Skip to content

Racecards

16:30 Newcastle

Betway Handicap (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £9,250 added
  • Winner: £5,208
  • 2nd: £1,550
  • 3rd: £774
  • 4th: £387
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.35s
  • Off Time: 16:31:01
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Ventura Lightning (FR)

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Futuristic (IRE)

    5/2

      1(1)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Ventura Lightning (FR)

      17 t D
      11/1
      • Form 003838-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 87

      held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway entering final furlong, ran on strongly close home, got up final strides

      2(6)
      Silk - Yellow, red star, striped sleeves, red cap

      Rovaniemi (IRE)

      45
      9/4
      • Form 1/33543-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 81

      keen behind leader, close up travelling strongly 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra close home

      3(5)
      Silk - Grey, Emerald Green inverted triangle, sleeves and cap

      Futuristic (IRE)

      446 BFDCD
      5/2
      • Form 51213/
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 80

      held up behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on strongly close home, headed final strides

      4(3)
      Silk - Black, red cross of lorraine, red sleeves, black armlets, black and red quartered cap

      Spartan Fighter

      24 v D
      14/1
      • Form 807081-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 78

      led, ridden over 2f out, disputed lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, faded close home

      6(7)
      Silk - Purple, Yellow stars and sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple stars

      Be Proud (IRE)

      15 C
      6/1
      • Form 450133-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 72

      reared leaving stalls and unseated rider

      7(4)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Mauve stars, sleeves and star on cap

      Glasvegas (IRE)

      22 BFD
      7/2
      • Form 047443-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-11
      • Official Rating 71

      pressed leader, ridden 2f out, upsides over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened close home

      5(2)
      NR

      Mythmaker

      24 p D
      9/2
      • Form 757422-
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 78

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2020
      (7)
      Silk -

      Reckless Endeavour (IRE)

      6/1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-0

      2019
      (1)
      Silk -

      Nick Vedder

      11/2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      A first-time visor witnessed SPARTAN FIGHTER return to winning form over today’s distance at Wolverhampton. He remains on a decent mark raised only 3lb and can confirm latest running with second-placed Mythmaker. Be Proud’s earlier victory here came over the minimum trip while Glasvegas scored over 7f at the track last time. Futuristic debuts for a new yard having been gelded since last in action in October and the course and distance winner is preferred to Rovaniemi and Ventura Lightning.

      Formwatch

      Ventura Lightning (FR) 16-1 (8-11) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 8, 8 1/4l behind Misty Grey (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (2) pol in Dec.

      Rovaniemi (IRE) 5-2 (8-10) Keen in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Misty Grey (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (3) pol in Nov.

      Futuristic (IRE) 8-11fav (9-13) Tracked leader, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and no extra inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Self Assessment (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.

      Spartan Fighter 20-1 (9-2) Led after 1f, made rest, ridden over 1f out, ran on gamely, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Mythmaker (9-4) by 1/2l, 12 ran.

      Be Proud (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Global Warning (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

      Glasvegas (IRE) 9-4fav (9-2) Tracked leader, headway to lead over 2f out, pushed along and headed 1f out, rallied inside final furlong but lost second final 110 yards, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Imperial Command (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

      Mythmaker 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, not quite pace to challenge, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Spartan Fighter (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.