18:30 Newcastle

Thursday 22 February 2024

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Always Gamble Responsibly With BetUK Handicap (Div 1)

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(5)

Burj Malinka^p¹²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mathers| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 65| BF| D

6/1

Resumed winning ways at Hamilton in September. Not disgraced at Redcar on final outing and needs considering given he's capable fresh.

Form: 457175-

(3)

Rory^p⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 64| CD

10/3

Unreliable individual. C&D winner. Run best excused (lame) when sixth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (4/1) 5 days ago. May bounce back.

Form: 5-02236

(8)

Pembrokeshire²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: I Jardine| OR: 63| D

11/1

Latest win at Musselburgh in October but underperformed at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 8/1) 27 days ago.

Form: 9176-65

(6)

Nazca⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 63| CD

9/2

Produced a career best to resume winning ways over C&D in January. Well below that level on his last 2 outings but still looks feasibly handicapped if returning to form.

Form: 195-105

(2)

Warminster⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Phil Dennis| T: K Scott| OR: 62| D

17/2

Eighteen runs since last win in 2023 and finished only sixth of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 6 days ago. Needs to up his game.

Form: 7-42246

(1)

Redzone²⁶⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 61| CD

25/1

3-time C&D winner. Last of 6 in handicap (9/1) at Catterick (5f, good to firm), merely closing up late. Needs to bounce back after an 8-month absence.

Form: 00/4056-

(4)

Asadjumeirah^t,v²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 61| CD

11/2

C&D winner. Thirty three runs since last win in 2022 but posted another creditable effort when second of 5 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 23 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 0757-42

(7)

Carlton And Co^v⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby| OR: 59| C

10/3

Course winner. 13/2, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 6 days ago. Likely to continue in form.

Form: 45-9524

Forecasts

Rory (10/3), Carlton And Co (10/3), Nazca (9/2), Asadjumeirah (11/2), Burj Malinka (6/1), Warminster (17/2), Pembrokeshire (11/1), Redzone (25/1)

BURJ MALINKA has run well fresh before and takes a slight drop in grade on this return to action, so he's put forward as the answer. Nazca still looks feasibly treated based on his C&D win last month, while Asadjumeirah ought to give another good account.