14:45 Newcastle

Thursday 16 January 2025

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Off time: 14:57 | Winning time: 5m 23.1s

1^st

Aquitaine Boy

1011-9

10/1

T: Ruth JeffersonJ: Jamie Hamilton

Mid-division, headway 5th, pushed along 7th, closed 3 out, led after 2 out, driven flat, just held on op 8/1 tchd 11/1

2^nd

Prince Nino

810-5

7/1

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Peter Kavanagh (3)

In touch, pushed along 5th, led before hit 3 out, headed after 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied into 2nd flat, stayed on, just held op 9/1 tchd 10/1

3^rd

Mister Smarty

811-0

8/15f

T: Miss T JacksonJ: Alan Doyle (5)

Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway from 7th, pushed along before 2 out, went 2nd briefly last, kept on same pace flat tchd 1/2

4^th

1 ½

Bridgetjoans

610-12

9/1

T: S WaughJ: Charlie Maggs (5)

Chased leaders, led before 3 out, soon headed, 4th and no impression inside final 100 yards tchd 10/1

5^th

Call Your Bluff

511-7

16/1

T: T EllisJ: Miss Gina Andrews

Tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, no impression after op 18/1

6^th

3 ½

Noble Affair

910-11

50/1

T: Mrs J WaltonJ: Ross Chapman

Prominent, led 1st, headed before 3 out, soon beaten

7^th

Agilulf

611-1

17/2

T: A NicolJ: Craig Nichol

In touch in mid-division, not fluent 5th, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened op 10/1 tchd 8/1

8^th

Faha Belle

711-6

16/1

T: Lizzie QuinlanJ: Sean Quinlan

Led until 1st, prominent, slow 5th, lost place before 3 out, weakened next op 12/1 tchd 18/1

9^th

2 ¼

On We Go

1211-2

66/1

T: G BoanasJ: B S Hughes

Always towards rear op 40/1

10^th

Penpal

1010-10

28/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Emma Smith-Chaston (3)

Mid-division, well beaten after 7th op 33/1

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Non-Runners

Foreva Alfie¹⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 7

T: Paul Robson J: Ryan Mania

Wearelongterm³⁸

Weight: 11-7| Age: 8

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: Henry Brooke

Balking⁴³

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: Mrs Dianne Sayer J: C O'Farrell

You Say Its Over⁵¹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 7

T: Micky Hammond J: Joshua Thompson

Didntgotwenty²¹

Weight: 10-3| Age: 6

T: M Todhunter J: William Maggs

Moroccan Moon⁴⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 6

T: G Boanas J: Non Runner

Westerdale³⁶

Weight: 10-12| Age: 6

T: M Walford J: Jamie Hamilton

Monklaw³⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: W Coltherd J: Danny McMenamin

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£14.70Pl:£2.50, £1.70, £1.10EX:£109.50Trifecta:£206.10Tricast:£103.72SF:£83.05Swingers:£8.10, £3.40, £1.50

Forecasts

Mister Smarty (8/15), Prince Nino (7/1), Balking (7/1), Agilulf (17/2), Bridgetjoans (9/1), Aquitaine Boy (10/1), You Say Its Over (10/1), Foreva Alfie (11/1), Didntgotwenty (11/1), Call Your Bluff (16/1), Faha Belle (16/1), Wearelongterm (25/1), Westerdale (25/1), Penpal (28/1), Moroccan Moon (33/1), Monklaw (33/1), Noble Affair (50/1), On We Go (66/1)

MISTER SMARTY has returned thriving and has the right circumstances (best in well-run races) again, so he's fancied to complete the hat-trick. It looks wide open otherwise, with cases to be made for plenty, although Prince Nino looks the pick of the opposition.