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13:40 Newcastle

Saturday 23 December 2023

All11:5512:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

bet365 Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:41 | Winning time: 5m 13.7s

1^st

Brayhill

811-6

17/2

T: J EwartJ: B S Hughes

Chased leader until 4 out, outpaced soon after, rallied well out wide before 2 out, ridden to challenge between last two, rider lost iron briefly soon after, led last, driven clear run-in op 12/1 tchd 8/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Ladronne

911-2

5/2

T: T CollierJ: Henry Brooke

Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 5 out, went 2nd next, every chance 2 out, chased winner run-in, always held tchd 11/4

3^rd

3 ¾

Nocte Volatus

812-2

15/8f

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Wore hood to post, led, ridden and headed last, weakened in 3rd run-in tchd 2/1

4^th

Everyday Champagne

710-11

10/3

T: N W AlexanderJ: Bruce Lynn (3)

Raced keenly chasing leading pair, jumped slowly and lost place 7th, towards rear and never on terms after, left remote 4th last op 9/4 tchd 2/1

Also Ran

Innovated

812-0

33/1

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Jamie Hamilton

Chasing leaders when not fluent and lost place 2nd, behind after, tailed off when mistake 4 out, pulled up before next op 25/1 tchd 22/1 and tchd 40/1

Mint Gold

911-9

8/1

T: Miss Lucinda V RussellJ: Alan Doyle (5)

Raced keenly, jumped right, chased leaders, went right and weakened 3 out, fell last op 12/1

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Non-Runners

Dalyotin¹⁸⁶

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: R Menzies J: Nathan Moscrop

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.50Pl:£4.10, £1.70EX:£32.50Trifecta:£102.90SF:£30.03Swingers:£4.30, £3.80, £1.50

Forecasts

Nocte Volatus (15/8), Ladronne (5/2), Everyday Champagne (10/3), Mint Gold (8/1), Brayhill (17/2), Dalyotin (10/1), Innovated (33/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but NOCTE VOLATUS figures on a handy-looking mark and is taken to gain a deserved first success of the season on the back of a wind op. Everyday Champagne hit the ground running for his new yard when scoring at Ayr and is feared most ahead of course-scorer Ladronne.