Racecards
16:45 Newcastle
Best Racing Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Class 2)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £45,000 added
- Winner: £24,300
- 2nd: £11,408
- 3rd: £5,706
- 4th: £2,853
- Form 411-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
wore hood to post, raced keenly in centre tracking leaders, led inside final 2f, shaken up inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
- Form 611-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
raced in group near side, held up in last pair, headway tracking leaders 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
G'day Mate
128- Form 2150-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
raced keenly, led in centre, headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened soon after
- Form 61222-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey Harry Davies
raced centre, held up in last trio, pushed along and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong,
- Form 636481-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey Finley Marsh
tracked leaders, good headway near side rail over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, quickened to lead towards finish
- Form 116242-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
raced initially in centre group, held up in rear, switched to near side group halfway, not clear run and switched back left to far side of centre group over 1f out, driven and stayed on into 3rd towards finish
- Form 315943-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey D Fentiman
wore hood to post, led group on near side rail and 2nd overall, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 753468-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Cam Hardie
raced near side tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 371734-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Tyler Heard
raced keenly tracking leaders near side rail, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Formwatch
Sommelier 1-6fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, soon led, pushed clear final furlong, comfortable, won at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Nov beating Different Breed (9-4) by 8 1/2l, 8 ran.
Brave Empire (IRE) 6-5fav (9-11) Tracked leaders, shaken up and led well over 2f out, ridden and readily went clear 1f out, kept on strongly, eased towards finish, won at Redcar 6f stks (5) gd in Jun beating Dark Encounter (9-4) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
G'day Mate 18-1 (9-5) Broke well, tracked leader, 4th halfway, under pressure over 2f out, lost place under 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, last of 10, 10 1/2l behind Letsbefrankaboutit (9-5) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Neapolitan (FR) 6-1 (9-11) Led briefly, chased leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Gunfighter (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Dec.
Harvanna 9-4 (9-9) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well, readily, won at Yarmouth 5f fll stks (5) gf in Jul beating Tangled Up In Blue (8-12) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Blue Prince (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) In rear, headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f (4) pol in Dec beating Flag Carrier (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Bazball (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Midfield, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, lead narrowly final 110 yards, no extra and headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1l behind The Bitter Moose (9-5) at Lingfield 7f (5) pol in Dec.
Loaded Gun (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Dwelt in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Blue Prince (9-5) at Southwell 6f (4) pol in Dec.
Callianassa (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) In rear, never on terms, last of 8, 6l behind Blue Prince (9-5) at Southwell 6f (4) pol in Dec.
I'm Spartacus (IRE) 22-1 (8-10) Not much room and last to break, in rear, kept on from over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, no impression on leaders, 4th of 7, 5l behind Honest Desire (9-2) at Kempton 6f (4) pol in Dec.