Racecards
14:50 Newcastle
MTrec Recruitment - Specialists In Temporary Worker Recruitment Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 91y
- Going: Heavy (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,498
- 2nd: £1,908
- 3rd: £954
- 4th: £477
- Form 753583
- Age 9
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 104
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey P Buchanan
in touch, outpaced 11th, in 4th before 4 out, never dangerous
- Form P-28343
- Age 10
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Mrs S J Smith
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
with leader, not fluent 7th, reminders after 12th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out
- Form 64-2123
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Steven Fox
in rear and in touch, mistake 9th, blundered 13th, in 3rd from 5 out, no impression
Veroce (FR)
27- Form 545341
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 6 out, led before 3 out, pressed before last, kept on run-in
- Form P-PU7P1
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey B S Hughes
led, clear from 12th, headed before 3 out, every chance when blundered last, no extra after
- Form 0-4P805
- Age 11
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Diarmuid O'Regan
tracked leaders, lost place 5th, soon in rear, pulled up before 10th
Verdict
Mark Walford sets a poser here by saddling both top weight Big Sound and VEROCE. The latter was quite impressive at Market Rasen last month and is given the chance to prove that an improved performance was no flash in the pan. Bennys Well continues his tumble down the weights and should be capable of winning off this sort of mark in the coming weeks but the handicapper may have thwarted for the time being and Notonebuttwo could hardly have found a worse race in which to get back on track at Sedgefield 13 days ago.
Formwatch
Big Sound 9-1 (11-2) Tracked leader until ridden 13th, plugged on, 3rd of 7, 19l behind Sands Cove (11-9) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Bennys Well (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) Led to 13th, close up, regained lead before 3 out, ridden before next, headed between last 2, no impression with front pair before last, 3rd of 6, 17l behind My Friend George (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Oscar Lateen (IRE) 3-1 (11-3) Led, clear 4th until after 9th, reminder before 11th, headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten, one pace in 3rd before last, 3rd of 5, 22l behind Voyage A New York (11-12) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Veroce (FR) 9-2 (11-1) Chased leaders, not fluent 7th, challenged 4 out, led 2 out, clear last, stayed on well, won at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) sft in Feb beating Basford Ben (11-12) by 7l, 8 ran.
Notonebuttwo (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) With leader, led 4th, soon pressed, hard ridden when challenged 2 out, kept on strongly towards finish (3 fences omitted), won at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Mar beating Feast Of Fire (11-12) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
Higgs Boson 18-1 (10-0) Led, hampered and headed before 6 out by loose horse, soon pushed along and lost place, 5th of 12, 20l behind Transient Bay (10-13) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Mar.