19:30 Newcastle

Thursday 23 January 2020

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Ladbrokes 'Play 1-2-Free' On Football Handicap

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 15.9s

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(6)

Sound Mixer^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: W J Haggas| OR: 65| BF

7/4

Raised her game on handicap debut at Kempton (6f) when a closing ½L second to the Ed Walker-trained Malmesbury Abbey; merits plenty of respect from a 2lb higher mark; the likely market leader.

Form: 044-2

(7)

Rebel Redemption^v⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 65| D

7/2

Has plenty of experience; was always towards the front-end when breaking his duck at the eighth attempt in a 6f Chelmsford nursery six weeks ago; 7lb higher in the weights tonight.

Form: 924651-

(1)

Abbaleka⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: M Appleby| OR: 63

12/1

Eight-race maiden; was beaten 7½L (third) by the promising Ladleys Beluga at Southwell (5f) last week; stays this 6f trip, but unfortunately doesn't appeal as a future winner in waiting.

Form: 36380-3

(5)

Constitutional¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Harrison Shaw⁽³⁾| T: K R Burke| OR: 62| BF| C

5/1

Much improved when springing a 33-1 shock here (7f) in September and has continued in reasonable shape since; got motoring far too late when a closing third to Sea Of Cool at Southwell (7f) eleven days ago; probable key player.

Form: 17932-3

(8)

Redzone³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 58

10/3

Six-race maiden; has run reasonably well on both previous Newcastle starts (6f), including when fourth (beaten 4¼L) to Asmund in November - the runner-up Tommy De Vito gave that form a significant boost here last week.

Form: 090475-

(3)

Amicia^b¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: J Quinn| T: M Botti| OR: 55

28/1

Six-race maiden; has fallen 7lb in the weights since introduced to handicapping; was slowly into stride and never dangerous when last of ten to Miss Thoughtful at Kempton (6f) 15 days ago.

Form: 0787-50

(2)

Tiltilys Rock⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: K T O'Neill| T: A Crook| OR: 46

25/1

11-race maiden; offered a small ray of light when runner-up at odds of 66-1 over 5f here in December; only fourth of seven to Coast Ofalfujairah (beaten 6½L) here last week; others considered much more likely.

Form: 5802-54

Non-Runners

(4)

Upstage¹⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: D M Simcock J: L Morris

Forecasts

Sound Mixer (7/4), Redzone (10/3), Rebel Redemption (7/2), Constitutional (5/1), Abbaleka (12/1), Upstage (14/1), Tiltilys Rock (25/1), Amicia (28/1)

The William Haggas-trained Sound Mixer will take a huge chunk out of the market. She raised her game when making a winning handicap debut at Kempton (6f) a fortnight ago and has potentially got off lightly with just a 2lb weights rise. However, that's not to say that she'll have this all her own way with the likes of Rebel Redemption and Redzone both possible players. Furthermore, Karl Burke's CONSTITUTIONAL got motoring far too late when a rapidly closing third at Southwell (7f) latest, and although that form isn't overly strong he does possess experience of racing (and winning) at Newcastle.