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13:15 Newcastle

188Bet Casino Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 6f
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,300 added
  • Winner: £4,094
  • 2nd: £1,202
  • 3rd: £601
  • 4th: £301
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 31.70s
  • Off Time: 13:15:17
  • 5 Ran
2
Silk - Black and white stripes, chevrons on sleeves

Barfly

214
28/1
  • Form 2-1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, lost place 7th, soon struggling and behind, tailed off when pulled up before 9th

3
Silk - White, emerald green chevrons, white sleeves, emerald green spots, red cap
  • Form 1-6
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leaders, upsides 4 out, led narrowly before next, soon ridden, headed when not fluent 2 out, rallied to regain lead flat, headed towards finish

4
Silk - Black and orange (quartered), checked sleeves, orange and black quartered cap
  • Form 12-4
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

held up in touch, tracked leaders 9th, reminders before 4 out, rallied next, led narrowly 2 out, soon ridden, headed flat, no extra towards finish

5
Silk - Yellow, blue stars, yellow sleeves and cap
  • Form 1-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-12

tracked leader, outpaced by front pair after 4 out, soon ridden, rallied after next, every chance last, stayed on to lead towards finish

6
Silk - Pink, Dark Blue diamond, striped sleeves
7/1
  • Form 0/2211-3
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-12

led, headed before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

1
NR
  • Form 110-1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-5

NonRunner

In depth

Verdict

Point-to-point winner HIGHLAND HUNTER (NAP) won a bumper on his debut under Rules and scored at Ayr last month on his first start over hurdles. Lucinda Russell's grey is taken to defy a penalty and continue his good progress in this modest company. Bubbles Of Gold and Barfly are other point-to-point winners though the latter never figured on a bumper last month and both go hurdling for the first time. Court Master has undergone a wind operation since finishing a well beaten fourth on his hurdling bow and is preferred to Diger Daudaie while Manetti finished a long way behind the selection last time.

Formwatch

Barfly 9-4fav (10-7) A.p; led aft 3 out; drew clr flat; comf, won at Easingwold 3m mdn gs in May beating Aumit Hill (12-0) by 8l, 13 ran.

Bubbles Of Gold (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on, 6th of 10, 13l behind Thor De Cerisy (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m (5) sft in Nov.

Court Master (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge 3 out, weakened after next, 4th of 14, 23 1/2l behind Truckin Away (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) hvy in Nov.

Diger Daudaie (FR) 50-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, under pressure 4 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 14, 19l behind Deise Aba (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (5) sft in Nov.

Manetti (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Soon led, headed after 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 10, 16 1/2l behind Highland Hunter (11-0) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (5) hvy in Nov.

Highland Hunter (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Prominent, lost place 3rd, rallied before 3 out, led after next, stayed on strongly, won at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (5) hvy in Nov beating Derriana Spirit (10-7) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran.