18:30 Newcastle

Tuesday 16 January 2024

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Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:31 | Winning time: 1m 13.51s

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Mondammej⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 85| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Last of 9 in handicap (11/2) at Wolverhampton (5.1f) 55 days ago. Twenty eight runs since last win in 2021.

Form: 706249-

(4)

Secret Guest³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: B Smart| OR: 83| D

3/1

Latest win at Redcar in September. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap at this C&D (10/3) 38 days ago. Not taken lightly if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 831426-

(2)

Shobiz¹⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Jason Hart| T: R Fell & S Murray| OR: 82| D

25/1

Seventh of 11 in handicap at Yarmouth (6f, good to soft, 7/2). Off 173 days. First run for yard after leaving Charles Hills with more required.

Form: 96/3127-

(8)

Our Absent Friends^t¹⁹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Phil Dennis| T: T Davidson| OR: 80| C| D

7/1

Two wins from 4 runs last year. 22/1, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Ayr (6f, good to soft), Off 6 months but this course winner still needs considering.

Form: 15/1271-

(3)

Billyjoh²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 78| D

11/8

Progressive son of Mayson who did well to overcome a poor start when landing 12-runner handicap (5/4) at Southwell (6.1f) 26 days ago. Up 4 lb but that form has been franked so very big shout.

Form: 355741-

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Fortamour⁶⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-2| J: Joanna Mason| T: B Haslam| OR: 78| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Latest win at Ripon in September. 15/2, ninth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 67 days ago so needs to get back on track.

Form: 271049-

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Lahab¹⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 77

12/1

Fair form shown for Andrew Balding in the summer but off the track after easily landing the odds in 7f Chepstow maiden in August. Still much respected now going into handicaps for his new yard after a lay-off.

Form: 39/31-

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Mighty Power¹¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 75| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Only seventh of 10 in handicap at Pontefract (6f) in September. Needs to hit the ground running on his return.

Form: 775267-

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Pub Talk⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: A Mullen| T: P A Kirby| OR: 71

80/1

A fair ex-Irish 7f winner but he failed to beat a rival in a pair of 7f handicaps for Leanne Breen in the autumn. Lots more is required for new yard on his tapeta bow. The betting may guide.

Form: 631500-

Forecasts

Billyjoh (11/8), Secret Guest (3/1), Our Absent Friends (7/1), Mondammej (15/2), Lahab (12/1), Mighty Power (14/1), Fortamour (22/1), Shobiz (25/1), Pub Talk (80/1)

Mick Appleby's BILLYJOH arrives on the up and rates a confident vote to make light of a 4 lb rise for his recent Southwell victory (form also working out well). Lahab has an absence to overcome but is still not without interest starting out for Grant Tuer, while Our Absent Friends is another returning from a lay-off who could also have a say if fully tuned up.