18:15 Newcastle

Monday 29 December 2025

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Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Div 1)

3YO plus | Class 6 | 7f 14y | 9 Runners | Allweather

(8)

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Darragh Keenan| T: K Scott| OR: 60| D

11/2, seventh of 10 in handicap at this course (8f) 33 days ago, slowly away. Enters calculations if back on his A-game.

Form: 225467

(7)

Cloch Nua¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Zak Wheatley⁽³⁾| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 58| C| D

4-time course winner. 40/1, tenth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 16 days ago. The sort to bounce back.

Form: 514660

(1)

Rooska⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Oliver Stammers| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 57

Not disgraced after 7 months off when seventh of 11 in handicap at this C&D (8/1) 52 days ago, slowly away. Needs considering with that run under his belt.

Form: 8/8-4237

(5)

Mapledurham³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: E Walker| OR: 56

Blinkered for 1st time, respectable fifth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 11/1) 39 days ago, doing too much too soon. First run for yard after leaving Rod Millman and not without interest off a handy-looking mark.

Form: 273055

(2)

Instant Bond¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: M Wigham| OR: 54

5/1, creditable third of 14 in handicap at this course (6f) 13 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 734033

(3)

Law Degree^p²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Sean Kirrane| T: T D Easterby| OR: 53| D

Nineteen runs since last win in 2024. 12/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at this course (8f) 20 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 730350

(9)

Elettaria⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Cam Hardie| T: J S Wainwright| OR: 50| CD

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in July. 40/1, creditable fourth of 11 in handicap at Redcar (7f, good) 73 days ago, nearest finish. Ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 561474

(4)

Rory^v¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Lauren Young⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 45| C| D

Unreliable sort. Course winner. Twenty four runs since last win in 2024. Below form sixth of 14 in handicap (12/1) at this course (6f) 13 days ago, never nearer. Others more persuasive.

Form: 446486

(6)

Sogannie¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 45

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 9 in handicap (80/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 10 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 30009

Forecasts

Instant Bond (2/1), Mapledurham (4/1), Rooska (6/1), Cooperation (7/1), Elettaria (7/1), Rory (8/1), Law Degree (10/1), Cloch Nua (25/1), Sogannie (33/1)

Lots with chances but MAPLEDURHAM starts life with Ed Walker on a lenient mark so edges the vote from Rooska who should strip sharper for his C&D seventh after a lay-off. Instant Bond, Elettaria and Cooperation can also have a say in this open contest.