Racecards
17:25 Newcastle
St Leger Guide At atheraces.com/leger Handicap (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 98y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,200 added
- Winner: £3,240
- 2nd: £1,521
- 3rd: £761
- 4th: £380
Taqwaa (IRE)
599- Form 052958/
- Age 8
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 72
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression over 1f out
- Form 4-5422
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey David Egan
mid-division, steady headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, faced strong challenge 1f out, wandered around and headed towards finish
- Form 561-524
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
- Form 00-8639
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer W G Harrison
- Jockey Rowan Scott
towards rear, asked for effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 80-4358
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer D Brooke
- Jockey J Garritty
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after
- Form 852334
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
in rear, pushed along 3f out, steady headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no match for leaders
Star Dreamer
35- Form 755-367
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer S Corbett
- Jockey Cameron Noble
close up, ridden over 2f out, no extra 1f out,
- Form 884941
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
led, asked for effort over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one paced thereafter
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Eye Knee showed a bit of improvement at Redcar then stepped up to this trip to score at Catterick for which he's gone up 3lb. MUSHIRIF, beaten a head over the trip on Tapeta at Wolverhampton, only failed by a neck to concede 8lb to Saratoga Gold at Newbury and can get off the mark. Night Moment was very close up in the latter event and there's little between them while Haveyoumissedme finished runner-up over the track and trip in June and didn't enjoy front-running on a return visit.
Formwatch
Taqwaa (IRE) 80-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, lost place before 3 out, 10th of 12, dist behind Fix Sun (11-8) at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) sft in Jan.
Mushirif (IRE) 5-2fav (9-9) Tracked leader 3f, chased leaders, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on to hold every chance throughout final furlong, not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Saratoga Gold (9-1) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Haveyoumissedme 14-1 (8-3) Led at a modest pace, pressed over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on inside last, 4th of 6, 4l behind Hasty Sailor (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Jul.
Venusta (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Midfield, pushed before 3f out, ridden after 3f out, made no impression, weakened late on, 9th of 11, 15 1/4l behind Ravenscraig Castle (9-6) at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Fahad 10-1 (9-13) Held up in mid-division, lost some place after 4f, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Overthink (8-13) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Night Moment (GER) 17-2 (9-3) Steadied start, soon tracking leaders, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, just missed 3rd, not pace of winner, 4th of 6, 1/2l behind Saratoga Gold (9-1) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Star Dreamer 40-1 (9-7) Always behind, 7th of 8, 18l behind Trinity Girl (9-13) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Aug.
Eye Knee 13-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd 9f out, challenged 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Aug beating Peerless Percy (9-8) by 1/2l, 10 ran.