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13:55 Newcastle

Putter & Flutter Handicap Hurdle (Class D)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 11.20s
  • 9 Ran
1
Silk - PINK and PURPLE diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap

Simlet

19
12/1
  • Form 5131/3P
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-12

held up in touch, joined leaders 7th, led 3 out, ridden next, kept on under pressure flat

2
Silk - Orange, Black triple diamond, Black and Orange diabolo on sleeves, Orange cap, Black diamond
5/2
  • Form 0111-25
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-11

took keen hold, tracked leader, mistake 5th, led after 7th, hit next, headed 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last

3
Silk - Grey, Red stripe, armlets and cap
  • Form 112445
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-5

held up, ridden and outpaced 4 out, weakened after next

4
Silk - Yellow, Purple spots, Yellow sleeves, Purple cap, Yellow spots
  • Form 32621-5
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-2

held up, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders approaching 2 out, kept on one pace flat

5
Silk - Red, large Yellow spots
12/1
  • Form 412160
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-1

held up in rear, outpaced 4 out, ridden when hit 3 out and next, rallied approaching last, ran on well flat, dead heat at post

6
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, quartered cap
33/1
  • Form 3614P-0
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-13

tracked leader, lost place 8th, soon ridden, weakened 3 out

7
Silk - Royal Blue and Black stripes, Royal Blue sleeves, Red cap
10/1
  • Form PP0-410
  • Age 5
  • Weight 10-10

held up towards rear, headway 8th, ridden and every chance 3 out, kept on same pace from next

8
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED Cross of Lorraine and sleeves, quartered cap
12/1
  • Form F2000P-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 10-10

held up, outpaced 4 out, weakened 2 out

9
Silk - White, Brown hoop, check cap
  • Form P44212-
  • Age 9
  • Weight 10-0

led to after 7th, ridden next, weakened approaching 3 out

In depth

Verdict

Tormenoso, Hunters Creek and Gimme Shelter catch our eye with the vote going to Gimme Shelter. Running through the field. Simlet has been lightly raced in the last two years but is closely weighted with End Of An Error based on September Perth form. Tormenoso won three on the bounce in March/April from a highest rating of 98. Beaten off his revised mark since, he could still sneak into a place. Copplestone, End Of An Error, Rosalyons, Ashnaya, Natural and Hunters Creek all have ratings rises to overcome from their most recent wins, although the last-named has proven very consistent. This leaves us with Gimme Shelter. He was the easy winner of a Hexham chase in March, having won over hurdles at Kelso the previous November. He is now racing from just a two-pound lower mark here so is entitled to be competitive. A possible downside is that he has not raced for 204 days, but we'll take that chance and give him the vote.