17:35 Newcastle

Saturday 29 July 2023

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Livello Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 17:35 | Winning time: 1m 41.82s

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Reclaim Victory^p³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 55| CD

10/3

C&D winner. 6/1, good 1½ lengths second of 14 to Mr Strutter in handicap at this C&D 30 days ago, no match for winner. Enters calculations.

Form: 3-F8342

(10)

Mr Strutter³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 9-8| J: A Elliott| T: D Thompson| OR: 54| CD

9/4

16/1, improved on recent efforts to win 14-runner handicap at this C&D 30 days ago by 1½ lengths from Reclaim Victory, driven out. Should take the beating again.

Form: 00-4751

(5)

Little Ted^p¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Phil Dennis| T: T D Easterby| OR: 54| D

4/1

Unreliable individual. Fourteen runs since last win in 2022. 10/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Ripon (8f, good) 19 days ago, slowly away. Chance if rediscovering old form.

Form: 368237

(9)

Wheal Kitty²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: G Lee| T: J Bedi| OR: 53| D

28/1

40/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 13 in handicap at this course (10.2f) 29 days ago. Back down in trip. Others preferred.

Form: 5-53900

(7)

Mekbat^b1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Russell⁽³⁾| T: S Corbett| OR: 53

13/2

Creditable 4½ lengths seventh of 14 to Mr Strutter in handicap (8/1) at this C&D 30 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Not dismissed in a weak race.

Form: 864-057

(2)

Beast Of Burden^t⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: Ronald Thompson| OR: 50| C

13/2

Course winner. Eleventh of 13 in handicap at Hamilton (6f, firm, 9/2) 45 days ago, slowly away. Significantly up in trip and hard to know if she'll get home.

Form: 709710

(1)

Zandora²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Paula Muir⁽³⁾| T: W G Harrison| OR: 46

66/1

Eighth of 14 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good, 100/1) 20 days ago. Plenty to prove at present.

Form: 6-07968

(4)

The Writer^v³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 45

22/1

Unreliable sort. Last of 7 in handicap at Beverley (12.1f, good to firm, 16/1) 32 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Visor back on. Something to prove.

Form: 4246-07

(3)

Mr Coco Bean^p⁸¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: P Hanagan| T: Helen Cuthbert| OR: 45| D

16/1

Thirty runs since last win in 2021. Sixth of 8 in handicap (10/1) at this course (7.1f) 81 days ago. Makes little appeal.

Form: 443676

(6)

Tarnhelm²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁷⁾| T: W Storey| OR: 45| D

80/1

Three wins from 75 Flat runs. Forty one runs since last win in 2020. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Carlisle (9f, good to soft, 22/1) 21 days ago, very slowly away. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 79099-7

Forecasts

Mr Strutter (9/4), Reclaim Victory (10/3), Little Ted (4/1), Mekbat (13/2), Beast Of Burden (13/2), Mr Coco Bean (16/1), The Writer (22/1), Wheal Kitty (28/1), Zandora (66/1), Tarnhelm (80/1)

MR STRUTTER got the better of Reclaim Victory over C&D last time and, with few others in form, they're likely to fight out the finish again with the first-named taken to uphold those placings. The remainder have questions to answer.