17:15 Newcastle

Saturday 25 February 2023

All13:1013:4314:1814:5315:2516:0316:3817:15

Vertem Investing For The Future Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 190y  |   Good to Soft  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:15  |   Winning time: 4m 16.37s
1st
Horse silk
3
11/2
T: M WalfordJ: Tom Midgley
Tracked leaders, pushed along home turn, not fluent 3 out, pressed front pair last, ridden and led over 110 yards out on flat, stayed on well, won going away tchd 5/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
1
13/2
T: J CandlishJ: Theo Gillard
Prominent, joined leaders 5th, led clearly home turn, hit 3 out and pushed along, faced challenge 2 out, ridden and headed over 110 yards out on run-in, no extra op 8/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¾
9
14/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Abbie McCain (3)
Rear mid-division, headway home turn, went 4th 3 out, pushed along before next, switched right approaching last, stayed on one pace op 10/1 tchd 16/1
4th
Horse silk
5
10
7/2
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Ellis Collier (8)
Chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, every chance last, weakened run-in tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
33/1
T: J EwartJ: Edward Austin
Disputed lead, pushed along and headed home turn, ridden before 3 out, gradually faded op 40/1 tchd 28/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
6/1
T: D McCain JnrJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)
Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, plugged on, never a danger tchd 13/2
7th
Horse silk
7 ½
4
100/1
T: R M SmithJ: William Shanahan (3)
Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, no progress and weakened before last op 40/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ½
5
10/3f
T: F P MurtaghJ: Lorcan Murtagh
Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, weakened next op 11/4 tchd 7/2
9th
Horse silk
hd
6
611-7
8/1
T: A B HamiltonJ: Alan Doyle
In rear, mistake 1st, pushed along home turn, never involved op 17/2 tchd 11/1
10th
Horse silk
9
8
25/1
T: N G RichardsJ: Conor Rabbitt (6)
Towards rear, pushed along before 3 out where not fluent, soon beaten op 28/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
18/1
T: D J JeffreysJ: Lewis Dobb (5)
Raced keenly, disputed lead, not fluent 4th, shaken up and headed before 6th, soon lost position and tailed off, pulled up before 3 out op 20/1 tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50Pl:£1.90, £2.10, £3.40EX:£36.30Trifecta:£297.80Tricast:£482.31SF:£41.50Swingers:£6.00, £8.10, £14.20

Forecasts

Edmond Dantes (10/3), Tonto Foley (7/2), Moonlight Glory (11/2), Largy Reach (6/1), Crack Du Ninian (13/2), El Jefe (8/1), Yellow Jacket (14/1), Ten Ten Twenty (18/1), Wilhelm Vonvenster (25/1), Hapy La Vie (33/1), Couldntgivamonkeys (100/1)

Verdict

If a return to timber sparks CRACK DU NINIAN back to life he could take a bit of stopping as he's running here off a 10 lb lower mark than when placed in a Carlisle Class 3 on his latest hurdle start back in October. A market move for Christian Williams handicap newcomer Tonto Foley would make him a potentially dangerous opponent. Ten Ten Twenty is another to consider.

  1. CRACK DU NINIAN (FR)
  2. TONTO FOLEY (IRE)
  3. TEN TEN TWENTY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Hungry Tiger
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 8
J: D B Hurst  |  T: G Bewley
7/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,406.002nd: £1,567.003rd: £784.004th: £392.005th: £195.00

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