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13:20 Newcastle

sunbets.co.uk Handicap (Class 4)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 7f 14y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £9,000 added
  • Winner: £5,822
  • 2nd: £1,732
  • 3rd: £866
  • 4th: £433
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 27.18s
  • Off Time: 13:21:47
  • 13 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow inverted triangle, sleeves and cap
10/3
  • Form 030317
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 85

pulled hard chasing leaders, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well

2(13)
Silk - Purple, mauve stars, purple sleeves
20/1
  • Form 801006
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 85

behind, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, never nearer

3(4)
Silk - White, Red epaulets, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap
14/1
  • Form 748978
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 84

keen, prominent, lost place over 2f out

4(8)
Silk - White, royal blue stars, red and white diabolo on sleeves, white cap, red star
6/1
  • Form 138962
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 82

slowly into stride, in touch, headway when not clear run 2f out, kept on well closing stages

5(9)
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets
  • Form 495009
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 82

mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, no impression

6(3)
Silk - Emerald green, white disc, armlets and cap
  • Form 414398
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 81

slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms

7(11)
Silk - Light blue, orange chevrons, hooped sleeves, orange and light blue quartered cap
16/1
  • Form 570859
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 81

mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer

8(10)
Silk - Cherry, Black sash, Primrose and White quartered cap
7/2
  • Form 21-84
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 78

pulled hard towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms

9(1)
Silk - Black, Yellow star and armlets, Red cap
33/1
  • Form 526270
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 78

prominent, every chance from over 2f out, kept on well final furlong

10(2)
Silk - Black, Lilac star, quartered cap
40/1
  • Form 850570
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 77

slowly into stride, always behind

11(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, White seams, White sleeves, Royal Blue seams, White cap
12/1
  • Form 493101
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 74

prominent, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

12(5)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap
  • Form 752360
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 73

always towards rear

13(12)
Silk - Black, orange braces, halved sleeves and star on cap
20/1
  • Form 769558
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-7
  • Official Rating 71

dwelt, soon led, hard driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Beaten in a higher grade at Chelmsford last time, Al Khan has a shout with an apprentice’s allowance helping his cause while Alice Thornton has won a couple of lower grade handicaps here recently and is still improving. War Department is now 12lb higher than his earlier success over track and trip but Fingal's Cave scored off today’s mark at Epsom in June. Westwood Hoe continues to slide down the weights but the less exposed TAILWIND (NAP) will likely improve for this step up to a mile and Roger Varian’s colt gets the nod on only his third start of the year.

Formwatch

Al Khan (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) In touch, headway 2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Qaffaal (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Dec.

Handsome Dude 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Kenny The Captain (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.

Westwood Hoe 10-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Shouranour (9-4) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.

War Department (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Amazement (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.

Lexington Times (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, 9th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Keystroke (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Nov.

Fingal's Cave (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Keystroke (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Nov.

Lil Sophella (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Dwelt, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, 9th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Qaffaal (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Dec.

Tailwind 9-2 (9-2) In touch, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Mazzini (9-6) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.

Like No Other 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 11, 12 1/4l behind Carolinae (8-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.

Altharoos (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Held up, never dangerous, 11th of 15, 13 1/4l behind Father Bertie (9-10) at Redcar 1m hcp (2) gf in Oct.

Alice Thornton 2-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, tracked leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Newcastle 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Nov beating Who's Shirl (8-7) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.

Bell Heather (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Raced wide held up, never on terms, 11th of 15, 7l behind Pearl Spectre (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.

Tellovoi (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Captain Revelation (9-5) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.