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18:30 Newcastle

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  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5y
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £7,100 added
  • Winner: £3,510
  • 2nd: £1,648
  • 3rd: £824
  • 4th: £412
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 41.85s
  • Off Time: 18:31:18
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Millionaire Waltz

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    War Defender

    3/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Light blue, purple star, dark blue sleeves, orange stars, purple cap, orange stars

      War Defender

      33 t DCD
      3/1
      • Form 9/050-91
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 73

      edged right start, chased leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on

      2(4)
      Silk - Purple, mauve star, armlets and diamond on cap

      Millionaire Waltz

      14 BFC
      7/4
      • Form 1118-42
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 72

      not much room start, chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, stayed on

      3(5)
      Silk - Black, red cross of lorraine, red sleeves, black armlets, black and red quartered cap

      Abnaa

      5 b CCD
      11/4
      • Form 155143
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 68

      held up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace and lost 3rd over 1f out

      4(2)
      Silk - Dark Blue, White hoops, chevrons on sleeves, striped cap

      Merricourt (IRE)

      165 p D
      28/1
      • Form 311539-
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 66

      led until over 3f out, weakened quickly, tailed off

      5(1)
      Silk - Yellow, large Dark Blue spots and armlets, hooped cap

      Broctune Red

      14 BFDCD
      5/1
      • Form 33-5522
      • Age 7
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 65

      chased leaders, lost place over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, lacked pace to get on terms

      In depth

      Verdict

      WAR DEFENDER landed a higher grade handicap over track and trip in January and Tim Easterby’s charge remains on a winning mark, despite a 3lb rise, and can go in again. Broctune Red finished behind the selection before beaten by Abnaa here last month but the latter is 6lb higher for this while Millionaire Waltz has yet to race over this far but recorded a hat-trick of victories over 7f here last autumn and went close again on his latest start. Merricourt notched a double at Ayr last term but returns to action following a break.

      Formwatch

      War Defender 28-1 (8-11) Keen set steady pace, made most, ridden over 1f out, all out, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Lightening Company (9-6) by nk, 8 ran.

      Millionaire Waltz 15-8fav (9-4) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 8, nk behind Shalaa Asker (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.

      Abnaa 3-1 (8-13) Held up off the pace off the pace in last pair, switched left and good headway far side of group chasing leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Vindobala (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.

      Merricourt (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 10l behind Tilsitt (10-1) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gf in Sep.

      Broctune Red 10-3fav (8-12) Mid-division, headway and switched left over 2f out, soon switched right, stayed on, went 2nd well inside final furlong, not trouble winner, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Abnaa (8-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Feb.