Racecards
17:15 Newcastle
Betway Sprint Handicap (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £17,500 added
- Winner: £11,321
- 2nd: £3,369
- 3rd: £1,684
- 4th: £842
- Form 000854-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Katherine Begley
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, no impression over 1f out
- Form 906016-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey L P Keniry
prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards, no impression on winner
- Form 003313-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
prominent, ridden over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 212612-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey K T O'Neill
held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, ridden out
- Form 053303-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey R Winston
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 857137-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 87
held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, no impression
- Form 304000-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place and hung left over 1f out, no impression after, kept on final 100 yards
- Form 1/53290-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey M Dwyer
slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 3f out, ran on final furlong, went 3rd close home
- Form 714551-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Phil Dennis
held up towards rear, took keen hold, ran on final 100 yards, not trouble leaders
Verdict
Primo's Comet notched-up his third win of the year when scoring at Wolverhampton in November and is upped in class on his return. He beat Outrage that day and the latter went on to score over track and trip with Watchable narrowly beaten and subsequent winner El Hombre further behind. Foolaad won the Catterick Dash in October but tends to save his best for Southwell of the all-weather tracks while Dynamo Walt is worse off with BOOM THE GROOM having finished ahead of Tony Carroll’s charge when winning at Chelmsford back in August. But the latter has undergone wind surgery since then and that may prove the catalyst for a return to winning ways as he looks to end a long losing run.
Formwatch
Atletico (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Held up in rear but in touch, some late headway, never on terms, 4th of 6, 8 1/2l behind Kachy (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (2) pol in Dec.
Foolaad 10-1 (9-2) Close up centre, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 22, 3 1/2l behind Tarboosh (9-10) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
El Hombre Evensfav (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Merhoob (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Outrage 11-2 (9-6) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, driven and ran on inside final furlong, took 2nd towards finish, not reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Exchequer (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Watchable 9-1 (9-7) With leaders, led well over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Moonraker (9-3) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Boom The Groom (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) In touch towards rear, headway and not clear run approaching final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Carlton Frankie (8-11) at Epsom 5f hcp (2) sft in Aug.
Dynamo Walt (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Doctor Sardonicus (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Bengali Boys (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f, last of 14, 15 1/4l behind Royal Prospect (8-11) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Equitation 13-2jfav (9-3) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon hung left, never involved, 13th of 19, 11 1/2l behind Captain Jameson (9-2) at York 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Primo's Comet 7-2fav (8-13) Held up in mid-division, headway entering final furlong, ran on well, led close home, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Captain Lars (9-5) by 1/2l, 10 ran.