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15:20 Newcastle

Furlongs Racing Supporting Chin-up Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 22.80s
  • Off Time: 15:20:23
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Fiftyfive Degrees (IRE)

6/5

    2
    Silk -

    Boris The Blade

    11/1

      1
      Silk - Red, White chevron, White sleeves, Red stars, White cap

      Boris The Blade

      15 D
      11/1
      • Form 19-1526
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 117

      led to 1st, held up, reminders approaching 5th and again approaching 8th, chased winner when not fluent 3 out, kept on from last

      2
      Silk - Black and Beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap

      Marleybow (IRE)

      113
      9/2
      • Form 1/18P-24
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-11
      • Official Rating 116

      tracked leaders, led 2nd, headed 14th, weakened from 2 out

      3
      Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Emerald Green cap

      Rosie All Over

      15 D
      7/2
      • Form 631134
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-8
      • Official Rating 113

      led to 1st, tracked leaders, ridden 11th, weakened from 13th, pulled up before 4 out

      4
      Silk - Red, Dark Blue chevron and armlets

      Top Cloud (IRE)

      46
      6/1
      • Form 53P-735
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-11
      • Official Rating 102

      in touch, pushed along approaching 10th, lost place 13th

      5
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW sash and star on cap

      Fiftyfive Degrees (IRE)

      39 D
      6/5
      • Form F21-973
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-9
      • Official Rating 100

      prominent, led 14th, clear from 2 out

      Previous results

      2008
      Silk -

      Raining Horse (FR)

      5/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-9

      In depth

      Verdict

      Marleybow and Rosie All Over are likely to be popular here and both can go well, but FIFTYFIVE DEGREES can improve for a nice chasing debut and make the most of the weight he receives. Graham Lee takes the mount on the eight-year-old, who was given a typically quiet Timmy Murphy education at Doncaster in a similar race to this. Although beaten 11 lengths he still made the frame there and with the experience under his belt and little mileage on the clock he can probably improve to land this. Marleybow is another potential improver now returned to this longer trip. However, he won both his bumper and a novices' hurdle on good ground and it may just be too testing today. Rosie All Over has conditions and trip to suit and she rarely runs a bad race. However, she looks to be handicapped up to the hilt at present so we'll take her on. The latter comment applies to Boris The Blade, though he will relish this ground, while Top Cloud could have a say from this mark. Fiftyfive Degrees is the one for us.

      Formwatch

      Boris The Blade 7-1 (11-4) Held up, ridden 7th, weakened 5 out, 6th of 8, 42l behind Overlady (9-12) at Carlisle 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Feb.

      Marleybow (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Led, headed 3rd, mistake 11th, ridden 3 out, one pace from next, 4th of 10, 27l behind Skippers Brig (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 5f nov chs (3) hvy in Nov.

      Rosie All Over 7-2 (11-0) In touch, led 4th, driven and headed last, no extra run-in, 4th of 8, 10l behind Overlady (9-12) at Carlisle 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Feb.

      Top Cloud (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Chased leaders to halfway, soon ridden, tailed off 4 out, 5th of 11, well behind Montevideo (11-11) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Jan.

      Fiftyfive Degrees (IRE) 15-2 (11-10) With leaders, led 12th, headed after 4 out, one pace from 3 out, 3rd of 15, 11l behind Just Smudge (12-1) at Doncaster 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Jan.