Racecards
12:05 Newcastle
LA Taxis Handicap Hurdle (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places in the back straight)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,300 added
- Winner: £2,144
- 2nd: £630
- 3rd: £315
- 4th: £157
- Form F31P/78
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R C Guest
- Jockey Robert McCarth
mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leading pair approaching 2 out, ridden and every chance flat, held when lost 3rd post
- Form 35125-9
- Age 4
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 98
tracked leaders, driven approaching 3 out, weakened before next
- Form 187/68
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey John Winston
towards rear, outpaced after 4 out, weakened before next
- Form U4-4058
- Age 8
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Henry Brooke
with leader, led 3 out, hard pressed next, headed approaching last, kept on and every chance flat, held near finish
- Form 8230P/F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey F Keniry
led, headed 3 out, weakened next
- Form 15PFP-8
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 89
tracked leaders, effort on inside 3 out to before next, soon weakened
Beat The Band
160- Form PPP-745
- Age 6
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Grant Cockburn
held up behind, chased leaders under pressure before 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 69-8155
- Age 5
- Weight 10-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey P Buchanan
mid-division, lost place 5th, weakened before 3 out
- Form 337-390
- Age 10
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer Miss L Kendall
- Jockey Miss C Boxall
tracked leaders, outpaced approaching 3 out, chased leading trio before next, ridden and stayed on well flat, took 3rd post
- Form 238536
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer F P Murtagh
- Jockey Callum Whillans
in touch, headway 3 out, challenged next, led approaching last when went left, ridden and edged left flat, held on near finish
- Form 677
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey E Whillans
mid-division, lost place 4th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 8440-66
- Age 9
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Miss L C Siddall
- Jockey T Siddall
held up in rear, headway into mid-division on outside 5th, weakened 3 out
- Form 650-4F0
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer J E Dixon
- Jockey S Mulqueen
mid-division, lost place 3rd, soon struggling, no danger after
- Form 11-5P06
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer Mrs H O Graham
- Jockey Harry Haynes
Nonrunner
Verdict
A very ordinary start to proceedings as though Prince Tam has won at the track that victory came over fences. Antoella has been beaten out of sight in recent starts over hurdles and on the Flat while King's Chorister is very hard to win with. Along with Waltham Abbey, Barry Murtagh's charge was also behind SYDNEY COVE at Hexham last month and it's the latter that gets the vote here even though he's been beaten at Sedgefield and Musselburgh since. Carters Rest looks the pick of the remainder.
Formwatch
Dzesmin (POL) 11-1 (10-12) Raced wide, always towards rear, never on terms, tailed off, 8th of 12, 39l behind High Ransom (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.
Antoella (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden and weakened after 6th, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Illysantachristina (10-3) at Uttoxeter 2m mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Nov.
Frosty Lad (IRE) 33-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 12, well behind Bound For Glory (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 4f 4yo nov stks (4) gd in Nov.
Carters Rest 10-1 (11-7) Prominent, challenged briefly 3 out, weakened 2 out, 8th of 14, 37l behind Funky Munky (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Nov.
River Ardeche 14-1 (11-10) Led, headed before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, fell 2 out, in a race won by Claude Carter (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Nov, 13 ran.
Emirate Isle 14-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, blundered 4 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 36l behind Pete (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Oct.
Beat The Band 11-2 (10-6) Held up in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 26l behind Ocarito (10-2) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Jul.
Sydney Cove (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced before 9th, headway before 2 out, kept on from last, never dangerous, 5th of 12, 16l behind Any Given Moment (10-5) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd.
Waltham Abbey 8-1 (10-4) Always towards rear, never involved, 11th of 16, 34l behind Crackerjac Boy (9-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f 4yo Am hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Nov.
King's Chorister 8-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, ridden before 2 out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, well behind Sundown Trail (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl (3yo+) (5) gs.
Captain Peachey 100-1 (11-0) Held up, bumped 1st, not fluent 7th, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Allow Me (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Nov.
Prize Fighter (IRE) 33-1 (10-3) Held up behind, headway into mid-division 4 out, soon ridden and outpaced, never near leaders, 6th of 12, 28l behind Drumlang (10-8) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Nov.
Daniel's Dream 66-1 (9-9) Always behind, never a factor, 12th of 16, 40l behind Crackerjac Boy (9-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f 4yo Am hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Nov.
Little Bob 66-1 (11-1) Mid-division, jumped left 5th, soon behind, last of 10, well behind Fairynuff (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
Prince Tam 16-1 (11-5) Led to 2nd, dropped in mid-division, chased leaders before 3 out, ridden before last, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 19l behind Panthers Run (9-9) at Hexham 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Nov.