18:15 Newcastle

Saturday 13 December 2025

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Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 1m 28.43s

(1)

Bajan Bandit¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: P Morris| OR: 69| CD

10/3

Three wins from 19 runs this year. Won 11-runner handicap at this C&D (14/1) 11 days ago, driven out. Remains on an appealing marked nudged up 1 lb and another bold show could be on the way.

Form: 898881

(6)

Samra Star¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 68| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in October. 16/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f) 19 days ago, slowly away. Others make more appeal for win purposes.

Form: 615445

(8)

The Green Man^v,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: P A Kirby| OR: 68| C

10/3

Course winner. Latest win here in October. 4/1, respectable fourth of 11 in handicap at this course (6f) 21 days ago. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 571154

(2)

Bobby Joe Leg^b¹¹

Age: 11| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Hart| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 68| CD

12/1

Nine-time C&D winner. 40/1, 9¾ lengths last of 11 to Bajan Bandit in handicap at this C&D 11 days ago. Blinkers back on and this 11-y-o looks set for another struggle.

Form: 067540

(3)

Beelzebub^t⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁵⁾| T: G Tutty| OR: 67| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2024. First run since leaving Daniel & Claire Kubler when below form eighth of 13 in handicap (9/1) at this course (6f) 42 days ago. Tongue strap back on.

Form: 227538

(4)

Born A Rebel^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Alec Voikhansky| T: P Owens| OR: 67| D

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, pulled up in novice hurdle at Huntingdon (15.8f, soft, 100/1) on NH debut 21 days ago. Makes tapeta debut.

Form: 741716

(5)

Macarone²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: I Furtado| OR: 66| C

12/1

Course winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Last of 9 in handicap (11/2) at this course (5f) 26 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and he's probably a shade too high in the weights for now.

Form: 96-2119

(7)

Jamaican Storm¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Smart| OR: 63

4/1

4/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (8f) 19 days ago. Will need to settle better if he's to make an impact.

Form: 068905

Forecasts

The Green Man (10/3), Bajan Bandit (10/3), Jamaican Storm (4/1), Samra Star (5/1), Beelzebub (7/1), Bobby Joe Leg (12/1), Macarone (12/1), Born A Rebel (14/1)

The vote goes to THE GREEN MAN, who has won two of his five starts since joining this yard and he wasn't beaten at all far off a 1 lb higher mark over 6f here three weeks ago. Bajan Bandit resumed winning ways over C&D recently and should be firmly in the mix once again. Beelzebub is best of the rest.