Racecards
12:25 Newcastle
QuinnBet Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 2m 56y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,274
- 2nd: £668
- 3rd: £334
- 4th: £167
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Joe Williamson
close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Akentrick
49- Form 54
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
raced wide tracked leaders, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Abbie McCain
keen in touch, headway to lead 10f out, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, soon weakened
Cheeky Ches
25- Form 383
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
raced wide towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Billy Garritty
held up, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
- Form 28
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Sean Conway
- Jockey Aaron Anderson
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss P Robson
- Jockey Aidan Coleman
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 32
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R Dobbin
- Jockey C O'Farrell
in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey C J Todd
close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish
- Form 3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Chris McSharry
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
raced wide in touch, ridden and headway 3f out, weakened final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Callum Bewley
tracked leaders, pushed along over 5f out, weakened 2f out
Jomont (FR)
66- Form 4
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
towards rear, headway 3f out, led approaching 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer S Corbett
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
led, headed 10f out, tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Ben Robinson
held up, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on(hand time)
In depth
Verdict
Clear White Light has a Flat pedigree but changed hands for only £3,000 last year. Punxsutawney Phil is a full brother to a winner on the level and a half-brother to winning hurdler Nordic Combined so well worth a market check and Party Business was a €40,000 purchase. NORTHERN FALCON showed definite promise in what was probably a decent bumper at Sedgefield and the booking of Aidan Coleman may be significant. He’s preferred to Okavango Delta, who went close over track and trip last month after a third on Turf here in November. Doncaster fourth Jomont is also interesting.
Formwatch
Adelphi Sprite 16-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace from 2f out, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Not What It Seems (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (5) sft in Dec.
Akentrick 33-1 (11-0) Prominent, shaken up over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, 4th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Paddy The Wire (11-0) at Catterick 2m (5) sft in Dec.
Blueberry Wine (IRE) (11-11) Rr mid-div, b mstk 5th, prog bef 6th, wo aftr 7th, jnd 5out & hdd sn aftr, wknd from 4out, mstk 3out, pu 2out, at Lingstown 3m mdn sft in Nov.
Cheeky Ches 50-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, every chance 1f out, 3rd and held well inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Hackberry (10-7) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Jan.
Clear White Light Dubawi gelding out of Dalkova.
Creggan White Hare (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, ridden into midfield turning for home, faded final furlong, 8th of 12, 16 1/4l behind Fete Champetre (11-0) at Kelso 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Northern Falcon 11-4 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, took closer order leaving back straight, ridden for effort 2f out, kept on well final furlong despite showing signs of greenness, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Tardree (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (5) gd in Nov.
Okavango Delta (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Mid-division on inside, pushed along 3f out, effort over 2f out, ridden to lead just over 1f out, stayed on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Hackberry (10-7) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Jan.
Party Business (IRE) Shantou gelding out of Marias Dream.
Timetotalk (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on strongly into never-nearer third inside final furlong, will improve, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Kinnegad Lad (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Bollin Phoenix Phoenix Reach gelding out of Bollin Annabel.
Jomont (FR) 22-1 (10-12) In rear, headway entering back straight, ridden well over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Masaccio (10-12) at Doncaster 1m 5f (5) gs in Nov.
Les's Legacy Kutub gelding out of Morning With Ivan.
Punxsutawney Phil (IRE) Shirocco gelding out of Chilly Filly.