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18:00 Newcastle

SBK: Dont Settle For Less Handicap (Div 1) (Class 5)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £15,000 added
  • Winner: £7,851
  • 2nd: £3,684
  • 3rd: £1,840
  • 4th: £921
1(3)
Silk - White, orange star, black sleeves, orange stars, black cap

Pal Joey

6 vt CD
  • Form 58857-1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 70

2(9)
Silk - White, royal blue seams, royal blue and white striped sleeves, yellow cap

Farandaway (IRE)

24
  • Form 33037-4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 70

3(6)
Silk - Dark blue, white braces, red sleeves, red cap, white diamond

Glory Fighter

15 D
  • Form 0083-98
  • Age 10
  • Weight 9-8
  • Official Rating 69

4(2)
Silk - Maroon and Yellow check, Maroon sleeves, Yellow cap

Dark Kestrel (IRE)

17 t DCD
  • Form 4048-96
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 68

5(4)
Silk - Maroon, Yellow stripe, striped sleeves, quartered cap

Albegone

56 p D
  • Form 308068-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 9-7
  • Official Rating 68

6(5)
Silk - Black, white chevron, white sleeves, black armlets

Ganesha

6 DCD
  • Form 0422-79
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4
  • Official Rating 65

7(8)
Silk - Dark blue, beige hollow box

Good Earth (IRE)

7 DCD
  • Form 238-418
  • Age 9
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 64

8(11)
Silk - Grey, white stars, grey sleeves, grey cap, white star

Harb

17 v D
  • Form 45604-3
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 63

9(7)
Silk - Dark blue, white epaulets, white and dark blue hooped sleeves

Phoenix Beach (IRE)

38 CD
  • Form 505747-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 63

10(1)
Silk - Purple, Yellow stars and sleeves, Yellow cap, Purple stars

Bonito Cavalo

27 CCD
  • Form 60900-0
  • Age 7
  • Weight 8-11
  • Official Rating 58

11(10)
Silk - Royal blue, white chevron, royal blue sleeves, white stars and cap

La Rochette (FR)

24
  • Form 7090-34
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-10
  • Official Rating 57

In depth

Formwatch

Pal Joey 8-1 (9-9) Midfield, progress over 1f out, shaken up final furlong, led on far side rail close home, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating I Need Your Love (9-5) by nk, 10 ran.

Farandaway (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) Tracked leading pair, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and made no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 1 3/4l behind Heavenly Heather (9-9) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

Glory Fighter 50-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 5 1/4l behind Vantheman (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.

Dark Kestrel (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Slowly away, held up in rear, driven 2f out, some headway entering final furlong, no extra near finish, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Digital (8-12) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

Albegone 25-1 (9-9) Midfield, asked for effort well over 1f out, never a threat, 8th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Ay Gee Ell (9-5) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

Ganesha 15-2 (9-4) Prominent, lost place and ridden over 1f out, soon beaten, 9th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Pal Joey (9-9) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

Good Earth (IRE) 15-2 (9-8) Went early to post, awkward start, held up in rear, ridden 2f out, some headway entering final furlong, soon not clear run, no impression near finish, 8th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Betties Bay (9-12) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

Harb 9-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, in touch with leaders inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Digital (8-12) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.

Phoenix Beach (IRE) 17-2 (9-9) Prominent on outer, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 110yds out, 7th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Sam's Xpress (9-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.

Bonito Cavalo 40-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, front rank, ridden along over 2f out, no extra and weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 30 3/4l behind Lord Capulet (9-1) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.

La Rochette (FR) 9-1 (9-8) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, edged right when ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 4th of 6, 1 1/4l behind Azucena (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.