Racecards
18:45 Newcastle
32Red.com Fillies' Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,500 added
- Winner: £4,852
- 2nd: £1,444
- 3rd: £722
- 4th: £361
- Form 21-38
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no extra
- Form 050864
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 79
tracked leader, led 2f out, just held on post
- Form 8-41149
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey L Morris
towards rear and in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 625061
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
behind, switched to stand side after start, raced alone, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 231134
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 751212
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A Berry
- Jockey J P Sullivan
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on towards finish
- Form 721152
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
in touch in 4th, ridden over 1f out, kept on and just held post
- Form 122507
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey Cam Hardie
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Fruit Salad scored over 5f here recently but was behind fourth-placed Tilly Trotter before that. Veena landed a double on the all-weather early in the year but hasn’t raced since May and maiden winner Cashla Bay has been off the track since June. Penny Pot Lane and Economic Crisis have been winning in soft ground on the Turf this year but NUNS WALK finished runner-up to the progressive Lady Of The Lamp over track and trip last week and it could be her turn again today.
Formwatch
Cashla Bay 5-2 (9-9) Pulled hard, led on rail after 1f, headed 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 8, 8 1/4l behind Beck And Call (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp fll (4) gf in Jun.
Tilly Trotter (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Sandra's Secret (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Veena (FR) 50-1 (9-3) Short of room start, soon tracking leader, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Buying Trouble (9-3) at Haydock 6f lst fll stks (1) fm in May.
Fruit Salad 7-1 (9-7) Outpaced towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon challenging, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Impart (9-7) by nk, 10 ran.
Penny Pot Lane 10-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Boots And Spurs (9-4) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Economic Crisis (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Held up, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Quick Look (9-2) at Catterick 6f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Nuns Walk 7-1 (9-5) Prominent, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Lady Of The Lamp (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
French 12-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd place, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 7th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Desert Rain (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jul.