15:37 Newcastle

Thursday 4 January 2024

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  • 4YO plus  |   Class 6  |   2m 56y  |   Standard / Slow  |   12 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:38  |   Winning time: 3m 53.51s
1st
Horse silk
8
(10)
7/1
T: R MenziesJ: Alistair Rawlinson
Made all, ridden 2f out, well clear final furlong, ridden out op 10/1
2nd
Horse silk
5 ½
10
(4)
7/1
T: I JardineJ: C Lee
Rear of mid-division, pushed along off pace 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well for distant 2nd final 100 yards tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
½
11
(3)
17/2
T: Ewan WhillansJ: A Mullen
Chased leader on inside, ridden and outpaced 2f out, plugged on final furlong, lost 2nd final 100 yards op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
(7)
50/1
T: Ewan WhillansJ: Phil Dennis
Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, late headway inside final furlong for 4th op 40/1
5th
Horse silk
nk
2
(1)
13/2
T: Sara EnderJ: Ryan Sexton (3)
Mid-division on inside, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong op 4/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
5
(5)
5/1
T: B BrookhouseJ: D C Costello
Held up, pushed along off pace 3f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms op 13/2
7th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
(2)
25/1
T: S EnglandJ: Cam Hardie
Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out tchd 40/1
8th
Horse silk
2
3
(9)
4/1
T: T DavidsonJ: Jason Hart
Slowly away, in rear, headway on outside 6f out, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong op 11/4
9th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
(6)
7/2f
T: R MenziesJ: P Mulrennan
Always towards rear, never involved op 9/2
10th
Horse silk
7 ½
1
(8)
18/1
T: R Fell & S MurrayJ: Jonny Peate (3)
Mid-division, pushed along and weakened 3f out op 14/1 tchd 20/1
11th
Horse silk
7 ½
9
(11)
50/1
T: C GrantJ: J P Sullivan
Mid-division on outside, pushed along and weakened 2f out op 33/1
12th
Horse silk
21
12
(12)
40/1
T: W StoreyJ: Paula Muir (3)
Prominent, pushed along and weakened rapidly 3f out, tailed off op 66/1 tchd 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.00Pl:£1.90, £2.80, £3.00EX:£60.40Trifecta:£570.80Tricast:£432.09SF:£56.30Swingers:£10.00, £12.40, £10.40

Forecasts

Heatherdown Hero (7/2), Spirit Of Ash (4/1), Liberated Lad (5/1), Cold Henry (13/2), Show No Fear (7/1), Crystal Guard (7/1), Zephlyn (17/2), Gift Of Raaj (18/1), Ghadbbaan (25/1), Lady Hamilton (40/1), Typewritten (50/1), Strong Team (50/1)

Verdict

A competitive opener in which the vote goes to SPIRIT OF ASH, who found only one too good in a slowly-run affair over 12.4f last month and reunited with Jason Hart, she can gain course victory number 5. Cold Henry is a reliable type so he could give the selection most to think about, with Heatherdown Hero and stable-switcher Ghadbbaan taken to fight out minor honours.

  1. SPIRIT OF ASH (IRE)
  2. COLD HENRY
  3. HEATHERDOWN HERO

Previous Winners

2023
Quercus Robur
Weight: 9-5  |Age: 4
J: K Stott  |  T: A Nicol
11/8

Prize Money

1st: £2,983.002nd: £1,400.003rd: £699.004th: £350.005th: £174.00

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