20:45 Newcastle

Friday 31 March 2017

All17:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:1520:45

Betway Sprint Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   5f  |   Standard  |   13 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:46  |   Winning time: 59.11s
1st
Horse silk
3
(6)
14/1
T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan
Held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, edged left well inside final furlong, led last strides op 20/1 tchd 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
1
(3)
16/1
T: P T MidgleyJ: C Lee (5)
Chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon hung left, caught final strides
3rd
Horse silk
½
5
(7)
25/1
T: R C GuestJ: D C Costello
Led, ridden and narrowly headed over 1f out, kept on well in closing stages, not quite pace of 1st 2 op 33/1
4th
Horse silk
hd
14
(9)
7/1
T: R C GuestJ: Connor Beasley
Held up and behind, headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went 4th close home, not reach leaders op 8/1 tchd 9/1
5th
Horse silk
½
6
(8)
16/1
T: D H BrownJ: Oisin Murphy
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on under pressure, lost 4th close home op 20/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
4
(1)
10/1
T: D C GriffithsJ: D Allan
Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held when slightly hampered and no extra towards finish tchd 9/1 and 12/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
2
(5)
6/1
T: A D BrownJ: Josh Doyle (5)
Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten op 11/2
7th
Horse silk
dh
8
(14)
7/1
T: Rebecca BastimanJ: P J McDonald
Held up and behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish op 13/2 tchd 6/1
9th
Horse silk
½
10
(11)
4/1f
T: J BaldingJ: Lewis Edmunds (5)
Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong op 5/1
10th
Horse silk
nk
7
(2)
66/1
T: G A HarkerJ: S H James
Held up towards rear, headway far side over 1f out, never going pace to threaten
11th
Horse silk
1
11
(12)
12/1
T: N BycroftJ: Ben Robinson (7)
Chased leaders near side, ridden over 1f out, soon hung left and weakened
12th
Horse silk
½
13
(4)
7/1
T: J & S QuinnJ: Jason Hart
Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 6/1
13th
Horse silk
4 ½
12
(13)
10/1
T: M ApplebyJ: B A Curtis
Chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out tchd 11/1

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Non-Runners

9
(10)
Horse silk
Berlios30
Weight: 9-5|  Age: 4
T: T D Barron  J: Non Runner
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.90Pl:£3.80, £5.50, £5.40EX:£259.60Trifecta:£1,714.90Tricast:£5,457.42SF:£223.89Swingers:£47.70, £140.40, £85.60

Forecasts

You're Cool (4/1), Poppy In The Wind (6/1), Ambitious Icarus (7/1), Royal Brave (7/1), Indian Pursuit (7/1), Berlios (7/1), Lucky Beggar (10/1), It Must Be Faith (10/1), Willbeme (12/1), Art Collection (14/1), Orient Class (16/1), Swirral Edge (16/1), Lydia's Place (25/1), Extrasolar (66/1)

Verdict

This race is likely to unravel deep inside the final furlong with the likes of Ambitious Icarus and ROYAL BRAVE set to be flashing home late. A plethora of course form is available to analyse, and one can tie themselves up in knots in weights and measures, but it's safe to say it would be no surprise at all to see the likes of Indian Pursuit and Poppy In The Wind involved. Both You're Cool and Orient Class have interwoven form lines and are respected with the former making giant strides on Tapeta at Wolverhampton in 2017. However, the vote goes to the Rebecca Bastiman trained C&D winner Royal Brave who remains on a fair mark, and may not be quite as fresh and keen as on his return to the track earlier this month; not that there's too much wrong with his fourth placed effort behind the progressive Just Us Two.
  1. Royal Brave
  2. You're Cool
  3. Ambitious Icarus

Prize Money

1st: £3,234.002nd: £962.003rd: £481.004th: £240.00

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