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15:50 Newcastle

Complete Football Handicap Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,400 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 14.78s
  • Off Time: 15:50:44
  • 11 Ran
1
Silk - Yellow and Red diamonds, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Red diamond
  • Form 9239-8
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-12
  • Official Rating 107

held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on from last

2
Silk - Royal blue, yellow seams, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

Hi Dancer

13 D
2/1
  • Form 264385
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-10
  • Official Rating 105

prominent, led last, kept on well, driven out

4
Silk - Red, Royal Blue and Red hooped sleeves, Royal Blue cap

Hurlingham

28 t
11/1
  • Form 086
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-6
  • Official Rating 101

held up towards rear, in touch approaching 3 out, weakened approaching last

5
Silk - White, emerald green seams, red and white striped sleeves, emerald green and red striped cap
33/1
  • Form 31-8806
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-4
  • Official Rating 99

led, headed last, no extra flat

6
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue braces and sleeves
20/1
  • Form 5-21679
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-3
  • Official Rating 98

held up towards rear, headway top of straight 3f out, jumped left 2 out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner

7
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, WHITE braces and armlets, RED cap

Oleolat (FR)

355 t D
11/1
  • Form 4/10454-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-1
  • Official Rating 98

close up, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened

8
Silk - Black and Beige (halved), chevrons on sleeves, Beige cap
9/1
  • Form 4/19-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 95

tracked leaders, weakened approaching last

9
Silk - MAROON, WHITE hooped sleeves
13/2
  • Form P-08557
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 95

tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd from 4th, weakened approaching 2 out

10
Silk - Red, White hoop, chevrons on sleeves

Royal Flynn

22 p C
5/1
  • Form 405246
  • Age 8
  • Weight 10-11
  • Official Rating 92

held up towards rear, soon in rear, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out

11
Silk - Maroon, White hoop, striped sleeves, White cap
14/1
  • Form 540-02
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-5
  • Official Rating 86

in touch and keen,challenged 2 out, chased winner after last until no extra towards finish

12
Silk - PINK and PURPLE diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap

Bulas Boy

364
14/1
  • Form 97FP4U-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 81

pulled hard in mid-division, weakened top of straight over 3f out, soon pulled up

3
NR
  • Form 217-668
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7
  • Official Rating 102

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Mick Easterby's Hurlingham may do better now running in a handicap for the first time having been largely disappointing in previous starts in novice hurdles and any market support for him would have to be noted but a better bet looks to be LETTERPRESS, who gets the vote over Oleolat. The William Amos-trained gelding has been running well without really threatening of late on ground similarly testing to this and he has been given a chance by the handicapper having been dropped 2lbs since his most recent start. Bulas Boy is relatively lightly raced but remains a maiden after eight starts and has yet to even be placed so of more interest may be Ben Haslam's Hi Dancer, who has shown some promise in recent starts. Royal Flynn ran well when a close second behind Shadrack at Catterick in January but he has failed to reproduce a similar level of form in two starts since then and a better bet looks to be Letterpress. Howard Johnson's gelding won well on his hurdling debut on heavy ground at Hexham in November 2008 and has only had one start since then when a well held ninth of 10 to finish at Sedgefield but he has been given a good break since then and looks worth supporting on his return to action, especially with the yard among the winners.

Formwatch

Long Distance (FR) 33-1 (11-3) Chased winner to 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Karky Schultz (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Jan.

Hi Dancer 13-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, mistake 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, one pace, 5th of 17, 11l behind Share Option (10-2) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Feb.

Hurlingham 40-1 (11-4) Held up, 6th and outpaced when hit 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, well behind Benny Be Good (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb.

Painted Sky 8-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, lost touch approaching 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Glebehall Bay (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb.

Nevsky Bridge 16-1 (11-0) Held up, in rear, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, last of 9, well behind Raysrock (11-12) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Feb.

Oleolat (FR) 7-1 (10-9) In touch, no impression from after 4 out, 4th of 7, 12l behind Et Maintenant (11-9) at Ayr 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Mar '09.

Letterpress (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, well behind Fiendish Flame (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nov hdl (4) sft in Jan '09.

Domino Dancer (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Took keen hold, tracked winner until hit 4th, ridden after next, lost place 6th, soon struggling, 7th of 10, 20l behind King's Counsel (10-4) at Catterick 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.

Royal Flynn 13-2 (9-12) Held up in rear, headway when mistake 6th, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 10, 18l behind King's Counsel (10-4) at Catterick 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.

Montiyra (IRE) 20-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway to track leaders after 5th, ridden 3 out, kept on flat to take 2nd near finish, 2nd of 10, 31l behind Nous Voila (11-3) at Fakenham 2m sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Feb.

Bulas Boy 15-2 (9-9) Pulled hard, mid-division when stumbled and unseated rider bend before 2nd, in a race won by Karmadice (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar '09, 12 ran.

Switched Off 9-1 (10-5) Held up, struggling 7th, weakened 3 out, 8th of 9, well behind King Fontaine (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.