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15:30 Newcastle

Pimms Summer Classic Handicap (Class 4)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.26s
  • Off Time: 15:30:38
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Grigorovitch (IRE)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Malapropism

    6/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow Cross of Lorraine, Yellow cap

      Grigorovitch (IRE)

      2 D
      3/1
      • Form 397203
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 84

      held up, switched left and driven approaching final furlong, ran on to lead post

      2(3)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK star, quartered cap

      Bluebok

      11 D
      4/1
      • Form 415421
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-13
      • Official Rating 84

      held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and one pace final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Emerald Green, White spots on sleeves

      Malapropism

      8 D
      6/1
      • Form 245124
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-12
      • Official Rating 83

      led, driven over 1f out, kept on final furlong, headed post

      5(2)
      Silk - Emerald Green and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Black cap

      Kings College Boy

      2 v D
      5/1
      • Form 324142
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 73

      held up behind leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

      6(8)
      Silk - YELLOW, RED sash, armlets and cap

      Aegean Dancer

      8 D
      5/1
      • Form 458221
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 72

      steadied at start, held up, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong

      7(5)
      Silk - Old Gold, Purple sash and cap, Gold spots

      Strensall

      3 CDD
      8/1
      • Form 263651
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-1
      • Official Rating 65

      in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong

      8(7)
      Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond

      Raccoon (IRE)

      12 v D
      10/1
      • Form 735633
      • Age 6
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 67

      chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon beaten

      4(4)
      NR

      Spanish Ace

      11 D
      • Form 102076
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 79

      Nonrunner

      In depth

      Verdict

      Strensall has more to do under a 7lb penalty for his win at Catterick on Wednesday and a safer bet looks to be recent Yarmouth winner Bluebok, who is preferred to Malapropism. The last mentioned comes from the in-form yard of Mick Channon and has shown a better level of form of late himself so he has to be respected. Ian Semple's Grigorovitch would have claims if able to reproduce the form of his latest effort at York but he is not the most consistent of performers, while Kings College Boy is hard to win with and is arguably better with more cut in the ground. Aegean Dancer and Spanish Ace cannot be ruled out but Bluebok was good value for his defeat of Malapropism at Yarmouth and is taken to confirm that form.

      Formwatch

      Grigorovitch (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Reared start, behind, driven 2f out, switched outside over 1f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong, just failed, 3rd of 7, hd behind Royal Challenge (9-9) at York 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

      Bluebok 2-1fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-85 (4) frm beating Malapropism (9-12) by 2l, 6 ran.

      Malapropism 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace when hampered inside final furlong, no extra close home, 4th of 11, 3l behind Mr Wolf (9-11) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

      Kings College Boy 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on, headed post, 2nd of 7, shd behind Royal Challenge (9-9) at York 5f hcp 0-90 (3) gf.

      Aegean Dancer 7-2 (9-6) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, just held on, won at Carlisle 5f hcp 0-70 (5) frm beating True Magic (9-10) by a hd, 8 ran.

      Strensall 9-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to lead near finish, won at Catterick 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Hypnosis (8-4) by a nk, 7 ran.

      Raccoon (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Raced alone stands side, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Ellens Academy (9-0) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-80 (4) frm.

      Spanish Ace 6-1 (9-11) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 9l behind Bluebok (9-7) at Yarmouth 5f hcp 0-85 (4) frm.