Racecards
16:25 Newcastle
Racing Welfare Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 98y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £8,600 added
- Winner: £4,501
- 2nd: £2,112
- 3rd: £1,055
- 4th: £528
- Form 253212
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 75
chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, soon went 3rd, squeezed through on stands rail and led narrowly 1f out, kept on well, always doing enough
- Form 4/310-38
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey Cam Hardie
mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 1/2527-9
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
raced wide early, soon prominent, pushed along and led well over 1f out, headed narrowly 1f out, battled on well but always held
Vallamorey
45- Form 663-10
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey T Eaves
rear mid-division, not clear runs from over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, switched left inside last, ran on same pace
- Form 3-73160
- Age 6
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 70
handy, pushed along 3f out, weakened under 2f out
- Form 33453-5
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Billy Garritty
led, pushed along well over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, kept on until no extra final 110 yards
- Form 7-74525
- Age 8
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 67
front mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on, no telling impression
- Form 543-782
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
front mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened 1f out
- Form 8-18295
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
rear mid-division, headway 3f out, pushed along behind leaders 2f out, faded final furlong
- Form 264441
- Age 7
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Ewan Whillans
- Jockey A Mullen
in rear, ridden 2f out, never involved
- Form 6-44088
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
towards rear, pushed along and no response well over 2f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
LEXINGTON KNIGHT looks likely to run his race again having gone close either side of winning at Doncaster with Golden Vintage well behind. The Dancing Poet went close over a longer trip at the same track last time while Billy Bathgate had an easier task when scoring in Class 6 company at Ayr recently. Ri Na Farraige has struggled to since winning here in February but the bumper winner King Of Unicorns remains unexposed in this code.
Formwatch
Lexington Knight (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Tracked leading pair, raced wide in back straight, went 2nd halfway until over 2f out, went 2nd again and edged left inside final 2f, hung left and every chance inside final furlong, just outbattled towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Genesius (9-9) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Very Excellent (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced and behind, last of 8, 11 1/2l behind Eeetee (9-7) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in May.
Victory (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) In rear, niggled along briefly over 5f out, well beaten over 3f out, 9th of 12, 20 3/4l behind Natchez Trace (9-9) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Vallamorey 14-1 (8-10) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 15th of 18, 21 3/4l behind Kihavah (9-5) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Ri Na Farraige (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 11th of 12, 7l behind Masque Of Anarchy (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
King Of Unicorns 13-2 (9-4) Led, headed over 6f out, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Carrigillihy (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May.
Glasses Up (USA) 14-1 (8-4) In touch, wide and headway 3f out, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 8 3/4l behind C'mon Kenny (8-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
The Dancing Poet 6-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along and switched left to challenge 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on well inside last, just denied, 2nd of 8, nk behind Blow Your Horn (9-9) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Golden Vintage 25-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Flower Of Dubai (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Jun.
Billy Bathgate 7-2 (9-6) Steadied rear, smooth headway out wide tracking leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Tafsir (8-9) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Explorers Way (IRE) 18-1 (8-8) Raced wide, close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Bringbackmemories (8-13) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Easter Island 200-1 (10-2) Never better than midfield, 7th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Crystal Mariner (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in May.