Racecards
12:00 Newcastle
Baldwins Accountants And Finance Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 98y
- Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £301
- Form 8-21
- Age 5
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 131
- Trainer Karen McLintock
- Jockey Dale Irving
jumped well, tracked leading pair, 2nd going well 3 out, led approaching 2 out, came clear between last 2, easily
- Form 706
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs H O Graham
- Jockey Thomas Dowson
held up in 4th place, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off
- Form 121144-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, hit 3 out, headed approaching next, kept on same pace, ridden and hung right run-in, no chance with winner, weakened into 3rd towards finish
- Form P-53463
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton
- Jockey Henry Brooke
raced keenly and wide, chased leader until pushed along 3 out, lost 3rd and weakened 2 out
- Form 6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ruth Jefferson
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
held up in last pair, closer 5th, pushed along and outpaced 3 out, plugged on from last
- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey Joe Colliver
raced keenly, held up in 5th place, not fluent 4 out, headway into 3rd 2 out, switched left and kept on run-in, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
- Form /-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Kenneth Slack
- Jockey C O'Farrell
held up last, gained a place after 4 out, plugged on from last
Verdict
WEATHER FRONT had few problems landing the odds at Hexham after a much-improved second at Carlisle a month earlier. He has a penalty to overcome here but should win again, though Raecius Felix is a likely improver and Flat winner Remember The Days wasn’t entirely disgraced when fourth at Sedgefield. Empire De Maulde showed promise at Wetherby at the start of the year but ran poorly here later, though still makes more appeal than stablemate Into The Breach and Point Break.
Formwatch
Weather Front (USA) 8-11fav (10-12) In touch, headway to chase leaders 2 out, led before last, ran on well, won at Hexham 2m (4) gd in Nov beating Sweet Vinetta (10-5) by 4l, 14 ran.
Broomey Road 80-1 (11-0) Led, slow 1st, mistake 2nd soon headed, led again 4th, headed before 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 9, dist behind Goldencard (11-0) at Kelso 2m mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Empire De Maulde (FR) 2-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, mistake 5th, challenged for 2nd before 2 out, no impression, 4th and weakening when mistake last, 4th of 5, 32l behind Absolutely Dylan (11-2) at Newcastle 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Point Break (IRE) 7-2 (11-1) Held up, soon in rear, progress and effort 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, kept on same pace without threatening, 3rd of 8, 16l behind Galvin (11-8) at Limerick 2m Good - Yielding in Jul.
Raecius Felix (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Behind, pushed along before 3 out, never a threat, 7th of 10, 24 3/4l behind Al Dancer (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) gs in Oct.
Remember The Days (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, headway 4 out, chasing leaders when not fluent next, never on terms, 4th of 9, 18l behind Kajaki (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Legalized 6-1 (9-0) Keen tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 10l behind Queen Adelaide (8-11) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Into The Breach (FR) 14-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 24 1/2l behind Highland Hunter (11-4) at Kelso 2m (5) hvy in Jan.