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14:40 Newcastle

F1 Signs & Digital Handicap (Class 5)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 93y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,000 added
  • Winner: £2,588
  • 2nd: £770
  • 3rd: £385
  • 4th: £192
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 49.02s
  • Off Time: 14:40:16
  • 11 Ran
1(1)
Silk - Grey, orange star, grey sleeves, orange stars, orange cap
11/2
  • Form 174-571
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 76

held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms

2(8)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves and cap

Activate

7 p BFD
5/2
  • Form 622212
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 74

tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, faded final furlong

3(4)
Silk - Red, emerald green diamonds on sleeves, red cap, emerald green diamond
  • Form 572420-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-6
  • Official Rating 74

mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, nearest finish

4(5)
Silk - Red, Dark Blue stripe
18/1
  • Form 103196-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 71

slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along over 5f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer

5(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoop, diamonds on sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow spots
  • Form 67066/3-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 70

mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, never able to challenge

6(9)
Silk - Purple and Light Green stripes, Purple sleeves, Light Green cap
20/1
  • Form 47/8534-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 69

behind, lost touch over 4f out, soon beaten

7(11)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK chevrons, WHITE sleeves, BLACK stars, WHITE cap, BLACK stars
25/1
  • Form 359698-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 67

made all, hard ridden over 1f out, kept on well under pressure

8(10)
Silk - Dark Blue, White star, Red sleeves, White stars, Red cap, White star
8/1
  • Form 4027-36
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 68

tracked leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon outpaced, rallied closing stages, never reached winner

9(7)
Silk - Dark Blue, Dark Blue and Light Blue check sleeves and cap
  • Form 1355-65
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 65

chased leaders, lost place over 2f out

10(3)
Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap
12/1
  • Form 571228-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 64

chased leaders, driven over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

11(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, White spots and sleeves, Scarlet cap
6/1
  • Form 0/413
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-6
  • Official Rating 61

mid-division, weakened 3f out

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Not many of these can be recommended with any confidence. Thecornishcowboy is an exception as he had looked in the handicapper's grip before popping-up again at Lingfield last time. He's not easily overlooked but ACTIVATE is just preferred. The latter has been raised another 6lb for finishing second at Musselburgh last week but an apprentice's allowance negates most of that and Keith Dalgleish's charge has won off higher marks in the past. Southwell winner Mister Bob needs to improve to figure but has the scope to do so, while Come Here Yew makes most appeal of those returning to action.

Formwatch

Thecornishcowboy 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders travelling well, headway between horses inside final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead near finish, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar beating Kent Ragstone (9-4) by hd, 6 ran.

Activate 2-1fav (9-10) Tracked leader, led after 5f, driven and headed inside final 2f, soon ridden, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Full Speed (9-3) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Mar.

Come Here Yew (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 10th of 16, 13l behind Daneking (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.

La Bacouetteuse (FR) 20-1 (9-5) Dwelt, always towards rear, 6th of 10, 19l behind Ukrainian (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Sep.

Graceful Descent (FR) 16-1 (9-5) In touch in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 3f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Silver Tigress (8-7) at Haydock 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jun.

Beat The Shower 12-1 (9-8) Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 10, 10l behind Ukrainian (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Sep.

Mohawk Ridge 13-2 (9-12) Close up and keen, ridden over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 21l behind Mason Hindmarsh (9-8) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.

Roc De Prince 20-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden along over 4f out, weakened 3f out, last of 6, 40l behind Jacobs Son (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.

Light The City (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened over 4f out, tailed off, last of 5, 30l behind Lexington Bay (9-6) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Mar.

Generous Dream 12-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 37l behind Mashaari (9-2) at York 2m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.

Mister Bob (GER) 2-1fav (8-12) Pressed leader 2f, tracked leaders, bumped over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Mcbirney (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.