16:45 Newcastle

Friday 19 January 2024

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Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 1m 29.35s

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(7)

Grey Force One¹²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: P A Kirby| OR: 72| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in September. Last of 10 in handicap (17/2) at Pontefract (6f, good to soft). Off 120 days. First run for yard after leaving Chris Fairhurst.

Form: 8/60910-

(3)

Novak⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 72| CD

5/2

C&D winner. Three wins from 18 runs last year. 9/2, not seen to best effect when third of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 6 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 73392-3

(6)

Bowood^b¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: K Scott| OR: 71| BF

5/2

Blinkered for 1st time, creditable second of 5 in handicap (5/4) at Kempton (7f) 13 days ago, no match for winner. Should go well again.

Form: 25323-2

(5)

Arranmore⁷³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 70

40/1

12/1, first run since leaving Dianne Sayer when fifth of 6 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 73 days ago.

Form: 272085-

(4)

Finn Russell²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Ian Williams| OR: 69

15/8

Three wins from 10 runs last year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 5/4) 20 days ago, well positioned. Respected.

Form: 011551-

(2)

Hougoumont^h²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 68| C

22/1

Course winner. 16/1, last of 12 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 29 days ago.

Form: 547900-

(8)

Ahamoment¹⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: A J Farragher| T: T D Barron| OR: 65| D

18/1

Bit below form third of 10 in handicap at Musselburgh (7.2f, good, 22/1). Off 161 days.

Form: 511703-

(1)

Mykonos St John^p²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: D Swift| T: S Dixon| OR: 62| D

18/1

Twenty six runs since last win in 2022. 14/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 20 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 928289-

Forecasts

Finn Russell (15/8), Bowood (5/2), Novak (5/2), Grey Force One (12/1), Ahamoment (18/1), Mykonos St John (18/1), Hougoumont (22/1), Arranmore (40/1)

NOVAK wasn't seen to best effect at Wolverhampton on Saturday and is worth another chance having just failed at Southwell the time before. Finn Russell gained a third win from his last 5 starts at Wolverhampton so must be respected, while Bowood should be in the mix again.