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16:55 Newcastle

Heed Your Hunch At Betway Handicap (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 42y
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £9,250 added
  • Winner: £5,208
  • 2nd: £1,550
  • 3rd: £774
  • 4th: £387
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 13.57s
  • Off Time: 16:55:53
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Society Red

4/1

    1(2)
    Silk - Royal blue

    Pitcher's Point (USA)

    108 D
    4/5
    • Form 221174-
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-11
    • Official Rating 86

    prominent early, led 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on

    2(1)
    Silk - Red and black diamonds, red sleeves, black armlets and diamonds on cap

    Society Red

    15 D
    4/1
    • Form 0642-13
    • Age 7
    • Weight 9-7
    • Official Rating 82

    tracked front pair, dropped to rear 7f out, headway 2f out, carried right over 1f out, headway to lead narrowly final 110 yards, held on

    4(4)
    Silk - Royal blue, yellow stripe, sleeves and cap

    Starfighter

    15 DCD
    5/2
    • Form 655-661
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-10
    • Official Rating 71

    held up in touch, chased leader over 5f out, ridden 2f out, hung right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed final 110 yards, kept on

    5(5)
    Silk - Yellow, dark blue sleeves, emerald green and white striped cap

    Faramman

    10
    66/1
    • Form 3234-78
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-2
    • Official Rating 63

    led early, tracked leader 6f out, lost position and pushed along over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, no impression inside final 2f

    3(3)
    NR

    Greengage (IRE)

    7 h C
    3/1
    • Form 8217-12
    • Age 6
    • Weight 8-13
    • Official Rating 74

    NonRunner

    In depth

    Verdict

    Starfighter took advantage of a slide down the weights when scoring over track and trip and is only 3lb higher. Greengage and Society Red won their penultimate starts but failed to cope off higher marks last time, though both still managed to place. Faramman is hard to recommend but PITCHER’S POINT (NAP) may well have improved since last seen in action in November. He’s been gelded since and the Gosden charge gets the vote dropping back down a grade for this with a promising apprentice’s 7lb allowance in his favour.

    Formwatch

    Pitcher's Point (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Make It Rain (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Nov.

    Society Red 7-1 (8-13) Keen tracked leader, led narrowly 4f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, one pace and lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 4, 4 3/4l behind Father Of Jazz (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (3) pol in Feb.

    Starfighter 7-1 (9-1) Held up in midfield, headway and not clear run 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, left in lead final strides, ran on, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Lord Halifax (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.

    Faramman 80-1 (8-10) Always behind, last of 8, 7 1/4l behind Nine Elms (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Feb.

    Greengage (IRE) 7-2 (9-12) Held up towards rear, switched left final bend, headway to lead over 1f out, kept on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Monsaraz (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Feb.