Southwell in August. 28/1, well-held tenth of 16 in minor event at Doncaster (8f, good to soft) 33 days ago, though that effort can be excused on account of going off too hard.

Form: 149140

(6)

Mr Jetman⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁵⁾| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 61

7/1

Hard to knock his consistency this year, running up to form again when creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Ayr (8f, good) 8 days ago.

Form: 2-32344

(5)

Redondo¹³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Aiden Brookes| T: D Bourke| OR: 64| CD

18/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Hamilton in May. 10/3, fourth of 7 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good), missing break. Off 137 days. Has work to do and return to this trip could well be in his favour.

Form: 128314

(1)

Edvard Grieg²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-12| J: Fred Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: Dylan Cunha| OR: 64

12/1

9/2, tenth of 12 in handicap at Beverley (8.4f, good to soft) 24 days ago, possibly amiss. Makes tapeta debut and he's in very capable hands in his quest to bounce back.

Form: 8-47520

(4)

Barleybrown²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Aidan Keeley| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 60| CD

4/1

Temperamental sort but a 3-time C&D winner this season, career best for latest of them in 10-runner handicap 24 days ago, suited by way race developed. Can make presence felt.

Form: 014491

(3)

Habitual⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Shay Farmer⁽⁷⁾| T: B Ellison| OR: 61

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 12 in maiden at Pontefract (8f, good, 33/1) 82 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Stiff task on bare form.

Form: 040

(10)

Love Warrior^v1¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Mark Winn| T: D O'Meara| OR: 60

15/2

Shade better than the result when fifth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (5/1) 15 days ago, not ideally placed. Visor replaces cheekpieces and he should be a factor at this level.

Form: 644255

(9)

Triple Force¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: O McSweeney| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 59| BF

4/1

Short of room at a crucial moment when third of 12 in handicap (7/4) at this C&D 15 days ago. Has to be taken very seriously given he isn't fully exposed.

Form: 653523

(11)

Pop Favorite³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-11| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁵⁾| T: S Dixon| OR: 46| CD

14/1

Five-time C&D winner. 17/2, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 3 days ago.

Form: 507455

Forecasts

Barleybrown (4/1), Triple Force (4/1), Arantes Nascimento (11/2), Mr Jetman (7/1), Love Warrior (15/2), Crown's Lady (10/1), Edvard Grieg (12/1), Pop Favorite (14/1), Redondo (18/1), Pallas Lord (20/1), Habitual (28/1)

Despite being unable to justify strong support over this C&D a fortnight ago, TRIPLE FORCE still ran a sound race and was a shade better than the result too, so he remains of serious interest. Love Warrior could do with a sound pace to aim at kept at 1m but he's a threat in a change of headgear, along with C&D regular Barleybrown.