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Newcastle · Saturday, 20 Dec · 19:47 · 5f · Class 4 · ALLWEATHER

WEIGHEDIN

Status

15:47

Off time

Runners

Standard

Going

🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3

Sporting Life pick

🏆 Top pick

COMIC STRIP (IRE

🥈 Second

STRAIGHT AHEAD

            #4 · Dr3 · 3.75
          

🥉 Third

SANDS OF JOSEPI (IRE

Market prediction · 4 runners · sorted by price

01 · 🏆 FAV

Comic Strip

2.38

11/8

02 · 🥈 2nd

Sands Of Josepi

3.50

5/2

03 · 🥉 3rd

Straight Ahead

3.75

11/4

04 · —

Jack The Bachelor

9

8/1

Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
3rd	1	2	Jack The Bachelor (C) [H1] Showed promise with two narrow defeats and a Cork win before form tailed off, finishing 10th of 12 in listed race at Dundalk (20/1) 71 days ago. First-time hood may help for handicap debut on stable debut.	Cam Hardie	A Brittain	2	62.1 kg	9 8/1
2nd	2	4	Comic Strip (G) FAV Progressive 2-year-old who has won last two starts on AW surfaces at Southwell and Wolverhampton. Won over 5f at Wolverhampton (5/4) 19 days ago, leading in the final 100 yards to score cosily despite hanging left. Up 4lbs but still improv…	Josephine Gordon	S & E Crisford	2	59.4 kg	2.38 11/8
4th	3	1	Sands Of Josepi (G) Fourth on debut at this C&D before disappointing next time, then won a novice at Southwell (22/1) 30 days ago when settling better. Makes handicap debut here.	Ben Robinson	B Ellison	2	58.1 kg	3.50 5/2
1st	4	3	Straight Ahead (G) Placed 2nd in two 5f turf handicaps before struggling in listed company. Won at this C&D (3/1) 28 days ago, beating 6 rivals when making late progress. Up 3lbs but may be improving on AW after that breakthrough win.	S H James	Craig Lidster	2	55.3 kg	3.75 11/4

Betting forecast: Comic Strip (11/8), Sands Of Josepi (5/2), Straight Ahead (11/4), Jack The Bachelor (8/1)