17:30 Newcastle

Thursday 20 March 2025

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Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 2m 10.3s

1^st

(4)

Midnight Lion

58-12

15/2

T: J S GoldieJ: Lauren Young (7)

Made all, ridden 2f out, clear final furlong, ran on well op 7/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(3)

Lord Protector

79-8

28/1

T: Mrs R CarrJ: J P Sullivan

Mid-division on inside, keen early, going well behind leaders 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, stayed on strongly final 100 yards op 25/1

3^rd

(6)

Beraz

79-9

5/2f

T: Miss J A CamachoJ: Callum Rodriguez

Mid-division, smooth headway 2f out, pushed along and could not go pace of leader final furlong, kept on op 10/3 tchd 9/4

4^th

1 ¾

(8)

Saturn Five

69-1

7/1

T: C FellowesJ: Mikkel Mortensen (5)

Held up towards rear, ridden off pace over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong op 13/2 tchd 8/1

5^th

(11)

Charlie's Choice

59-3

11/2

T: D M SimcockJ: Warren Fentiman (5)

Rear of mid-division, headway on outside from off pace 2f out, soon hard ridden, kept on inside final furlong, never on terms op 9/2

6^th

1 ½

(10)

Asgard's Captain

59-10

11/4

T: Dylan CunhaJ: Rhys Clutterbuck

Mid-division on outside, pushed along 4f out, outpaced 2f out, late headway final 100 yards op 3/1 and tchd 16/5

7^th

8 ½

(1)

Value Added

58-12

125/1

T: Micky HammondJ: Aiden Brookes (3)

Chased leader on inside, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, no extra final furlong op 66/1

8^th

1 ¼

(9)

Elemental Eye

48-5

18/1

T: I JardineJ: A Mullen

In rear, pushed along off pace over 2f out, behind final furlong op 12/1 tchd 11/1

9^th

(2)

Cougar

69-9

25/1

T: I JardineJ: Mohammed Tabti (5)

Always towards rear, never involved op 28/1 and tchd 33/1

10^th

3 ¼

(5)

Simple Star

78-11

66/1

T: Mrs Dianne SayerJ: Jason Hart

Chased leader on outside, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out op 40/1 tchd 80/1

11^th

2 ¼

(7)

Harappan

59-5

12/1

T: J ButlerJ: Lewis Edmunds

Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, no extra final furlong op 14/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£1.80, £7.50, £1.30EX:£147.70Trifecta:£1,192.00Tricast:£674.06SF:£199.31Swingers:£23.40, £4.60, £18.00

Forecasts

Beraz (5/2), Asgard's Captain (11/4), Charlie's Choice (11/2), Saturn Five (7/1), Midnight Lion (15/2), Harappan (12/1), Elemental Eye (18/1), Cougar (25/1), Lord Protector (28/1), Simple Star (66/1), Value Added (125/1)

A few with chances but BERAZ caught the eye on the back of breathing surgery when a recent C&D fifth and edges the vote from mulitple C&D scorer Midnight Lion. Saturn Five resumes from a lay-off on a lenient mark and also needs factoring in along with last year's winner Asgard's Captain.