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16:25 Newcastle

Betway Handicap (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 98y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 43.94s
  • Off Time: 16:27:16
  • 8 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Taopix

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Magistral

    16/1

      3
      Silk -

      Go George Go (IRE)

      7/4

        1(1)
        Silk - White, Black star and star on cap

        Card High (IRE)

        54 t D
        25/1
        • Form 614560-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 75

        took keen hold, led, headed over 9f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        2(2)
        Silk - Red, light blue cross of lorraine, light blue and red halved sleeves

        Medicine Hat

        29 p BF
        11/4
        • Form 501/14-2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 73

        prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th and held when not much room close home

        3(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

        Magistral

        431 p
        16/1
        • Form 220077/
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 71

        chased leaders, effort 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish

        4(7)
        Silk - Pink, Black star, Pink sleeves, Black stars, Pink cap, Black star

        Woodacre

        29
        12/1
        • Form 93356-4
        • Age 10
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 70

        steadied start, took keen hold towards rear, effort over 2f out, 5th and ridden when went wrong, faltered and unseated rider over 1f out

        5(4)
        Silk - White, purple stars on sleeves

        Go George Go (IRE)

        29 CD
        7/4
        • Form 94111-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 71

        tracked leaders, led over 9f out, headed over 6f out, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, 3rd and held when not much room close home

        6(6)
        Silk - YELLOW, DARK BLUE stars, halved sleeves

        Thorntoun Care

        514
        16/1
        • Form 376050/
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 67

        held up in rear, well beaten final 2f

        7(9)
        Silk - White, black sleeves, white spots, orange cap

        Taopix

        33 CCD
        3/1
        • Form 254123-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 66

        mid-division, took keen hold, closed over 6f out, not clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, stayed on

        9(3)
        Silk - White, purple seams, purple and white chevrons on sleeves, purple cap

        Highwayman

        33
        50/1
        • Form 624026-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-4
        • Official Rating 61

        towards rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, one pace and beaten over 1f out

        8(8)
        NR

        Maulesden May (IRE)

        20 v
        20/1
        • Form 664205-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 69

        withdrawn

        In depth

        Verdict

        GO GEORGE GO overcame a 9lb hike in the weights to win over track and trip for the fourth time in succession. He’s beaten Maulesden May and Woodacre along the way and is worth sticking with in his current form. Medicine Hat sports headgear for the first time today after going close over 2m here while Taopix has been thereabouts over 1m2f since winning over course and distance in November but is now 8lb higher. The remainder are harder to fancy with Thorntoun Care having missed the whole of last year.

        Formwatch

        Card High (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear of mid-division on inside, pushed along and struggling over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off, 11th of 12, dist behind I Am Not Here (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.

        Medicine Hat 2-1jfav (10-4) Raced wide, keen, held up, in touch, headway to chase leader over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Jan Smuts (9-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) pol in Jan.

        Magistral 66-1 (11-12) Held up, mistake 1st, no extra when not fluent 2 out,, 17th of 19, dist behind Tombstone (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 2f mdn Soft - Heavy in Nov.

        Woodacre 7-2 (9-11) Keen, tracked winner, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 5 1/4l behind Go George Go (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

        Go George Go (IRE) 10-11fav (9-2) Set steady pace, headed 6f out, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, always just doing enough, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Bamako Du Chatelet (9-6) by 1/2l, 5 ran.

        Thorntoun Care 20-1 (9-3) In rear, some headway when carried head high over 1f out, 10th of 19, 7 1/2l behind El Beau (9-8) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.

        Taopix 3-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd pace when no extra towards finish, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Galilee Chapel (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

        Highwayman 12-1 (9-5) Led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 13l behind Adalene (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.

        Maulesden May (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4th, blundered next, outpaced before 2 out, modest 4th after, 4th of 6, 23 1/4l behind Giveaway Glance (11-3) at Catterick 2m fll (4) gd in Jan.