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20:30 Newcastle

Northumbria Leisure Celebration Handicap (Class 6)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,140
  • 2nd: £1,474
  • 3rd: £736
  • 4th: £368
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.16s
  • Off Time: 20:32:55
  • 8 Ran
1(4)
Silk - White, Chocolate spots, Pink cap
2/1
  • Form 225821
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-1
  • Official Rating 63

bumped and slow away, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, no impression inside final 100 yards

2(1)
Silk - Black, Emerald Green star, White sleeves, Black cap, Emerald Green star
  • Form 00-3640
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 64

edged left start, towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, edged left and well beaten over 1f out

3(2)
Silk - Red, White sleeves, Black cap
  • Form 374214
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 63

prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

4(3)
Silk - Red, yellow inverted triangle, yellow sleeves, red stars, yellow cap
  • Form 602355
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 62

made most until headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace final 100 yards

5(6)
Silk - White, dark blue spots on sleeves, white cap, dark blue star
33/1
  • Form 312216
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 62

tracked leaders, ridden and not much room over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

6(7)
Silk - BLACK, white braces, hooped sleeves, striped cap

Lady Celia

7 CD
11/2
  • Form 414634
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 60

held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well

7(8)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow check, Royal Blue and White check sleeves, Yellow cap

Elzaal (IRE)

7 BFDCD
9/4
  • Form 965302
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 59

mid-division, headway when not much room over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish

8(5)
Silk - Red, white chevron, purple sleeves, white stars, red cap, white star
  • Form 74576
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 56

edged left and bumped start, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Woobay returned the easy winner of an amateurs' race at Catterick while Aconcagua Mountain won at Ayr last month. Dapper Man has been winning at Southwell this year and can figure but ELZAAL gets another chance. He came up short when sent off favourite last week attempting to win here for the sixth time but still finished second, ahead of Lady Celia, and is taken to go one better.

Formwatch

Woobay (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) Made all, raced alone up centre early, joined rest after 2 furlongs, pushed along over 1f out, kept on well, unchallenged, won at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs in Oct beating John Kirkup (11-0) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.

Premier Option (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Awkwardly away, off the pace and always in last pair, 12th of 13, 10 1/2l behind Knebworth (9-9) at York 5f hcp (4) gs in Jul.

Aconcagua Mountain (IRE) 4-6fav (10-0) Bumped start, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final 110 yards, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Ski Angel (8-12) at Hamilton 5f hcp (6) gs in Sep.

Crypto Quest (IRE) 11-1 (9-11) Took keen hold, led, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Rainbow Rain (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

Dapper Man (IRE) 3-1 (9-10) Prominent, ridden along 2f out, weakened gradually from over 1f out, 6th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Birkenhead (9-9) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in May.

Lady Celia 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final 100 yards, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Henery Hawk (8-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Elzaal (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) Bumped start, mid-division, headway 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Henery Hawk (8-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.

Nautical Dream (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, effort over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Ali Jewels (8-6) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (6) gs in Sep.