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BetUK: It's Where The UK Bets Handicap (Div 1) (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 42y
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £7,100 added
  • Winner: £3,716
  • 2nd: £1,744
  • 3rd: £871
  • 4th: £436
1(5)
Silk - Purple, light green striped sleeves

Kaaranah (IRE)

25 BF
  • Form 987-753
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-12
  • Official Rating 68

2(1)
Silk - Royal blue, white and red check sleeves, white cap

Urban Road

16 v CCD
  • Form 553514
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-11
  • Official Rating 67

3(9)
Silk - Light Blue and Yellow check, Red sleeves and cap

Alpine Sierra (IRE)

16 CD
  • Form 236651
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 66

4(4)
Silk - Beige, black hoops, white sleeves, beige cap, black star

Shamardal Star

24 t
  • Form 27669
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 64

5(6)
Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow (quartered), Yellow sleeves, Dark Blue stars and stars on cap

Cusack

11 p CCD
  • Form 008894
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 64

6(8)
Silk - White, royal blue seams, royal blue and white striped sleeves, yellow cap

Powerful Response (IRE)

16 CD
  • Form 746362
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 62

7(3)
Silk - Beige, royal blue cross belts and sleeves

Falcon Nine

25 p
  • Form 782744
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 61

8(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, Dark Blue cap, Pink spots

Sandret (IRE)

25 CD
  • Form 836672
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 58

9(2)
Silk - Yellow, light blue seams, hooped sleeves, light blue cap

Hot Team (IRE)

16 b DCD
  • Form 360636
  • Age 8
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 52

In depth

Formwatch

Kaaranah (IRE) 3-1fav (9-10) Led, asked for effort over 2f out, stayed on well but headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Urban Road (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Urban Road 4-1 (10-2) Raced keenly, held up in last pair, not clear run from over 1f out, good late headway when in the clear inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Midnight Lion (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Alpine Sierra (IRE) 6-1 (9-10) Steadied rear, gained a place halfway, good headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, won going away, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Powerful Response (9-9) by 1l, 9 ran.

Shamardal Star 5-1 (9-9) Steadied start, always towards rear, 9th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Silver Nightfall (9-13) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Cusack 20-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders far side of group, reminders over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, dropped to 4th post, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Trais Fluors (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Powerful Response (IRE) 10-3 (9-9) Tracked leaders, led near side rail inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, kept on for 2nd, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Alpine Sierra (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Falcon Nine 7-2 (9-4) Towards rear, going okay over 2f out, soon pushed along and headway, stayed on well inside final furlong, never near to challenge, 4th of 11, 3l behind Urban Road (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Sandret (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on and squeezed through on stands rail over 110 yards out, kept on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Panama City (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Hot Team (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Off the pace in 6th, never involved, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Midnight Lion (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.