Racecards
13:20 Newcastle
Racecourse Video Services Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class E )
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 020
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M E Sowersby
- Jockey Mr T Greenall
chased leaders to 6th, soon outpaced
- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey Mr E Whillans
raced keenly, led and raced wide, headed 6th, soon weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey Mr C Storey
always behind, tailed off from 5th
- Form 66
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey B P Harding
track leader, led 6th, soon clear, pushed out flat, comfortably
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J M Jefferson
- Jockey F King
mid-division, lost place 6th, soon behind
- Form 00
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey R Garritty
behind, kept on from 3 out, never on terms
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer P Monteith
- Jockey Timmy Murphy
raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 4 out
- Form 000
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Andrew Tinkler
never better than mid-division
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
mid-division, mistake 2nd, headway 6th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, soon weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
behind from halfway, tailed off and pulled up
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
mid-division, lost place 6th
- Form 0223
- Age 3
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 99
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 3 out, no impression from next
- Form 43
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
chased leaders to 6th, soon behind
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey R McGrath
towards rear, headway 5th, ridden 3 out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
Katie Kai
24- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Miss S E Forster
- Jockey L McGrath
always behind, tailed off from 5th
Macchiato
15- Form U02
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey L Vickers
in touch, headway 6th, chased winner next, ridden 2 out, lost 2nd towards finish
Miss Eloise
10- Form 6P
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D O'Meara
never better than mid-division
- Form 04
- Age 3
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Miss Kate Milligan
- Jockey K Mercer
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced when stumbled and unseated rider
In depth
Verdict
A pretty tricky race to assess here and we are going to have to keep some sort of an eye on the market, but at first glance it appears to be between Top Achiever, Planters Punch and Commemoration Day and we will side with Top Achiever. The selection gets the vote for his consistency, more than anything else. In finishing placed on each of his last three starts, the gelding has achieved a level of form better than the rest of these here, with the possible exception of Commemoration Day. He handles this sort of ground and the trip, and if he maintains his form once more then he can score. Commemoration Day's penultimate start at Haydock was arguably slightly better than anything the selection has achieved, but that was a highlight among some ordinary form. If he is in the right mood then he can go well again, but he is certainly not reliable. Of the remainder, Planters Punch looks the most interesting. Rated 69 on the level, he is a 10 furlong horse, and they often go well when tried at this trip over hurdles. That is a plus, but the big worry over him is the ground, so the colt is opposed here in favour of Top Achiever.