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16:50 Newcastle

Thomson's Handicap Chase (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,700 added
  • Winner: £5,653
  • 2nd: £1,660
  • 3rd: £830
  • 4th: £415
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 13.90s
  • Off Time: 16:50:20
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Garleton (IRE)

11/1

    2
    Silk -

    Ballycolin

    9/2

      1
      Silk - Royal blue and white (quartered), light blue and white hooped sleeves, royal blue cap

      Garleton (IRE)

      116 t D
      11/1
      • Form 152266
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-12
      • Official Rating 135

      led until 3 out, soon rallied, jumped right and led again 2 out, drew clear last, stayed on well

      3
      Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue triple diamond and armlets

      Beneficial Reform (IRE)

      26 D
      2/1
      • Form 4312F1
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 126

      tracked leader, hard ridden 4 out, weakened next

      4
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red chevrons, quartered cap

      Rolecarr (IRE)

      20 BF
      11/4
      • Form 1U1323
      • Age 9
      • Weight 11-3
      • Official Rating 126

      held up in touch, pushed along 10th, hit 5 out, soon ridden and weakened

      5
      Silk - Yellow, black cross of lorraine, yellow sleeves, black spots and cap

      Ballycolin

      91 D
      9/2
      • Form 134-21R
      • Age 9
      • Weight 10-11
      • Official Rating 120

      tracked leaders, mistake 11th, effort 4 out, led next, hampered when headed next, no extra closing stages

      6
      Silk - Purple, light blue cross belts, sleeves and cap

      Mr Crystal (FR)

      88 C
      7/2
      • Form 15/4P43
      • Age 8
      • Weight 10-6
      • Official Rating 115

      held up in touch, hampered 11th, effort 4 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out

      2
      NR

      Fabalu (IRE)

      29 b D
      • Form 161/451
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-4
      • Official Rating 127

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Rolecarr has done well in his first season over fences and may still be improving. He would have finished well ahead of Ballycolin had the latter not refused at Kelso in December. Garleton and Fabalu both stay further than this and the former hasn't raced since the beginning of December while Mr Crystal also returns from a break. BENEFICIAL REFORM won a novice chase at Doncaster earlier this month, however, and thrives on this sort of ground. He wasn't fully wound up when beaten by Ballycolin over 2m4f at Musselburgh in the autumn and should reverse those placings here.

      Formwatch

      Garleton (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Led to 6th, remained prominent, outpaced 2 out, weakened approaching last, 6th of 12, 42l behind Eyre Square (10-9) at Kelso 4m hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft in Dec.

      Beneficial Reform (IRE) 5-2 (11-7) Led, ridden and headed narrowly flat, rallied to regain lead last 25 yards, just held on, won at Doncaster 3m nov chs (4) gd beating Mr Moss (11-7) by ns, 4 ran.

      Rolecarr (IRE) 3-1fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 4 out to chase leading pair, ridden before 2 out, one pace and no impression, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Merigo (11-12) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy.

      Ballycolin 8-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, chased leaders before 5 out, weakened 3 out, behind when refusued last, in a race won by Rolecarr (11-11) at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Dec, 7 ran.

      Mr Crystal (FR) 6-1 (11-10) Held up, ridden and weakened 11th, 3rd of 7, 14l behind Time Out (11-1) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Jan.

      Fabalu (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Made all, ridden after 3 out, stayed on gamely, won at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Feb beating Valley View (11-7) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.