Racecards
19:45 Newcastle
quinnbet.com Handicap (Class 6)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f 14y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,140
- 2nd: £1,474
- 3rd: £736
- 4th: £368
- Form 959619
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Ben Robinson
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well
Toptime
80- Form 68-7000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 51
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey B A Curtis
slowly away, soon veered sharply right, racing keenly when led 6f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 369508
- Age 8
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer A Brittain
- Jockey Cam Hardie
held up rear of mid-division, driven and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 93060-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 49
behind, lost touch over 3f out
- Form 9355-22
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Connor Beasley
towards rear, switched right and ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out
Qaabil (IRE)
14- Form 248023
- Age 7
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer T Coyle & K Wood
- Jockey T Eaves
disputed lead 1f, chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out, well beaten final 2f
- Form 751830
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer S Whitaker
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
in touch in mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner
Cloud Queen
22- Form 869379
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
prominent, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 764388
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey D Allan
mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 467596
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer L Bailey
- Jockey Joanna Mason
rear of mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Van Zant
161- Form 6760-30
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Mrs R Carr
- Jockey J P Sullivan
mid-division, effort 2f out, lost place over 1f out
- Form 000939
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey K T O'Neill
disputed lead 1f, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, no extra well inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Explorers Way won over a mile here earlier while Stoney Lane scored over today’s trip at Wolverhampton in August but both were well beaten last time. QAABIL had a poor strike rate in Ireland but a switch of yards may have freshened him up and he gets a token vote in a weak contest. Raffles Rebel placed over longer trips on Tapeta at the start of the year while Van Zan also returns from an absence.
Formwatch
Explorers Way (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Cusack (10-0) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Toptime 22-1 (9-8) Very slowly away, close up near side over 3f out, chased leader halfway until ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Mehmo (9-9) at Beverley 5f hcp (6) sft in Jul.
Tathmeen (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Nazca (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Little Finn (IRE) 80-1 (9-7) Outpaced, last of 14, 28 1/2l behind Cheese The One (8-12) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Raffles Rebel 7-1 (9-5) Mid-division, switched right and headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Bond Spirit (9-2) at Southwell 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Qaabil (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to close 2f out, disputed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, under pressure in 3rd and slightly hampered inside final furlong, soon switched left, kept on same pace, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Rockbury Lad (10-0) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Sep.
Stoney Lane 50-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after, last of 15, 21 1/2l behind Roach Power (9-11) at Thirsk 7f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Cloud Queen 16-1 (9-0) Keen led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Monaadhil (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Clotherholme (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Rear mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, never in contention, 8th of 11, 7 1/4l behind How Bizarre (9-11) at Beverley 7f hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Butterfly Island (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Slowly away, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside last, 6th of 7, 8l behind Andromedas Kingdom (9-6) at Beverley 1m stks (6) sft in Sep.
Van Zant 8-1 (8-4) Rear mid-division, pushed along halfway, never in contention, 15th of 17, 13 3/4l behind Albeseeingyer (9-2) at Doncaster 7f hcp (6) sft in Apr.
Secret Daay 50-1 (8-5) In rear, pushed along 3f out, never involved, 9th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Mutanaaseq (9-11) at Catterick 7f hcp (6) sft in Sep.