Racecards
14:45 Newcastle
'Order Northumberland Plate Badges Now' Handicap (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Form 6-04310
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer J Quinn
- Jockey Darren Williams
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
- Form 533112
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Trainer R Fisher
- Jockey L Fletcher
prominent, driven and not clear run over 2f out, switched left and ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong
Royal Grand
65- Form 1-43531
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey G Parkin
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, not reach winner
- Form 0324-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on and every chance over 1f out, not quicken towards finish
- Form 2463-33
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey K Darley
behind and soon pushed along, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 0-25332
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
led, ridden and headed final furlong, soon weakened
Largs
9- Form 0-050
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer J Balding
- Jockey K Dalgleish
slowly into stride and behind, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on, nearest finish
Dasar
11- Form 40-0600
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey T Williams
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 360-064
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 0-00025
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten
- Form 6-0000
- Age 3
- Weight 7-13
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey D Fox
chased leaders, ridden and lost place 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 1-00000
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey P Fessey
chased leaders 3f, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Stoic Leader comes here in excellent form and looks the answer to a tricky three-year-old sprint in which the dangers include Ground Zero, La Corujera and Summer Special. Roger Fisher's charge has proved a most progressive perfomer of late, recording back-to-back wins at Southwell and Hamilton in May before finishing a close second at Catterick last time. The son of Danehill Dancer is able to race off the same handicap mark and, with conditions in his favour, should give another good account under his capable apprentice. Ground Zero is still a maiden but showed respectable form in useful company as a juvenile and didn't last home after making the running over seven furlongs on his latest start at Beverley last month. Tim Easterby's charge should prove well suited by the drop in trip and is one to consider off a fair mark while Summer Special has proved a model of consistency of late and has claims on his latest close second in a higher grade at Hamilton. La Corujera was below her best last time but enters calculations if reproducing the form of her reappearance outing when narrowly denied in a useful handicap at Redcar while Royal Grand has more to do after lifting a weak Wolverhampton claimer last time.