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16:30 Newcastle

Saturday 14 April 2018

All13:3014:0514:4015:2015:5516:3017:0017:45

Vertem - Leading The Field Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:31 | Winning time: 4m 39.6s

1^st

Sakhee's City

711-6

11/4

T: P A KirbyJ: Thomas Dowson (3)

Always prominent, led after 2nd, pushed clear before last, easily (2 hurdles omitted) op 3/1 tchd 9/4

2^nd

Bulls Head

610-8

11/10f

T: M TodhunterJ: Ross Chapman (3)

Chased leaders, driven to challenge 3 out, kept on same pace approaching last op 11/8

3^rd

Applaus

610-9

4/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Sean Quinlan

Chased leaders, took closer order 3 out, weakened next op 3/1

4^th

Katgary

811-12

9/2

T: Miss P RobsonJ: Craig Nichol

Led until after 2nd, remained prominent, effort 3 out, weakened before last op 11/2

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Non-Runners

Rhymers Stone²⁰

Weight: 10-8| Age: 10

T: Mrs H O Graham J: Callum Bewley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.10EX:£11.50Trifecta:£29.20SF:£6.66

Forecasts

Bulls Head (11/10), Sakhee's City (11/4), Applaus (4/1), Katgary (9/2), Rhymers Stone (12/1)

A tight, trappy contest in which you'd be reluctant to be totally dismissive about any of the five runners. Katgary ran a blinder here in the Fighting Fifth in November, but could do with being cut some slack by the assessor. Rhymers Stone and Applaus are both C&D winners, whilst Sakhee's City is generally stronger over further. Therefore, that leaves us with the ultra progressive BULLS HEAD. He's 2 from 2 since joining Martin Todhunter, revels in testing conditions, and despite this representing a much stiffer assignment, the handicapper could still be playing catch up from a hastily revised mark of 117.