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17:30 Newcastle

Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 5y
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £5,300 added
  • Winner: £3,429
  • 2nd: £1,020
  • 3rd: £510
  • 4th: £255
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 40.00s
  • Off Time: 17:30:28
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Pillar Of Hope

13/2

    2
    Silk -

    Three Platoon

    1/3

      1(2)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves and cap

      Blueskyandsunshine (IRE)

      4
      100/1
      • Form 88
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-0

      led early but soon prominent, lost position 3f out, soon weakened

      2(3)
      Silk - Cerise and silver diagonal stripes, halved sleeves, cerise cap

      Ensured (IRE)

      13/2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      slowly into stride, held up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, Red sleeves, White cap

      Pillar Of Hope

      210
      13/2
      • Form 7-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      soon led, shaken up 2f out, edged right and ridden over 1f out, pushed out final furlong, won going away

      4(5)
      Silk - Red, white armlets, striped cap

      Three Platoon

      55 BF
      1/3
      • Form 3-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      tracked leading pair, pushed along and went second over 2f out, chased leader 1f out, no impression inside final furlong

      5(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Orange cross belts and sleeves, Yellow cap

      Vincent Vega (IRE)

      12/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      dwelt start, held up, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out

      In depth

      Verdict

      THREE PLATOON was sent off odds-on favourite at Wolverhampton on his debut. He was beaten a length but that still rated a promising effort given he missed the break and Roger Varian looks to have found a good opportunity for him here. Pillar Of Hope may well improve on his first outing since last summer and is preferred to Blueskyandsunshine. Ensured is related to a Listed winner and fellow newcomer Vincent Vega is a half-brother to Sandridge Lad, a prolific winner on the all-weather.

      Formwatch

      Blueskyandsunshine (IRE) 80-1 (10-0) Tracked leader, niggled along after 3f out, weakened quickly after 2f out, last of 8, 20 3/4l behind Flyin' High (9-2) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.

      Ensured (IRE) Sea The Stars gelding out of Brazilian Bride.

      Pillar Of Hope 25-1 (9-2) Bumped slightly start, prominent, pushed to hold place over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, faded final furlong, 7th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Gear Up (9-2) at York 7f stks (5) gd in Jul.

      Three Platoon 8-15fav (9-5) Slow to stride, pushed along running green towards rear early, ridden and headway on outside 2f out, ran on strongly to chase leaders entering final furlong, kept on but could not reach leaders, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Epic Pass (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Dec.

      Vincent Vega (IRE) Lope De Vega gelding out of Quixada.