19:30 Newcastle

Thursday 13 March 2025

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30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 58.91s

(1)

Alligator Alley¹⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 79| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 12/1, bit below form sixth of 14 in C&D handicap when last seen in October. First run for yard after leaving David O'Meara. Possibility he'll need the run but Loughnane has been booked.

Form: 162476-

(7)

Zarzyni^p¹⁵⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: T D Barron| OR: 79| D

10/1

Latest win at Musselburgh in September but off since a lesser run at Wolverhampton the following month.

Form: 757818-

(6)

Monks Dream⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 77| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Good runner-up efforts here in recent weeks and should go well again.

Form: 050-722

(3)

Castan^p¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Smart| OR: 76| CD

11/4

Has reacted really well to cheekpieces, completing a front-running hat-trick under Paul Mulrennan when seeing off 9 rivals over C&D 14 days ago. Can defy the handicapper again.

Form: 44-6111

(4)

Dark Kestrel^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 74| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 5/1, bit below form fourth of 8 in C&D handicap 9 days ago.

Form: 435454

(2)

Our Absent Friends¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Hart| T: T Davidson| OR: 72| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 2 lengths seventh of 10 to Castan over C&D (8/1) 14 days ago. Eased another 2 lb but need to see more.

Form: 43-6437

(5)

King's Crown^t,p¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁷⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 65| CD

12/1

In good form, including a ready C&D win 12 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 418321

(8)

Herakles¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Mark Winn| T: P T Midgley| OR: 65| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 9/2, last of 7 over C&D when last seen in November. Might need this after 4 months off.

Form: 696527-

Forecasts

Monks Dream (9/4), Castan (11/4), Alligator Alley (11/2), Dark Kestrel (15/2), Our Absent Friends (15/2), Zarzyni (10/1), King's Crown (12/1), Herakles (25/1)

A further 2 lb nudge from the handicapper doesn't look enough to prevent CASTAN making it 4 in a row since fitted with cheekpieces. Monk's Dream and King's Crown arrive in form and can give Bryan Smart's charge most to do.