Racecards
18:45 Newcastle
Living North Christmas Fair Handicap (Class 6)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 98y
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,200 added
- Winner: £3,245
- 2nd: £1,523
- 3rd: £761
- 4th: £381
- Form 646-62
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 60
In depth
Formwatch
Ned Broy (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Dwelt in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on and went second near finish, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Alpine Sierra (8-6) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in May.
Roger Henry (IRE) 125-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, disputed second over 7f out, went clear second over 5f out, lost second over 3f out, faded quickly 2f out, 5th of 6, 33 1/4l behind Analogical (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Rubellite (IRE) 2-1 (9-9) Midfield, pushed along 2f out, headway and in touch with leader entering final furlong, kept on well and led inside final 110yds, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in May beating Havachoc (9-9) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Mr Withington (FR) 80-1 (11-1) Towards rear, not fluent on several occasions, dropped to last and outpaced after 3 out, tailed off after 2 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Nobotheratall (11-1) at Kelso 2m (4) gd in May.
Havachoc 11-10fav (9-9) In touch with leader, ridden and pressed leader 2f out, soon led, reduced advantage entering final furlong, headed inside final 110yds, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Rubellite (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in May.
Drumcondra (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden 4f out, lost position 2f out, faded over 1f out, 5th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Spirit Catcher (9-9) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
Speechman (USA) 25-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, 9th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Poet's Dawn (8-13) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Jedhi Knight 150-1 (11-2) In rear, not fluent 4th and pushed along, tailed off 3 out, last of 8, dist behind Golden Falls (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Mar.
Arch Legend 5-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along over 2f out, soon headed and dropped away tamely, last of 7, 24l behind Sophar Sogood (9-9) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Desert Quest (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Midfield on outer, made headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon every chance, outpaced inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish, 4th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Lawmans Blis (9-0) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in May.
Apache Eagle 17-2 (8-10) In rear, pushed along over 2f out and closed on inner, ridden 1f out, kept on but not pace to challenge, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Blondina (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in May.