19:00 Newcastle

Tuesday 16 January 2024

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Build Your Acca With BetUK Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 14.39s

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(3)

Dickieburd²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: S H James| T: Craig Lidster| OR: 84| CD

15/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. Last of 8 in handicap (25/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 21 days ago. Drop back in trip looks a good move and each-way chance if he puts his best foot forward.

Form: 123928-

(5)

Jump The Gun^p³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: I Jardine| OR: 84| CD

7/1

Unreliable sort. C&D winner. Creditable fourth of 11 in handicap (20/1) at this C&D 38 days ago, running on. Others make more appeal from a win point of view.

Form: 209184-

(8)

Zu Run^v1¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Mia Nicholls⁽⁷⁾| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 80

14/1

First run since leaving Andrew Balding when respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (22/1) at Kempton (7f) 13 days ago. Makes tapeta debut and visor on 1st time. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 97408-6

(7)

The Caltonian^b⁸^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jonny Peate⁽³⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 75| CD

10/11

Three wins from 16 runs last year. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at this course (5f, 8/11) 8 days ago, plenty in hand. Obvious claims of completing the hat-trick under a penalty.

Form: 12321-1

(9)

Bellagio Man^p⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 79| CD

20/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Bit below form 3¾ lengths fifth of 10 to Secret Road in handicap at this C&D (5/1) 62 days ago, not ideally placed. Not discounted.

Form: 801485-

(2)

Sluzewiec¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Loughnane| T: S Dixon| OR: 78

80/1

Fifth of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 40/1) 14 days ago. Easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 61960-5

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Abruzzo Mia³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: C Lee| T: M Dods| OR: 75| C| D

9/1

Course winner. Latest win here in September. 12/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at this course (7.1f) 31 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 2/76175-

(1)

Ballyare^b,t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: S A Gray| T: Miss Lucinda V Russell| OR: 72| C| D

33/1

Course winner. Last of 12 in handicap at this course (5f, 22/1) 39 days ago. Blinkers back on and he's opposable on balance.

Form: 001960-

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Secret Road^h¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: J P Sullivan| T: T Davidson| OR: 68| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Below form 7¼ lengths seventh of 12 to The Caltonian in handicap at this C&D (7/2) 19 days ago. Will do well to reverse placings with the winner this time.

Form: 740127-

Forecasts

The Caltonian (10/11), Secret Road (7/1), Jump The Gun (7/1), Dickieburd (15/2), Abruzzo Mia (9/1), Zu Run (14/1), Bellagio Man (20/1), Ballyare (33/1), Sluzewiec (80/1)

His rivals will surely be playing for places if THE CALTONIAN is in anything like the same form as he was when scoring with plenty in hand over 5f here last week. Indeed, the 5-y-o seemingly remains a sizeable step ahead of the handicapper and moving back up to 6f will be no bad thing. Bellagio Man is taken to follow him home, with Dickieburd and Secret Road expected to do battle for minor honours.