19:30 Newcastle

Saturday 20 February 2021

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Betway Handicap

Off time: 19:33 | Winning time: 59.59s

(1)

Ventura Flame¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S A Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 72| D

33/1

Latest win at Hamilton in September. 25/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 18 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Can make presence felt back over 5f.

Form: 02165-5

(2)

Buy Me Back¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 72| D

7/1

Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (10/3) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 10 days ago. Thriving at present.

Form: 773-131

(5)

Primo's Comet³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Oliver Stammers⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 68| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Eleven runs since last win in 2020. 4¼ lengths ninth of 12 to Loulin in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 36 days ago.

Form: 27394-9

(7)

Fashion Advice^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 67| D

11/2

13/2, creditable third of 8 in handicap at this C&D 15 days ago.

Form: 5453-93

(4)

Red Pike³⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: B Smart| OR: 67| D

16/1

Fifth of 8 in handicap at this course (6f, 50/1) 30 days ago.

Form: 14909-5

(9)

Come On Girl⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Appleby| OR: 66

9/1

Latest win at Lingfield in December. 10/3, creditable third of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 42 days ago.

Form: 23741-3

(10)

Pearl Of Qatar^v⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Hart| T: T Davidson| OR: 65| BF| C| D

7/4

Course winner. 2/1 and visored for first time, creditable second of 8 in handicap at this course (6f) 9 days ago, finishing well. and unlucky not to win.

Form: 432222

(6)

Longroom¹⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Garritty⁽³⁾| T: P T Midgley| OR: 63| CD

11/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. Latest win here in November. 8/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 19 days ago.

Form: 0155-56

(3)

Rockley Point^b⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 8-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 56| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 5/1, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f) 9 days ago, doing too much too soon.

Form: 262-246

Non-Runners

(8)

Loulin³⁶

Weight: 8-9| Age: 6

T: Mrs R Carr J: J P Sullivan

Forecasts

Pearl Of Qatar (7/4), Loulin (9/2), Fashion Advice (11/2), Rockley Point (13/2), Buy Me Back (7/1), Come On Girl (9/1), Primo's Comet (11/1), Longroom (11/1), Red Pike (16/1), Ventura Flame (33/1)

PEARL OF QATAR has been knocking pretty loudly on the door this winter, unlucky not to win when runner-up for the fourth time over 6f here last week, and a deserved success is hopefully on the cards. Buy Me Back and Loulin are thriving rivals to contend with, though.

PEARL OF QATAR
BUY ME BACK
LOULIN

Previous Winners

2020

Buniann

Weight: 9-6 |Age: 4

J: Barry McHugh | T: P T Midgley

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,429.002nd: £1,020.003rd: £510.004th: £300.005th: £300.006th: £300.007th: £300.008th: £300.00