Racecards
16:25 Newcastle
Betway Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 98y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Form 614560-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer W Storey
- Jockey Nathan Evans
took keen hold, led, headed over 9f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 501/14-2
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer Mrs Marjorie Fife
- Jockey S H James
prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th and held when not much room close home
- Form 220077/
- Age 7
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey P J McDonald
chased leaders, effort 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish
Woodacre
29- Form 93356-4
- Age 10
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer R M Whitaker
- Jockey George Chaloner
steadied start, took keen hold towards rear, effort over 2f out, 5th and ridden when went wrong, faltered and unseated rider over 1f out
- Form 94111-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey J Fanning
tracked leaders, led over 9f out, headed over 6f out, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, 3rd and held when not much room close home
Thorntoun Care
514- Form 376050/
- Age 6
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Jamie Gormley
held up in rear, well beaten final 2f
- Form 254123-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Karen McLintock
- Jockey L Morris
mid-division, took keen hold, closed over 6f out, not clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, stayed on
Highwayman
33- Form 624026-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey A Mullen
towards rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, one pace and beaten over 1f out
- Form 664205-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Connor Beasley
withdrawn
In depth
Verdict
GO GEORGE GO overcame a 9lb hike in the weights to win over track and trip for the fourth time in succession. He’s beaten Maulesden May and Woodacre along the way and is worth sticking with in his current form. Medicine Hat sports headgear for the first time today after going close over 2m here while Taopix has been thereabouts over 1m2f since winning over course and distance in November but is now 8lb higher. The remainder are harder to fancy with Thorntoun Care having missed the whole of last year.
Formwatch
Card High (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Towards rear of mid-division on inside, pushed along and struggling over 4f out, soon behind, tailed off, 11th of 12, dist behind I Am Not Here (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Medicine Hat 2-1jfav (10-4) Raced wide, keen, held up, in touch, headway to chase leader over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Jan Smuts (9-3) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Magistral 66-1 (11-12) Held up, mistake 1st, no extra when not fluent 2 out,, 17th of 19, dist behind Tombstone (11-12) at Fairyhouse 2m 2f mdn Soft - Heavy in Nov.
Woodacre 7-2 (9-11) Keen, tracked winner, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 5, 5 1/4l behind Go George Go (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Go George Go (IRE) 10-11fav (9-2) Set steady pace, headed 6f out, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, always just doing enough, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Bamako Du Chatelet (9-6) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Thorntoun Care 20-1 (9-3) In rear, some headway when carried head high over 1f out, 10th of 19, 7 1/2l behind El Beau (9-8) at York 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Taopix 3-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd pace when no extra towards finish, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Galilee Chapel (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Highwayman 12-1 (9-5) Led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 13l behind Adalene (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Maulesden May (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, not fluent 4th, blundered next, outpaced before 2 out, modest 4th after, 4th of 6, 23 1/4l behind Giveaway Glance (11-3) at Catterick 2m fll (4) gd in Jan.