Racecards
17:10 Newcastle
Betway Best Odds Guaranteed Plus Handicap (Class 3)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £15,000 added
- Winner: £9,704
- 2nd: £2,888
- 3rd: £1,443
- 4th: £722
- Form 748323-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
close up, pushed along and lost place halfway
- Form 050662-
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 94
taken to post early, close up, headway to join leader over 1f out, unable to quicken when hampered inside final furlong
- Form 502256-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
held up, pushed along and outpaced halfway, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
- Form 806584-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey Connor Beasley
led, headed over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5101-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer M Herrington
- Jockey R Winston
in touch in rear, headway approaching final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, soon headed and kept on one pace
- Form 077955-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
steadied start, in touch in rear, headway when hampered and bumped inside final furlong, quickened to lead, ridden and ran on
- Form 070741-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Natalie Hambling
keen, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 117828-
- Age 7
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey A Mullen
keen, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Poyle Vinnie ran well for second over track and trip just four days ago when ahead of Tatlisu. Doc Sportello won a decent claimer here last month when starting 66/1 but has been raised 12lb for his trouble while Luis Vaz De Torres landed a lower grade sprint at Catterick back in June and has his first start since. Red Pike and Intransigent have a shout at this level off their current marks but so does GENTLEMEN, who is just preferred in this on his second in a Class 2 contest at Wolverhampton last month.
Formwatch
Gentlemen 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on same pace, went 3rd near finish, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Spring Loaded (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (2) pol in Dec.
Poyle Vinnie 11-1 (9-7) Prominent, led 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Amazour (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Intransigent 7-1 (9-1) Held up, in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, hung left and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Charles Molson (8-12) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Red Pike (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Led stand side group, prominent when groups merged over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 3/4l behind Cornwallville (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Doc Sportello (IRE) 66-1 (8-13) Prominent, pulled hard, led over 2f out, ran on well, won at Newcastle 6f stks (6) pol in Dec beating Intibaah (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Tatlisu (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up, in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Amazour (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Luis Vaz De Torres (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Catterick 6f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Best Trip (9-7) by 1l, 11 ran.
Salvatore Fury (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up, hung left over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Oriental Relation (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.