Racecards
14:00 Newcastle
Betway Sprint Handicap (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,000 added
- Winner: £5,822
- 2nd: £1,732
- 3rd: £866
- 4th: £433

- Form 77955-1
- Age 7
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, not clear run switched left and kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach leaders

- Form 250329-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey R Winston
held up and always towards rear, never on terms

- Form 174146-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey J Fanning
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway far side 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on

- Form 21940-2
- Age 4
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey L Morris
chased leaders, effort on near side rail when badly hampered inside final furlong, switched left and kept on towards finish, not recover

- Form 320249-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey T Eaves
chased leader until 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out

- Form 59039-5
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey A Mullen
held up towards rear, headway on near side rail over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, no chance after

- Form 216698-
- Age 10
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey S W Kelly
chased leaders, went 2nd well inside final furlong, soon ridden and hung right, ran on, not reach winner

- Form 25725-5
- Age 7
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 70
led, ridden and hung badly right from over 1f out and ended on near side rail, headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost two places well inside final furlong

- Form 772374-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer L Williamson
- Jockey Jordan Vaughan
raced keenly, chased leading pair, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Tatlisu is penalised for ending a long losing run with last week’s victory over 6f here. He’d earlier finished ahead of Intibaah and RICH AGAIN here, though the latter is fancied to reverse running over this shorter trip on more favourable terms. James Bethell’s charge scored over track and trip in September while September Issue won here last summer but in a lower grade than this. Fredricka has yet to show any improvement for a slide down the weights and Gorokai still looks in the handicapper’s grip.
Formwatch
Tatlisu (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Steadied start, in touch in rear, headway when hampered and bumped inside final furlong, quickened to lead, ridden and ran on, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Jan beating Doc Sportello (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Intibaah 40-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Amazour (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Rich Again (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Held up, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 6th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Amazour (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
September Issue 16-1 (8-13) In touch, headway between horses over 1f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, nk behind Dutch Golden Age (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Gorokai (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-1) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, some late moderate headway, never threatened, 9th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Alkhor (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Fredricka 10-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Bahango (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Burning Thread (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Held up, took keen hold, headway when not clear run 1f out, no impression, 8th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Memories Galore (9-6) at Kempton 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Archie Stevens 10-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind The Big Lad (8-11) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Red Stripes (USA) 12-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Captain Lars (9-5) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.