17:15 Newcastle

Friday 2 December 2022

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Spreadex Sports 2nd To Rag Insurance Handicap

Off time: 17:17 | Winning time: 1m 26.6s

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(3)

Like A Lion^p⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 65| D

28/1

22/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 43 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 56-0500

(14)

Homer Stokes⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Hart| T: T D Barron| OR: 65| D

11/2

8/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 43 days ago. Needs to build on that now.

Form: 977075

(9)

Seesawing³³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: M Crehan⁽³⁾| T: I Furtado| OR: 63| BF

16/1

Fair maiden for Robyn Brisland who hit the frame on each of his last 3 starts in handicaps at 7f last year. Up with strong pace, below best when seventh of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford (1m) in January and he's one to note starting out for his new yard.

Form: 26233-7

(10)

Victoria Falls¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: H Palmer| OR: 63| BF

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 5/2, third of 11 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 18 days ago, ridden 2f out and plugging on. Needs to take a step forward now handicapping but that is distinctly possible.

Form: 523

(7)

Macho Pride¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Harrison Shaw| T: B Haslam| OR: 62| C

9/2

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 10/1, good second of 14 in handicap at this course (6f) 17 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 545242

(12)

Bobby Joe Leg^b²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 61| CD

7/1

Thriving in refitted blinkers of late, landing back-to-back C&D handicaps prior to completing the hat-trick in good style at Wolverhampton (7f) 3 weeks ago. Mark has crept back up a little more but possibilities nevertheless.

Form: 978111

(1)

Walking On Clouds²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 60

3/1

Winner at Fairyhouse in May. First run since leaving Padraig Roche when creditable second of 14 in handicap at this C&D (15/2) 28 days ago. Remains low-mileage on AW and respected operating 1 lb below last winning mark.

Form: 144452

(4)

Mumcat^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Joanna Mason| T: Samantha & Jacqueline Coward| OR: 60| D

16/1

First run since leaving S. P. C. Woods when creditable third of 13 in handicap (13/2) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 21 days ago. Not out of thigs returned to 7f.

Form: 083343

(2)

Aquamas^b³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Oliver Stammers⁽³⁾| T: M Dods| OR: 59| D

9/1

Landed back-to-back Musselburgh handicaps (at 7f) during the spring and not disgraced back from 5 months off when 4 lengths fifth of 14 to Bobby Joe Leg in handicap (11/2) at this C&D 39 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 211685

(5)

Willing To Please⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: K Stott| T: P A Kirby| OR: 58| D

33/1

Latest win at Carlisle in August. 10/1, last of 14 in handicap at this course (6f) 45 days ago (reportedly losing her action). Likely type to bounce back.

Form: 421230

(8)

Deolali^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 8-13| J: S A Gray| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 55| CD

50/1

4-time C&D winner. However, showed little back from almost 2 years off of late, twelfth of 14 in handicap at this course (1m) 17 days ago. Can only be watched at present.

Form: 7011/00

(13)

Giselles Izzy²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 55

14/1

9/1, good fifth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 21 days ago, short of room 1f out and staying on. One to bear in mind back up in trip.

Form: 472385

(11)

Jems Bond^p³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Cam Hardie| T: A D Brown| OR: 53| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Bit below form 5¾ lengths eighth of 14 to Bobby Joe Leg in handicap at this C&D (11/2) 39 days ago, weakening over 1f out. Still, no surprise to see a better showing here and he's only 1 lb above his last winning mark.

Form: 138858

(6)

Fylingdale²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 52

28/1

Winner at Catterick in June. More miss than hit since but step back in right direction when sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 21 days ago, having been left poorly placed. Unexposed at this trip if she can build on that here.

Form: 860586

Forecasts

Walking On Clouds (3/1), Macho Pride (9/2), Homer Stokes (11/2), Bobby Joe Leg (7/1), Aquamas (9/1), Jems Bond (12/1), Giselles Izzy (14/1), Victoria Falls (14/1), Mumcat (16/1), Seesawing (16/1), Like A Lion (28/1), Fylingdale (28/1), Willing To Please (33/1), Deolali (50/1)

Typically wide open fare and it could be worth siding with WALKING ON CLOUDS. Runner-up over C&D on his recent yard debut, he remains 1 lb below the mark he scored off in Ireland during the spring and he could well have a little more to come on all weather. Macho Pride, on the back of his close second in an amateur riders' event, the thriving Bobby Joe Leg and Mumcat, returned to 7f, head up the dangers.