Racecards
15:10 Newcastle
North East Business Expo Mares' Maiden Hurdle (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,600 added
- Winner: £1,689
- 2nd: £496
- 3rd: £248
- 4th: £124
- Form 98-6
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
always in rear, weakened 4 out, soon tailed off, pulled up 2 out
Alimure
46- Form 976-5P4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C A Mulhall
- Jockey Henry Brooke
held up in touch, chased leaders halfway, under pressure 3 out, stayed on approaching last, never able to challenge
- Form F75
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 99
- Trainer A G Foster
- Jockey Grant Cockburn
chased leaders, mistake 2nd, under pressure halfway, stayed on to go 2nd approaching last, no chance with winner
Creagan Bay
30- Form P-P6P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer T D Walford
- Jockey B J Toomey
led untl after 3 out, weakened before last
- Form 56-74
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
behind, headway halfway, soon mid-division, pushed along approaching 8th, soon lost place, stayed on approaching last
- Form 75-5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey B S Hughes
always behind, weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out
Kinder Scout
23- Form 05-6PPP
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey C I Gillies
tracked leader, lost place 4th, slow 6th, soon no impression
Seren Gris
22- Form 83
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey J Reveley
behind, headway 7th, chased leaders 3 out, led before next, drew clear approaching last, very easily
Verdict
Ballade De La Mer ran her best race so far when fifth at Sedgefield earlier in the month but the form is still only modest. De Vine Memory was a distant fourth on her hurdling debut at Catterick but just as interesting are Bow Fiddle and SEREN GRIS, who have only contested bumpers so far. The latter gets the vote as she was given plenty to do when third at Catterick last time and is a half-sister to the stable's useful pair Rouge Et Noir and Seren Rouge.
Formwatch
A Beat So Far 66-1 (10-11) Towards rear, behind from over 7f out, tailed off over 3f out, 6th of 8, well behind Howaboutnow (11-11) at Sedgefield 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd.
Alimure 8-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 7f out, soon struggling, tailed off over 4f out, 4th of 5, 49l behind A Little Swifter (11-1) at Southwell 2m Mares Nat Hunt Flat (AWT) (4yo+) (6) std in Feb.
Ballade de La Mer 100-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, bumped 4th, badly hampered and pushed left next, ridden before 3 out, weakened and went left 2 out, 5th of 11, 12l behind Prima Porta (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gd.
Creagan Bay 100-1 (10-10) Towards rear, struggling after 5th, tailed off and pulled up before 7th, in a race won by Star In Flight (11-10) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Feb, 15 ran.
De Vine Memory 25-1 (10-12) In rear, weakened from 4th, tailed off, 4th of 8, 36l behind Countess Comet (11-5) at Catterick 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs.
High Expectation 33-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, outpaced over 4f out, plugged on from over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 11, 33l behind Scarlet Fire (10-7) at Newcastle 2m NH flat (6) gs in Feb.
Kinder Scout 40-1 (10-9) Close up and keen, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Winstone (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs, 9 ran.
Seren Gris 5-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on to take 3rd place close home, 3rd of 8, 18l behind Diligent (10-10) at Catterick 2m Conditional Mares Nat Hunt Flat (4-6yo) (6) gs.
Bow Fiddle (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Held up in touch, under pressure over 5f out, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 9, 34l behind Ballyalton (11-9) at Doncaster 2m NH flat (6) gd in Feb.