Racecards
18:40 Newcastle
32Red.com Handicap (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,400 added
- Winner: £4,140
- 2nd: £1,232
- 3rd: £616
- 4th: £308
- Form 33663
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 71
prominent, pushed along to challenge 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to chase winner, always well held
- Form 72232
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Nicola Currie
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra
- Form 9461
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey P J McDonald
with winner, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd place
- Form 06212
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Phil Dennis
made all, pressed 2f out, soon shaken up, kept on strongly
Verdict
Shades Of Mist made a winning handicap debut when scoring over 5f at Southwell and is 6lb higher. Lord Of The Glen is upped a further 3lb for finishing second over 6f here having won over track and trip before that. Mother of Dragons is usually thereabouts without winning so the vote in a tricky closing event goes to MAGIC MARK, who went close over today’s distance at Wolverhampton last month despite not getting a clear run. That was his first start since August having been gelded during the interim and Karl Burke’s charge should also be sharper sporting a first-time visor.
Formwatch
Magic Mark 2-1fav (9-3) Chased leading pair, bumped entering final 2f, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Tiger Lyon (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f (5) pol in Dec.
Mother of Dragons (IRE) 4-6fav (8-9) Tracked winner, joined winner halfway, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Inuk (8-13) at Lingfield 6f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Shades Of Mist 16-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, strongly pressed towards finish, held on well, won at Southwell 6f (6) pol in Dec beating Good Impression (9-5) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Lord Of The Glen 11-2 (8-1) Close up, headway to join winner over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, hd behind Armed Response (9-7) at Newcastle 6f (4) pol in Dec.