19:00 Newcastle

Thursday 13 March 2025

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Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 26.56s

(9)

Mr Baloo⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Joe Leavy⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 80| BF| D

7/2

Latest win at Southwell in February. 11/4, creditable third of 13 in handicap at Kempton (1m) 8 days ago. Respected.

Form: 640-213

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(10)

Vibrato²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: George Wood| T: J Candlish| OR: 80| CD

9/1

Three wins at the end of 2024, including C&D. Recent efforts suggest the handicapper may be winning the argument, though.

Form: 161-549

(7)

So Quiet^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: T E Whelan| T: Harry Charlton| OR: 77| BF| D

11/4

Tongue strap on first time, creditable second of 12 in handicap (2/1) at Southwell (7f) 19 days ago. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 494-202

(5)

Brazilian Rose¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 76| C| D

11/1

Racked up a 6f course hat-trick in January. Showed she's effective at 7f when close third here on penultimate start and this easier than the Lingfield Class 2 she contested last time. Can bounce back.

Form: 8-11138

(6)

Abruzzo Mia¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Dods| OR: 74| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Creditable third on 7f Southwell reappearance in January but well beaten back there since.

Form: 1976-30

(1)

Kit Gabriel^p⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: D Swift| T: S Spencer| OR: 73

22/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in December but only seventh of 10 back there the following month. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 89641-7

(4)

Swiss Ace¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 73| CD

4/1

Three-time C&D winner. Fifteen runs since last win in 2023. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (28/1) at Southwell (7f) 19 days ago and was runner-up over C&D in January under Billy Loughnane. Claims with Loughnane back in the saddle.

Form: 954-276

(2)

Starliner¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 71| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (1m, 25/1) 19 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 29-3674

(3)

Mereside Madness^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T D Barron| OR: 71| CD

8/1

Three-time C&D winner, the latest in February. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Southwell (7f, 7/2) 13 days ago.

Form: 749-123

(8)

Outrun The Storm⁴⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: O McSweeney⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 71| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year but below par both comeback runs in recent months. Mark on the slide but best watched until showing more.

Form: 5145-58

Forecasts

So Quiet (11/4), Mr Baloo (7/2), Swiss Ace (4/1), Mereside Madness (8/1), Vibrato (9/1), Brazilian Rose (11/1), Starliner (16/1), Kit Gabriel (22/1), Abruzzo Mia (28/1), Outrun The Storm (33/1)

MR BALOO is in a good vein of form at present and is taken to resume winning ways. So Quiet rates an obvious danger on the back of his recent Southwell second, while Brazilian Rose found a Lingfield Class 2 too much last time but can show she's still in form at a venue where she's done very well this year.