Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap – Newcastle (AW)

Newcastle (AW)

17:30

Boost Your Acca At BetMGM Handicap

Date 2023-12-28

Distance 7f14y

Class Class 4

Going Standard

Type Flat

Surface AW

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,129

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (5)	Al Farabi Bay J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	J:Jack Mitchell T:Roger Varian	132	—	312	82	94	70	34d	—	—	+1	30.9	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Nicely bred 3yo who remains open to further progress; respected on handicap debut
5 (9)	Jahidin Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	127	—	-12451	77	100	61	20d	—	—	+7	26	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Showed a game attitude over C&D three weeks ago, taking Newcastle record to 2-2
2 (3)	The Turpinator Bay J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Grant Tuer	J:Benoit De La Sayette T:Grant Tuer	135	—	613391	85	98	46	12d	—	—	+13	27.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Successful in similar event over C&D 12 days ago, taking AW record to 3-10
6 (10)	Swiss Ace Bay J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	J:Joanna Mason T:Ruth Carr	127	—	645529	77	99	48	12d	—	—	+2	13.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Dual C&D scorer who is on a handy mark; second run back from a break
1 (1)	Scottish Summit Bay J:Sam James T:Geoffrey Harker	J:Sam James T:Geoffrey Harker	136	—	367606	86	97	57	19d	—	—	+3	11.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Veteran who drops back to Class 4 for first time since 2020; could go well
4 (2)	Illusionist Bay J:P J McDonald T:Grant Tuer	J:P J McDonald T:Grant Tuer	128	—	300433	78	98	78	12d	—	—	+6	14.6	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Raced mainly at shorter but ties in with The Turpinator on recent C&D form
8 (4)	Sir Maxi Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	J:Billy Garritty T:Richard Fahey	125	—	041718	75	96	72	20d	—	—	+13	17.3	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Won over C&D in November but proved disappointing here this month
10 (7)	Alexander James Bay J:James Sullivan T:Michael Herrington	J:James Sullivan T:Michael Herrington	122	p	679896	72	97	73	12d	—	—	+3	6.3	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Held by two of these rivals on C&D running 12 days ago
7 (6)	Gobi Sunset Bay J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	J:Andrew Mullen T:Iain Jardine	126	—	630108	76	99	79	12d	—	—	+10	12.9	10.00/1	40/1 2%
C&D winner on debut for new stable; below that form in two runs since
9 (8)	One More Dream Brown J:Harry Russell T:John Quinn	J:Harry Russell T:John Quinn	124	—	901800	74	98	-	12d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+8	9.2	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Finished last (behind several of these opponents) here 12 days ago

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Al Farabi	13/8	7/4	7/4
Jahidin	9/2	7/2	7/2
The Turpinator	5/1	5/1	5/1
Swiss Ace	11/2	13/2	13/2
Scottish Summit	10/1	9/1	9/1
Illusionist	10/1	9/1	9/1
Sir Maxi	25/1	22/1	22/1
Alexander James	33/1	28/1	28/1
Gobi Sunset	25/1	40/1	40/1
One More Dream	100/1	100/1	100/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Al Farabi

30.9

OR: 8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 9.4

7/4

2nd

The Turpinator

27.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 14.4 Odds: 4

5/1

3rd

Jahidin

OR: 6.8 Form: 13.5 Odds: 5.7

9/2

Sir Maxi

17.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Illusionist

14.6

OR: 7 Form: 5.1 Odds: 2.5

10/1

Swiss Ace

13.6

OR: 6.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Gobi Sunset

12.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Scottish Summit

11.5

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

One More Dream

9.2

OR: 6 Form: 3 Odds: 0.2

100/1

Alexander James

6.3

OR: 5.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Scottish Summit	86	97	57
The Turpinator	85	98	46
Al Farabi	82	94	70
Illusionist	78	98	78
Jahidin	77	100	61
Swiss Ace	77	99	48
Gobi Sunset	76	99	79
Sir Maxi	75	96	72
One More Dream	74	98	—
Alexander James	72	97	73

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Turpinator	12d ago	Quick return
Swiss Ace	12d ago	Quick return
Illusionist	12d ago	Quick return
Alexander James	12d ago	Quick return
Gobi Sunset	12d ago	Quick return
One More Dream	12d ago	Quick return
Scottish Summit	19d ago	Fit
Jahidin	20d ago	Fit
Sir Maxi	20d ago	Fit
Al Farabi	34d ago	Fit