Racecards
16:00 Newcastle
Ladbrokes 'Play 1-2-Free' On Football Handicap (Class 4)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 98y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,250 added
- Winner: £4,347
- 2nd: £2,041
- 3rd: £1,021
- 4th: £510
- Form 21-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
led 2f, tracked leader, settled tracking leaders 8f out, good headway out wide tacking leaders 3f out, led 2f out, stayed on well
- Form 835-321
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
held up last, closer in 3rd 5f out, slightly outpaced 3f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, went 2nd and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 2-21
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey P J McDonald
led after 2f, headed inside final 3f, soon lost 2nd, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
- Form 54-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out, led inside final 3f, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd
In depth
Verdict
Brown Delivers was probably a bit unlucky when a beaten favourite at Kempton on his reappearance but this is a much tougher assignment. Defined got off the mark at Kempton in February but was earlier only second behind the odds-on GLEN AGAIN at Chelmsford. Mark Johnston’s colt is a pound better off and he is almost certain to enjoy this step up in trip. Napper Tandy was only third tried over 1m4f at Wolverhampton in January but he remains unexposed and does have a middle-distance pedigree.
Formwatch
Napper Tandy Evensfav (9-7) Led early, tracked leaders, not much room on inside final bend, ridden over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Bandinelli (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Defined 5-2 (9-5) In rear, pushed along and progress over 4f out, led 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, went clear inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Feb beating Royal Touch (9-5) by 4 1/4l, 8 ran.
Glen Again (IRE) 8-11fav (8-5) Tracked leader, pushed along and edged right over 1f out, ridden and headed briefly inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Defined (8-5) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Brown Delivers (USA) 11-10fav (9-5) Prominent, impeded by rival hanging left 3f out, lost ground, cajoled along and headway on the outer over 2f out, kept on well for 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 6 1/4l behind Thomas Cochrane (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f stks (6) pol in Mar.