20:15 Newcastle

Friday 14 October 2022

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Malhotra Group Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:15 | Winning time: 1m 12.4s

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(10)

Wee Fat Mac⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 56| CD

11/8

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 14-runner handicap (40/1) at this C&D 7 days ago. Lightly raced and boasts obvious claims without the penalty (4 lb lower) for last week's success.

Form: 98501

(7)

Atrafan^p¹⁸⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Sexton⁽⁵⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 54| CD

18/1

5-time C&D winner. 4 wins from 8 runs this year. Tenth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 16/1). Off 180 days. Likely to need the run.

Form: 141300

(8)

Hilary's Boy^t²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: J L Eyre| OR: 53| D

10/1

Latest win at Leicester in July. 11/2, below form eighth of 13 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 21 days ago. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 051278

(4)

Hurt You Never⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 53| D

16/1

Creditable 1¼ lengths third of 14 to Wee Fat Mac in handicap (25/1) at this C&D 7 days ago. Hasn't been the easiest to predict of late.

Form: 345563

(6)

Kraken Power¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 51| D

10/1

One win from 27 Flat runs. Twenty five runs since last win in 2020. Tenth of 13 in handicap (25/1) at Hamilton (6f, good) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 959U70

(3)

Bomb Squad²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Garritty| T: J Mackie| OR: 51| D

10/3

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 9/2, respectable fifth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 23 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 295425

(2)

Burtonwood^p¹⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-4| J: K Stott| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 50| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Creditable second of 14 in handicap (18/1) at this C&D 18 days ago. One to be interested in at present.

Form: 694622

(1)

King Of Europe²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 48

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Last of 13 in handicap (33/1) at this course (7.1f) 21 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 5760

(9)

See My Baby Jive⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: D W Whillans| OR: 45

20/1

Creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm, 12/1) 48 days ago, slowly away. Not discounted.

Form: 0-77484

(5)

Rockley Point^b¹⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 45| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Twenty seven runs since last win in 2020. Ninth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 18/1) 15 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 249999

Non-Runners

(11)

Coley's Koko¹⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: N Tinkler J: Faye McManoman

Forecasts

Wee Fat Mac (11/8), Bomb Squad (10/3), Burtonwood (11/2), Hilary's Boy (10/1), Kraken Power (10/1), Coley's Koko (10/1), Hurt You Never (16/1), Atrafan (18/1), See My Baby Jive (20/1), King Of Europe (40/1), Rockley Point (40/1)

BURTONWOOD has posted good efforts the last twice and is marginally preferred to recent C&D winner Wee Fat Mac. Most of the others have something to prove but Bomb Squad can't be completely dismissed.