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14:00 Newcastle

Betway Handicap (Class 4)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 42y
  • Going: Standard / Slow
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £9,850 added
  • Winner: £4,995
  • 2nd: £2,345
  • 3rd: £1,173
  • 4th: £586
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 14.05s
  • Off Time: 14:01:28
  • 4 Ran
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Silk -

Society Red

16/5

    1(1)
    Silk - ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW (quartered), striped sleeves and cap

    Desert Emperor

    24 t
    4/6
    • Form 821211-
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-10
    • Official Rating 84

    dwelt, held up in close 3rd, headway near side of group into 2nd over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong

    2(2)
    Silk - Red and black diamonds, red sleeves, black armlets and diamonds on cap

    Society Red

    26 DCD
    16/5
    • Form 760641-
    • Age 8
    • Weight 9-10
    • Official Rating 84

    tracked leader, led inside final 2f, ridden and edged right briefly inside final furlong, stayed on well

    3(3)
    Silk - Dark Blue, Red hoops, striped sleeves, Black cap

    Simple Star (IRE)

    267 D
    17/2
    • Form 94/616-
    • Age 4
    • Weight 8-11
    • Official Rating 72

    led, pushed along and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, lost moderate 3rd final strides

    4(4)
    Silk - White, light blue stripe, dark blue sleeves, dark blue cap, light blue star

    Galidermes (FR)

    104 D
    11/2
    • Form 210717-
    • Age 5
    • Weight 8-9
    • Official Rating 69

    held up last, pushed along and outpaced final 2f, went moderate 3rd last strides

    In depth

    Verdict

    SOCIETY RED finally took advantage of a tumbling mark to get back to winning ways at Wolverhampton and Richard Fahey’s veteran has a good chance of completing a double here, despite a 5lb rise. Desert Emperor has only gone up 3lb for winning for the third time in four starts at Wolverhampton. He has gone close twice here on a couple of occasions but is arguably at his best over 1m4f. Galidermes hasn’t really taken to the all-weather so far but is preferred to Simple Star, who is returning from a lengthy absence.

    Formwatch

    Desert Emperor 1-5fav (9-9) Raced wide tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, quickened to lead 2f out, idled towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Morlaix (9-2) by nk, 4 ran.

    Society Red 12-1 (9-12) Tracked leader, led 2f out, clear when edged right briefly inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Precision Storm (10-1) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.

    Simple Star (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, pushed along and switched left over 2f out, weakened and headed inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Sonning (9-3) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Apr.

    Galidermes (FR) 17-2 (8-11) Held up tracking leaders in 4th, pushed along and unable to quicken over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 11 1/2l behind Kasperenko (9-6) at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.