Racecards
16:40 Newcastle
Download The Raceday Ready App Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £4,320
- 2nd: £2,028
- 3rd: £1,014
- 4th: £507
Sacred Fire
337- Form 1-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Luke Catton
led, ridden and challenged 2f out, length clear final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably
- Form 55
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey Jason Hart
chased leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, outpaced when edged right approaching final furlong, eased down when no chance final 100 yards
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer B Rothwell
- Jockey Jonny Peate
slowly away, always in rear and green throughout, struggling over 3f out, behind 2f out
In depth
Formwatch
Sacred Fire 18-1 (9-2) Prominent, closed on leaders halfway, pushed along inside 2f out, led approaching final furlong, drifted right-handed inside final furlong, ran on and always doing enough toward finish, won at Newmarket 7f stks (4) gd in Nov beating Grow Old With Me (9-2) by nk, 15 ran.
Influential (IRE) 10-3 (9-7) Held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 5th of 7, 14 1/4l behind National Park (9-7) at Pontefract 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
Raja Charger Rajasinghe gelding out of Lady Norlela.