13:35 Newcastle

Thursday 27 February 2025

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30 In Free Bets With BetUK Handicap

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 2m 47.17s

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(1)

Strategic Fortune²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Butler| OR: 55

13/2

Fourteen runs since last win in 2023. 10/1, good second of 11 in handicap at Southwell (11f) 20 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0824-72

(9)

Chantilly Moon¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: P D Niven| OR: 51

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 16/1, beaten when 7½ lengths when fourth of 8 on handicap debut at Southwell (1½m) 15 days ago.

Form: 9-784

(5)

Billy Bathgate^h1²⁶⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Rowan Scott| T: Ewan Whillans| OR: 51

33/1

One win from 29 Flat runs. Tongue strap on first time, sixth of 9 in handicap at Hamilton (1½m) when last seen in June. Tongue tie off, first-time hood on. Others are more persuasive.

Form: 252356-

(10)

Rubellite¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Hart| T: Mrs Stella Barclay| OR: 51| CD

9/5

Won classified events over C&D and at Southwell in January. Continued her run of good form when third of 11 in 2m Southwell handicap 13 days ago. A must for the shortlist.

Form: 44-1213

(7)

Fiftyshadesaresdev^p,t¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Aiden Brookes⁽³⁾| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 50

13/2

Remains a maiden but has been placed in similar races on 4 of his last 6 outings. Each-way claims again.

Form: 26226-3

(12)

Hijo De La Luna⁷⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Rhys Elliott⁽⁷⁾| T: S G West| OR: 50

9/2

0-18 on the Flat in Ireland for previous yard. 13/2, creditable fifth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 78 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. First run for Simon West.

Form: 003725-

(6)

Yakhabar^p¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Garritty| T: L Bailey| OR: 48| CD

14/1

C&D winner. Respectable sixth of 10 in classified event at this course (8f) 13 days ago, left poorly placed. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 36-8646

(2)

Duchess^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Gina Mangan| T: John Berry| OR: 45

17/2

Just 1 win from 28 starts but did bounce back to form when second of 9 over C&D (11/1) 27 days ago, running on. Likely to be on the premises if showing up in a similar mood.

Form: 65498-2

(4)

Visitant^p³³

Age: 12| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: D Thompson| OR: 45| CD

40/1

Unreliable type. C&D winner. Twenty runs since last win in 2023. Respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at this course (1¼m, 11/1) 33 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 7253-95

(3)

Wath Court^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Faye McManoman| T: B Rothwell| OR: 45

100/1

Remains a maiden after 18 starts. Tenth of 12 in handicap (80/1) at this course (1¼m) 13 days ago. Back up in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 09-0040

(11)

Cookie Queen²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 45

7/1

Poor form. Fifth of 8 in classified event at Southwell (1½m) 27 days ago. Must improve.

Form: 5645-45

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Curious Mrs Fox^h³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Sean Kirrane| T: D Thompson| OR: 45

125/1

66/1 and hooded first time, first run since leaving John Davies when eighth of 9 in classified stakes at this course (7.1f) 33 days ago, finding little. Up in trip.

Form: 36509-8

Forecasts

Rubellite (9/5), Hijo De La Luna (9/2), Fiftyshadesaresdev (13/2), Strategic Fortune (13/2), Cookie Queen (7/1), Duchess (17/2), Yakhabar (14/1), Chantilly Moon (16/1), Billy Bathgate (33/1), Visitant (40/1), Wath Court (100/1), Curious Mrs Fox (125/1)

STRATEGIC FORTUNE went down only to a thriving sort at Southwell last time and is taken to go one better now. Rubellite has been in a good vein of form of late and is second choice ahead of last month's C&D runner-up Duchess.