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15:55 Newcastle

Bushmills Irish Whiskey Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,800 added
  • Winner: £2,472
  • 2nd: £726
  • 3rd: £363
  • 4th: £181
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 8.31s
  • Off Time: 15:55:48
  • 8 Ran
1
Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, Pink cap
  • Form 411P1
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-6

held up towards rear and keen, headway before 4 out, challenged 3 out, soon beaten, 13 lengths down when fell last

2
Silk - Purple, yellow stars, yellow sleeves, purple diamonds, yellow cap
  • Form 0/0-53
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along and weakened after 4 out, went poor 3rd after 2 out, left remote 2nd from last

3
Silk - Yellow, Black triple diamond, Black sleeves, Yellow diamonds and diamonds on cap
33/1
  • Form 87-8P54
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 69

led to 4th, remained close up until weakened before 3 out, left remote 3rd from last

4
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue epaulets, striped sleeves
50/1
  • Form 560
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0
  • Official Rating 78

in rear, mistake 3rd, struggling and detached from 5 out

5
Silk - Royal Blue, Pink epaulets, hooped sleeves
  • Form P35
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leader, led 4th, pressed 3 out, clear before 2 out, eased last 100 yards, easily

6
Silk - Red, Light Blue star and sleeves
50/1
  • Form 0-PP8
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

in touch, weakened before 4 out

7
Silk - Orange, black chevron, hooped sleeves, striped cap
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-7

held up mid-division and keen, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened

8
Silk - Dark blue, white epaulets, dark blue sleeves, white seams, red cap
  • Form P0P
  • Age 7
  • Weight 10-7

held up towards rear, pushed along from 4th, soon weakened

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Rumble Of Thunder has shown enough to suggest he can pick up a race of this nature and finished fifth when JUKEBOX MELODY was pulled up on his hurdling debut at Kelso. But the latter ran wide and refused to settle that day and made amends in no uncertain terms over C&D earlier this month when Andreo Bambaleo was back in third. Already a winner of a couple of bumpers, Malcolm Jefferson's five-year-old should continue to improve and can defy his penalty. The others are impossible to recommend on what they've shown so far on the racecourse.

Formwatch

Jukebox Melody (IRE) 5-2 (11-1) Held up in rear and keen, headway from 4 out, led next, not fluent 2 out, kept on well from last, won at Newcastle 2m nov hdl (4) sft beating Alpha One (11-1) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.

Andreo Bambaleo 14-1 (11-1) Led, headed after 2nd, tracked leader, pushed along and lost place before 3 out, rallied before 2 out, went 3rd at last, kept on, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Jukebox Melody (11-1) at Newcastle 2m nov hdl (4) sft.

Lochore (IRE) 10-1 (10-8) Led, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened before last, 4th of 7, 28l behind Cute N You Know It (9-13) at Newcastle 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft.

Media Stars 100-1 (11-0) Soon in mid-division on outside, not fluent 5th, weakening when mistake 3 out, 11th of 18, 49l behind Andhaar (11-0) at Wetherby 2m nh nov hdl (3) gd in Oct.

Rumble Of Thunder (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division on outer, hampered 2nd, headway before 2 out, one pace run-in, 5th of 16, 9l behind Bogside (11-2) at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.

Solway Dornal 80-1 (10-11) Chased leader, went left and bumped 1st, hampered by loose horse next, lost 2nd 3rd, weakened after 6th, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Heron Bay (11-0) at Aintree 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Jun.

Enjoy Your Life (IRE) 11-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, 3rd for much, no extra from over 1f out, 9th of 11, 6l behind Pencil Hill (9-4) at Curragh 6f hcap in Aug (flat).

Miss Galross (IRE) 250-1 (10-10) Always towards rear, pulled up before 6th, in a race won by Shadows Lengthen (10-10) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb, 16 ran.