Racecards
16:25 Newcastle
Shrewd Punters Visit Freebetting.co.uk Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £3,200 added
- Winner: £2,072
- 2nd: £617
- 3rd: £308
- 4th: £154
- Form 17-7585
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Lee Topliss
chased leaders, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, pressing winner when bumped slightly inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Form 677-867
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Pat Morris
- Jockey Stephen Craine
dwelt, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, chased leading pair inside final furlong, no impression
- Form 942210
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 183321
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
went left start, with leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased
- Form 14-2789
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 69
with leaders, led over 2f out, hard ridden and under pressure when edged left inside final furlong, held on well towards finish
- Form 296959
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
close up, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 859165
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey P Mulrennan
chased leaders, ridden to chase leading pair 2f out, until weakened inside final furlong
- Form 065716
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer A D Brown
- Jockey S De Sousa
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
In depth
Verdict
EREBUS looks to have turned the corner and if able to handle this slower surface, looks to have an obvious chance of getting into the winners enclosure again. Spinning Spirit was a little below par at Hamilton though did not seem to have too many issues with a similar surface earlier on in the season. Fair Bunny is respected as a course and distance winner despite having to race from 1lb out of the handicap. Coin From Heaven has tended to put up her better performances at this time of the season in the past and the Invincible Spirit filly is worthy of closer inspection in the market beforehand. Red Scintilla has few excuses on the going but we would have liked to have seen more winners from her yard.
Formwatch
Coin From Heaven (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Behind, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to chase leaders inside final furlong, no impression, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Barren Brook (9-4) at Redcar 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Pilgrim Dancer (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, not pace to challenge, 7th of 12, 11l behind Ginger Ted (9-5) at Hamilton 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in May.
Red Scintilla 16-1 (8-11) Always in rear, 14th of 15, 43l behind Red Gulch (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Erebus (IRE) 3-1fav (9-9) Always prominent, led over 1f out, hard ridden, stayed on gamely under pressure closing stages, won at Warwick 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug beating Downhill Skier (9-1) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Durham Express (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 9th of 10, 9l behind Select Committee (9-5) at Redcar 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Master Leon 11-1 (9-4) Behind and soon ridden along, 9th of 13, 16l behind Westwood (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Aug.
Spinning Spirit (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Behind, hard driven and headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure, never able to challenge, 5th of 11, 5l behind Ritual (9-7) at Hamilton 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Fair Bunny 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd stands side group, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 10l behind Bravely (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-55 (6) gd.