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17:25 Newcastle
Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Handicap (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,500 added
- Winner: £5,130
- 2nd: £2,408
- 3rd: £1,205
- 4th: £602
- Form 413-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer G Boughey
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
handy, ridden over 1f out and lost position, stayed on one pace
- Form 031-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Marco Ghiani
made all, pushed along well over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged
- Form 3591-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer D M Loughnane
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
tracked front pair, pushed along over 1f out, gradually faded inside last
Joseph
36- Form 244-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J Butler
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway into 2nd approaching final furlong, kept on but no impression on winner
In depth
Formwatch
Royal Alliance (FR) 3-1jfav (9-11) Prominent, led 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Elements Of Fire (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (4) pol in Nov.
Molveno 2-1 (9-6) Made all, driven over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Beccali (9-8) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.
Studious (IRE) Evensfav (10-1) Went left start, held up in midfield, smooth headway to lead over 1f out where ridden, kept on well inside final furlong, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Penelope Valentine (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Joseph 10-1 (9-7) Close 3rd on inside, angled out over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (limited comments due to poor visibility), 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Merchant (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (4) pol in Dec.