14:58 Newcastle

Friday 31 January 2025

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Win 1M With BetMGM's Golden Goals Handicap

Off time: 14:58 | Winning time: 1m 32.28s

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(3)

Al Baahy^h¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Loughnane| T: K Frost| OR: 57| D

4/1

One win from 35 Flat runs. Nineteen runs since last win in 2023. Seventh of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 5/1) 11 days ago. Hood back on. Not taken lightly if shrugging off latest effort.

Form: 78242-7

(5)

Drakeholes²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: P Mulrennan| T: Mrs A C Hamilton| OR: 57| CD

12/1

4-time C&D winner. Three wins from 14 runs last year. Latest win here in November. Last of 10 in handicap (12/1) at this C&D 23 days ago so needs to bounce back.

Form: 14137-0

(6)

Lumenbourg^v¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 56| D

9/1

Winner at Doncaster in August. 4/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good). Off 113 days. Something to find on form.

Form: 781327-

(8)

Pallas Lord^t²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: D W Whillans| OR: 56| CD

3/1

3-time C&D winner. Five wins from 16 runs last year. Respectable fourth of 10 in handicap (9/1) at this C&D 23 days ago. Tongue strap back on. Becoming well treated.

Form: 8558-74

(1)

Odd Socks Havana^p,t⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: R Menzies| OR: 55| CD

17/2

5-time course winner. 10/1, not disgraced when eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (8f) 59 days ago. Cheekpieces back on now and weighted to go close.

Form: 728768-

(2)

Bitacora^h⁴⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: D Nolan| T: D Bourke| OR: 54

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 125/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, tailed off when fell 3 out in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy). Off 15 months. First run for yard after leaving Joe Conlon. Watch the betting.

Form: 34658/

(4)

Our Dagger¹⁰¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: O J Orr| T: D Bourke| OR: 52

10/3

33/1, sole run for Sarah Dawson when seventeenth of 24 in handicap at the Curragh (7f, soft). Off 101 days. Makes tapeta debut with more needed.

Form: 90/0610-

(7)

Yaahobby^h,t²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain| OR: 49| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 9/1, creditable second of 11 in minor event at this C&D 21 days ago, running on. In the mix again.

Form: 3573-52

(9)

Top Gun Tina^p⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: A Mullen| T: D Thompson| OR: 47

28/1

Ninth of 11 in minor event at this course (8f, 11/1) 8 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 3660-49

Forecasts

Pallas Lord (3/1), Our Dagger (10/3), Al Baahy (4/1), Yaahobby (8/1), Odd Socks Havana (17/2), Lumenbourg (9/1), Drakeholes (12/1), Bitacora (18/1), Top Gun Tina (28/1)

ODD SOCKS HAVANA goes really well here and is fancied to bag a sixth success at the track now he is refitted with cheekpieces off a handy-looking mark. C&D winner Yaahobby appeals as the one to chase home Rebecca Menzies' 7-y-o ahead of Pallas Lord and Al Baahy.