Racecards
13:35 Newcastle
Betway Heed Your Hunch Handicap (Class 4)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,250 added
- Winner: £4,690
- 2nd: £1,396
- 3rd: £697
- 4th: £349
- Form 361-327
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey B A Curtis
slowly away, always in rear
- Form 544303-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 4/7721-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Jim Crowley
keen, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 133494-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
in touch, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders
- Form 58526-5
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer J L Eyre
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
steadied start, towards rear, never on terms
Global Spirit
226- Form 421426-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey J P Sullivan
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
Indian Viceroy
236- Form 702156-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Grant Tuer
- Jockey S H James
always towards rear
- Form 38-5830
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Ben Robinson
tracked leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, led final strides
Dancin Boy
230- Form 773890-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
close up, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 286830-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey J Garritty
led, ridden over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed final strides
- Form 247332
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
keen held up, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders
- Form 211659-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Rebecca Bastiman
- Jockey Phil Dennis
held up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
MUTASAAMY improved for being gelded last year and won at Kempton in August when beating a subsequent winner. He’s been raised 8lb but looks ahead of the handicapper given the ease of that success and Roger Charlton’s charge can make a winning return. Geizy Teizy won a fillies contest at Wolverhampton at the end of last year and is only 2lb higher today while Motawaafeq was thereabouts on the Fibresand at Southwell earlier in the year. Cote d'Azur and Little Jo are closely matched on running here in November but Defence Treaty remains 5lb higher than when scoring over 7f at the track last summer.
Formwatch
Geizy Teizy (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Chased leaders, lost place well over 1f out, last of 7, 14 3/4l behind Caustic Love (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp fll (3) pol in Feb.
Defence Treaty (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, plugged on final 2f, went never dangerous 3rd final strides, 3rd of 14, 7l behind Prince Of Harts (9-5) at Windsor 1m hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Mutasaamy (IRE) 6-4fav (9-7) Steadied into 6th and off the pace, good headway on inside over 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Aug beating Stormbomber (9-4) by 2 3/4l, 9 ran.
Amadeus Grey (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Raced wide close up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Smile A Mile (9-0) at Pontefract 1m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Cote d'Azur 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, challenged over 2f out, driven and lost place over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Lofty (8-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Global Spirit 16-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 15, 5 1/4l behind Rolladice (8-9) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Indian Viceroy 9-1 (9-3) In touch in mid-division, ridden 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Invasion Day (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Little Jo 9-2jfav (9-6) Raced near side, chased leader, 3rd as groups merged approaching halfway, weakened well over 1f out, 11th of 12, 15 1/4l behind Dawaaleeb (9-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Dancin Boy 22-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 16 1/4l behind Greek Hero (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Saisons D'Or (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, lost place well over 2f out, 10th of 14, 12 1/4l behind My Target (9-0) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Motawaafeq (FR) 15-8fav (10-10) Prominent, led 3 out, ridden and soon headed, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Three C's (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Edgar Allan Poe (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Held up behind, driven and outpaced 2f out, never a threat, 9th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Scottish Summit (9-3) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.