Racecards
15:35 Newcastle
Betway Casino Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 42y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £279
- Form 75-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey J P Sullivan
held up in rear, headway on outside over 5f out, lost place 3f out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey Barry McHugh
held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 2-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
went left start, held up, switched right and effort over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
- Form 0980-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer Miss Tracy Waggott
- Jockey Cam Hardie
tracked leader until over 7f out, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Be Thankful
46- Form 30-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey J Fanning
chased leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd over 7f out until over 6f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
- Form 4233-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey M Harley
made all, ridden over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, comfortably
Sajanjl
63- Form 05543-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey J Mitchell
chased leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Cloudlam drops back down in trip having placed over 1m4f at Wolverhampton recently and also gets a change of headgear. Sajanjl moves in the opposite direction on the back of finishing third over a mile at Kempton while Be Thankful also placed over a mile here before struggling over today’s trip. Purchased from Godolphin at the autumn sales, ICE PYRAMID debuts for new connections having found only one too good over 1m2f at Redcar back in June. A chance is taken Philip Kirby’s charge is ready for action on his reappearance and he gets the vote.
Formwatch
Fields Of Fire 100-1 (9-5) Keen early, held up, ridden over 2f out, soon struggling, 5th of 6, 20 1/2l behind Persian Sun (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Bempton Cliffs (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Led, keen, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 20 1/2l behind Lossiemouth (10-12) at Newcastle 1m 7f (5) sft in Dec.
Ice Pyramid (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Started very slowly and very green in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Showroom (9-9) at Redcar 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Last Glance (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) In touch, pushed along and weakened 3f out, last of 10, 27 3/4l behind Astrojewel (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Be Thankful 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on outside, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 32 1/4l behind Star Of Bengal (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Cloudlam 4-1 (8-11) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Ramsbury (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Sajanjl 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Directory (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.