Racecards
21:10 Newcastle
Annual Members Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289

- Form 212850
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
slight lead, ridden and narrowly headed over 1f out, rallied to regain lead final 100 yards, headed towards finish

- Form 23-1435
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
chased leaders, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish

Hilary J
13- Form 3231
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey P J McDonald
pressed leader, led over 1f out until 100 yards out, no extra in 3rd towards finish

- Form 00-8857
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey D C Costello
awkwardly away, switched left after start and soon chased leaders, weakened over 1f out

- Form 412526
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey Jacob Butterfield
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

Ingleby Valley
344- Form 265-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey George Chaloner
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out

- Form 266344
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Cam Hardie
slowly into stride and not much room after start, outpaced in rear, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
In depth
Verdict
A non-runner at Pontefract yesterday, HILARY J looks to have an easier task in this having scored on her handicap debut at Thirsk last month. None of the opposition arrive in particularly good form so Ingleby Valley may get involved on his handicap debut and first start for nearly a year. First Bombardment’s form has tailed off since winning at Beverley in May but maiden winner Futoon is not written off as she drops down in class for this.
Formwatch
First Bombardment 20-1 (8-13) Bumped start, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 14 1/4l behind Just Glamorous (9-6) at York 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Futoon (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Close up, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 5l behind Silver Rainbow (9-9) at Newmarket 6f hcp fll (3) gf in Jul.
Hilary J 4-1 (9-7) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, gamely, won at Thirsk 6f hcp fll (5) gf in Jul beating Courier (9-8) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Farkle Minkus 9-1 (9-4) Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along and headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Economic Crisis (9-1) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Roaring Rory 9-2 (9-4) Prominent, effort 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 8, 3l behind Dyllan (9-6) at Redcar 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Ingleby Valley 13-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, hard driven to challenge over 1f out, faded final furlong, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Baby Ballerina (9-0) at Catterick 5f mdn stks (6) gs in Aug.
Emerald Asset (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Star Cracker (9-12) at Ayr 5f hcp (6) sft in Jul.