20:00 Newcastle

Saturday 23 March 2024

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Boost Your Acca With BetUK Handicap

Off time: 20:01 | Winning time: 1m 0.11s

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(2)

Grace Angel^b,t¹⁹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Sean Kirrane| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 86| D

25/1

Earned her second front-running victory of the year at Haydock in June but in nowhere near the same form in a trio of runs since. Bounce back needed on her seasonal return.

Form: 171888-

(1)

Pepsi Cat^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 83| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in January. Solid ½-length third of 12 to Castan in handicap at this C&D (5/1) 20 days ago so she ought to be in the shake-up.

Form: 211-133

(6)

Elegant Erin²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: D Nolan| T: P T Midgley| OR: 81| D

18/1

Probably needed the run after 5 months off when eighth of 12 to Castan in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 20 days ago. No surprise to see her take a step forward now.

Form: 23463-8

(7)

Dream For Gold¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 80| D

3/1

Off 4 months/gelded and back on track this year, clear of the rest when second of 9 in handicap here (6f) 11 days ago. Big shout nudged up just 1 lb.

Form: 7008-52

(8)

Strong Johnson⁷⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: P T Midgley| OR: 80| CD

16/1

C&D winner who came in sixth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 9/2) 76 days ago, racing closer to pace than ideal. Sort to bounce back.

Form: 16262-6

(3)

Castan²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrew Breslin⁽³⁾| T: B Smart| OR: 80| CD

7/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D (10/1) 20 days ago, digging deep. Up 4 lb but he's still not taken lightly.

Form: 8127-51

(4)

Soul Seeker^t¹⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 79| D

80/1

A three-time 5f winner last year. Latest at Haydock in September. Raced up with the strong pace when twelfth of 13 in handicap at Redcar (5f) final run and sort to get back on track.

Form: 121310-

(10)

Moon Flight²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: R Havlin| T: Miss L A Perratt| OR: 79| BF| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 10/3, creditable 1½ lengths fifth of 12 to Castan in handicap at this C&D 20 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 1-22125

(5)

Bonito Cavalo¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Goldie| OR: 77| CD

7/2

6-time course winner who bagged 9-runner handicap at this C&D 10 days ago. Must enter calculations despite having a career-high mark to overcome.

Form: 1111D1

(9)

Gustav Graves¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Joanna Mason| T: D Shaw| OR: 76| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in March. 11/1, Fair seventh of 9 to Bonito Cavalo in handicap at this C&D 10 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 312117

Forecasts

Dream For Gold (3/1), Bonito Cavalo (7/2), Moon Flight (4/1), Pepsi Cat (6/1), Castan (7/1), Gustav Graves (12/1), Strong Johnson (16/1), Elegant Erin (18/1), Grace Angel (25/1), Soul Seeker (80/1)

A case can be made for lots of these but DREAM FOR GOLD has looked an improved model since being gelded and can go one better than when an excellent recent second here. Strong Johnson makes appeal at these weights and is next on the list. Course-specialist Bonito Cavalo and other C&D scorers Pepsi Cat and Castan must come into the reckoning too.