16:03 Newcastle

Tuesday 21 January 2025

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Extra Winnings With BetUK Acca Club Handicap

Off time: 16:03 | Winning time: 2m 16.45s

(5)

Phone Tag^h¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S D Bowen| T: K Frost| OR: 70| D

5/1

Won 6-runner handicap (4/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 12 days ago. 2 lb rise fine but this looks tougher and he will therefore need to raise his game in order to follow up.

Form: 26632-1

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(2)

Young Fire^v²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-11| J: C Horgan⁽⁵⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 69| C| D

50/1

Course winner. 12/1, respectable fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 25 days ago. Capable of a bold show off this mark if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 797764-

(4)

Jewel Maker³¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-11| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 69| CD

18/1

Four-time course winner, the latest gained in November. 9/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap back here over a mile 31 days ago and the return to this trip will be no bad thing.

Form: 721262-

(8)

Urban Road^v¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Rowan Scott| T: A D Brown| OR: 67| CD

4/1

Four-time course winner, the latest gained in December. Good second of 8 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D 10 days ago, running on. Likely to be in the thick of things once again.

Form: 5144-42

(7)

Joolianoss¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Joe Leavy⁽³⁾| T: H J Evans| OR: 68

7/4

Lightly-raced winner. 9/2, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 18 days ago. Neither this 4 lb higher mark nor the step up in trip are at all off-putting.

Form: 7753-1

(6)

Orange N Blue²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 67

50/1

Tenth of 11 in handicap (40/1) at this C&D 20 days ago and he looks set for another struggle.

Form: 5/4338-0

(1)

Rainwater²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 66

9/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in November. Creditable third of 8 in handicap (5/1) at this C&D 24 days ago. Minor place money is probably the best he can hope for on this occasion.

Form: 951423-

(3)

Annandale¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 63| CD

12/1

11/2, won 9-runner handicap at this C&D 13 days ago, pushed out. Remains feasibly treated up 4 lb and it's not hard to envisage another bold show from this 7-y-o.

Form: 44044-1

(9)

Rock Armour^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 60

11/2

11/2, seventh of 8 in handicap at this C&D 24 days ago and, chances are, he will again find a few too good.

Form: 002237-

Forecasts

Joolianoss (7/4), Urban Road (4/1), Phone Tag (5/1), Rock Armour (11/2), Rainwater (9/1), Annandale (12/1), Jewel Maker (18/1), Orange N Blue (50/1), Young Fire (50/1)

JOOLIANOSS and Annandale both arrive here on the back of victories and can be expected to play leading roles once again. The latter is not passed over at all lightly but Joolianoss has low mileage as far as 4-y-os go and he gets the nod on the back of his breakthough success at Southwell where he shaped as though this stiffer test would be no bad thing. Others to consider in this competitive handicap include Jewel Maker, Urban Road and Young Fire.