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19:15 Newcastle

Play 4 To Score At Betway Handicap (Class 6)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,264
  • 2nd: £674
  • 3rd: £337
  • 4th: £168
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.69s
  • Off Time: 19:15:48
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Rockley Point

12/1

    2
    Silk -

    Steelriver (IRE)

    11/2

      3
      Silk -

      Essential

      12/1

        1(4)
        Silk - Dark blue, beige hollow box

        Steelriver (IRE)

        29 D
        11/2
        • Form 0495-23
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 60

        steadied start, held up in last pair, headway and switched right 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not reach winner

        2(5)
        Silk - Maroon, dark blue stars

        Milton Road

        219 D
        8/1
        • Form 435857-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-7
        • Official Rating 60

        mid-division, headway chasing leaders halfway, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(2)
        Silk - Black, large orange spots, black sleeves, orange spots, quartered cap

        Ginger Jam

        15 CD
        11/10
        • Form 658-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-6
        • Official Rating 59

        slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway far side of group over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten

        4(3)
        Silk - Royal blue, pink diamond and armlets, white cap

        Rockley Point

        108 D
        12/1
        • Form 241271-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 58

        made all, ridden and ran on gamely, all out

        5(1)
        Silk - Light green, dark green chevrons, purple sleeves and cap

        Lord Cooper

        11 p BFD
        14/1
        • Form 8060-63
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-2
        • Official Rating 55

        slowly into stride, always behind

        6(9)
        Silk - Pink, black spots, white sleeves and cap

        Essential

        21 b
        12/1
        • Form 6048-80
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 53

        chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish

        7(8)
        Silk - White, maroon stripe, striped sleeves, light blue cap

        Queen Of Kalahari

        44 BFD
        14/1
        • Form 74895-4
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 52

        chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        8(6)
        Silk - Red, light blue stars on sleeves, pink cap

        Star Cracker (IRE)

        10 p CCD
        7/1
        • Form 638-792
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-10
        • Official Rating 49

        tried to anticipate start and slowly into stride, behind, headway near side of group over 1f out, 5th and no impression inside final furlong

        9(7)
        Silk - Emerald green, black stars on sleeves, quartered cap

        High Anxiety

        15 h
        50/1
        • Form 2973-06
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-7
        • Official Rating 45

        chased winner until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        Previous results

        2018
        (3)
        Silk -

        Highly Focussed (IRE)

        7/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        In depth

        Verdict

        GINGER JAM (NAP) returned to action with a cosy victory over track and trip on his handicap debut. Nigel Tinkler’s charge has the scope to defy a 5lb rise and can go in again. Rockley Point ended last year with a victory over the minimum trip at Catterick in October but Star Cracker has the more recent form having suffered a narrow-margin defeat here earlier in the month. Steelriver has placed at the track the last twice though his losing run stretches all the way back to 2014 but Queen Of Kalahari slides further down the weights and can bounce back at any time.

        Formwatch

        Steelriver (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway and edged left over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Archimedes (9-6) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

        Milton Road 15-2 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon no impression, 7th of 9, 14l behind Montague (10-0) at Catterick 7f hcp (5) gf in Jul.

        Ginger Jam 7-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Your Pal Tal (9-1) by 1l, 9 ran.

        Rockley Point 3-1fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs in Oct beating Silver Starlight (9-5) by nk, 13 ran.

        Lord Cooper 9-2jfav (9-7) Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division and pushed along halfway, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, went 3rd near finish, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Caledonia Laird (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.

        Essential 20-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 9l behind Porrima (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

        Queen Of Kalahari 7-2fav (9-4) Prominent, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, never on terms, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Encoded (8-9) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

        Star Cracker (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Led early, chased leader, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Picks Pinta (9-10) at Newcastle 6f stks (6) pol in Feb.

        High Anxiety 25-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, under pressure halfway, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Warrior's Valley (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.