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18:00 Newcastle
Vickers.Bet Weekly Free Bet Club Handicap (Class 3)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 99y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £15,200 added
- Winner: £7,956
- 2nd: £3,733
- 3rd: £1,865
- 4th: £933
- Form 481420
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer S Woods
- Jockey Darragh Keenan
led, headed after 3f but remained prominent in share of second, ridden but still every chance 2f out, outpaced inside final furlong, dropped to fifth near finish
- Form 13186-8
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
towards rear but in touch, headway from before 3f out, pushed along 1f out, every chance when ridden and slightly short of room 1f out, kept on and took fourth inside final 110 yards
Concorde
10- Form 121171
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer G Boughey
- Jockey Billy Loughnane
held up last but in touch, steady headway from 3f out, ridden but every chance when led 1f out, headed inside final 110 yards, dropped to third final strides
- Form 235000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey Jason Hart
prominent, raced wide when led after 3f, pushed along before 2f out, briefly dropped to third 1f out, rallied and every chance when led again entering final 110 yards, no extra when headed final fifty yards, game
- Form 3-22174
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey K Shoemark
close up, keen early, settled in midfield before halfway, still a lot to do when pushed along to make headway on near side from 2f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, led final fifty yards, ran on, just prevailed
- Form 753540
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Ben Robinson
prominent, raced in share of second after 3f, outpaced from 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
The progressive CONCORDE is worth sticking with having won four of his five starts on Turf including when upped to 1m2f at Newbury last time. This extra distance can bring further progress. Savvy Knight went close over track and trip in July with Chillhi back in fourth but maiden winner Vaguely Royal has yet to threaten in a handicap and debuts on the all-weather. The remainder are hard to recommend.
Formwatch
Savvy Knight (IRE) 33-1 (9-8) Raced wide early, tracked leader until over 4f out, chased leaders, weakened rapidly entering final 2f, soon behind, last of 14, 34l behind Marhaba The Champ (9-8) at York 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Royal Scandal 28-1 (9-11) Towards rear, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 24 1/2l behind Royal Symbol (9-11) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Achnamara 80-1 (9-13) Held up rear of mid-division, ridden and well beaten final 2f, last of 11, 25l behind Diamond Bay (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Concorde 3-1 (9-10) Steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, good headway far side of group over 2f out, led entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on strongly, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Sep beating Entrancement (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
La Pulga (IRE) 40-1 (8-6) Close up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened gradually from over 1f out, eased when tailed off towards finish, 13th of 14, 35 1/2l behind Post Impressionist (9-0) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Vaguely Royal (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, switched left and headway inside 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out until over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind In The Breeze (9-9) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in Sep.
Chillhi (IRE) 28-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden well over 2f out, soon beaten, 12th of 13, 19 3/4l behind Middle Earth (9-3) at York 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.