Racecards
13:35 Newcastle
Opsol UK Ltd Handicap (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,000 added
- Winner: £1,941
- 2nd: £578
- 3rd: £289
- 4th: £144
- Form 451111
- Age 5
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
prominent, hard driven halfway, weakened final furlong
- Form 133762
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer S A Harris
- Jockey Michael J M Murphy
led, headed over 1f out, weakened closing stages
- Form 124632-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer N Wilson
- Jockey D Fentiman
chased leader, effort over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened over 1f out
- Form 20-4213
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Neil Farley
slowly into stride, outpaced, headway over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 492460-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Connor Beasley
held up in touch, headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon switched right and ridden to challenge, stayed on under pressure to lead close home
- Form 48700-9
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey P McDonald
chased leaders, led over 1f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
- Form 579-488
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 52
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon one pace
- Form 86567-6
- Age 10
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer S P Griffiths
- Jockey R Ffrench
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms
Verdict
Having landed a hat-trick on the all-weather, GREENHEAD HIGH took advantage of a lower mark back on Turf and won at Musselburgh last week. He remains 4lb lower than his latest victory on Polytrack despite today's penalty and Dandy Nicholls' charge can make it five in a row. He beat both Roy's Legacy and Pull The Pin last time and that pair look the biggest dangers once again unless Pavers Star is ready for action on his return. The latter went close on a couple of occasion at Wolverhampton in November and looks capable of scoring off his current mark.
Formwatch
Greenhead High 3-1 (9-7) Made all, strongly challenged over 1f out, hard ridden, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Mar beating Roy's Legacy (9-0) by 1l, 7 ran.
Roy's Legacy 6-1 (9-0) Chased leader, every chance over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Greenhead High (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Mar.
Pavers Star 10-3fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on under pressure, never reached winner, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Ballarina (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Pull The Pin (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, under pressure halfway, stayed on well final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Greenhead High (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Mar.
Dartrix 14-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden and no impression over 1f out, 11th of 13, 8l behind Nawarah (8-12) at Southwell 5f 3yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Oct.
Chosen One (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Prominent until 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 13l behind Divertimenti (9-3) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-68 (6) fbs in Mar.
Code Six (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 7l behind Fairy Wing (9-6) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-68 (6) fbs in Mar.
Charles Parnell (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Dwelt, always towards rear, 6th of 7, 12l behind Go Go Green (9-5) at Redcar 6f sell stks (6) gs.