17:45 Newcastle

Friday 7 March 2025

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30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap

Off time: 17:49 | Winning time: 59.39s

(2)

Keldeo¹⁶⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: Ollie Pears| OR: 72| D

22/1

Latest win at Catterick in September. Not in same form when last of 7 in handicap at Hamilton (5f, good, 7/1) just less than a fortnight later. Wasn't beaten far despite finishing last here on her only previous all-weather start and is respected provided she's ready to roll.

Form: 542617-

(3)

Frank The Spark¹⁶⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 72| BF| D

12/1

Three wins from 8 runs last year. Latest win at Beverley in August. Respectable third of 9 in handicap (9/4) at Ayr (5f, good to firm) when last seen in September, staying on final 1f. May need this outing on reappearance (did last season).

Form: 192113-

(1)

Darlo Pride^b,t²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: M Dods| OR: 70| CD

15/8

C&D winner. Three wins from 17 runs last year, latest at Wolverhampton in December. 9/4, again ran creditably when fourth of 8 in handicap at same course (5.1f) 25 days ago. Proving largely consistent so should go well again.

Form: 13-4624

(6)

Ganesha²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rowan Scott| T: Phillip Makin| OR: 67| CD

9/4

C&D winner. 15/2, offered something to work on returning from 10 weeks off (had breathing operation in the interim) when third of 10 in handicap at this C&D 3 weeks ago. Player if building on that from his much-reduced mark.

Form: 90640-3

(7)

Gustav Graves¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Joanna Mason| T: D Shaw| OR: 61| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Four wins from 18 runs last year. Found run of good form coming to a halt when ninth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 17/2) 11 days ago, not ideally placed. Bounce back required.

Form: 512229

(4)

No Speed Limit^v¹

Age: 10| Weight: 8-4| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: P J McKenna| OR: 48| D

14/1

Four wins from 90 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2023. Respectable fourth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (7/2) 1 day ago. Must improve.

Form: 660364

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Non-Runners

(5)

Princess Karine⁴¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 6

T: B Smart J: Harrison Shaw

Forecasts

Darlo Pride (15/8), Ganesha (9/4), Gustav Graves (5/1), Frank The Spark (12/1), Princess Karine (12/1), No Speed Limit (14/1), Keldeo (22/1)

A trappy sprint in which the suggestion is DARLO PRIDE, who has been largely consistent since landing a double in December and Michael Dods' 5-y-o can add career victory number 7 to his tally at the expense of Ganesha, who offered something to work on returning from 10 weeks off from a much-reduced mark when third over C&D recently. The returning Keldeo looks best of the rest.