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17:20 Newcastle

Pegasus Software Supporting Children's Heart Unit Fund Nursery (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,234
  • 2nd: £962
  • 3rd: £481
  • 4th: £240
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 4.51s
  • Off Time: 17:20:43
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Son Du Silence (IRE)

7/1

    2
    Silk -

    Tip Top Gorgeous (IRE)

    15/8

      1(4)
      Silk - White, mauve star

      Tip Top Gorgeous (IRE)

      9
      15/8
      • Form 520221
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-11
      • Official Rating 72

      led, headed narrowly 3f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held towards finish

      2(5)
      Silk - Pink, White spots on sleeves

      Son Du Silence (IRE)

      13
      7/1
      • Form 8123
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 74

      with leader, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong

      3(7)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Black epaulets, sleeves and cap

      I'll Be Good

      12
      13/2
      • Form 60223
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 74

      with leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place and behind

      4(2)
      Silk - Emerald green and dark blue stripes, dark blue sleeves and cap

      Half A Billion (IRE)

      14
      7/2
      • Form 2233
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 73

      tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong

      5(6)
      Silk - Beige, dark blue cross of lorraine and sleeves, dark blue cap, beige star

      Dark Ages (IRE)

      41 D
      12/1
      • Form 42154
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 69

      tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, no impression

      6(8)
      Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

      Valley Of Hope

      14
      4/1
      • Form 6547
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-13
      • Official Rating 66

      with leaders, led narrowly 3f out, driven and headed over 1f out, lost place and no extra inside final furlong

      7(3)
      NR

      Lord Buffhead

      1 CD
      • Form 56818
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-4
      • Official Rating 57

      Nonrunner

      8(1)
      NR

      Just Dixie

      7 b
      • Form 95549
      • Age 2
      • Weight 7-12
      • Official Rating 47

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2010
      (5)
      Silk -

      Watts Up Son

      9/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      Son Du Silence was out of his depth at Ripon last time but is back in the right grade here. I'll Be Good has been knocking on the door, but Dark Ages has struggled in nurseries since winning his maiden at Nottingham in May though is starting to come down the weights. Lord Buffhead has more to do than when winning over C&D two weeks ago but there are possibilities about Valley Of Hope, who had a troubled passage at Catterick last time and could reverse that form with Half A Billion. But the vote goes to TIP TOP GORGEOUS, who showed terrific speed to win by five lengths at Carlisle and may be improving quickly enough to defy her penalty.

      Formwatch

      Tip Top Gorgeous (IRE) 13-8fav (8-12) Raced far side, made all, clear over 1f out, unchallenged, won at Carlisle 6f 2yo mdn aut (4) gs beating Key Addition (8-12) by 5l, 12 ran.

      Son Du Silence (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, soon weakened, 3rd of 5, 10l behind Jessie's Spirit (8-12) at Ripon 6f 2yo stks (3) gs.

      I'll Be Good 7-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Kune Kune (8-12) at Pontefract 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf.

      Half A Billion (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Bumped start, held up, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind See Clearly (8-11) at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs.

      Dark Ages (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, faded approaching final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Roger Sez (9-0) at Haydock 5f 2yo hcp (5) gs in Jul.

      Valley Of Hope 11-4 (8-3) Took keen hold, tracked leaders and wide early, ridden over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, last of 7, 7l behind See Clearly (8-11) at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs.

      Lord Buffhead 20-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, headway halfway, soon tracking leaders, led inside final furlong, all out, just held on, won at Newcastle 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) hvy beating Justine Time (9-1) by shd, 7 ran.

      Just Dixie 33-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 13l behind Aquasulis (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo fll sell stks (6) pol.