Racecards
17:05 Newcastle
New Homes Mortgage Services Handicap (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 93y
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £6,500 added
- Form 46660-3
- Age 9
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
tracked leader, challenge 3f out to over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Frith (IRE)
28- Form 3585/05
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer Mrs L B Normile
- Jockey Jamie Moriarty
led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 746
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up, headway 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 2209-73
- Age 6
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 63
held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, driven out
- Form 35810-2
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey Danielle Mccreery
in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 219-435
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
in touch, not much room 3f out, soon ridden, never on terms
- Form 68-3113
- Age 4
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer T Keddy
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden, every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong
The Pen
11- Form 8-06581
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey D Fentiman
in touch, effort 2f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 76541-2
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey Dean McKeown
held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
Tranos (USA)
23- Form 09603-8
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Dale Gibson
raced keenly in touch, led 3f out to over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong
- Form 37876-3
- Age 7
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey J Rogers
always behind
In depth
Verdict
Let It Be ran a creditable race behind Rare Coincidence (a winner again since) at Southwell last month but he was well beaten that day and may have to settle for minor honours again here with a better bet looking to be Light Sentence, who gets the vote over Border Tale. The last mentioned is strictly held by Let It Be on running last time but he may be open to improvement so cannot be completely discounted. Apache Fort has paid the penalty at the hands of the handicapper for his wins on the all-weather and may be best watched now, while Intavac Boy may also be a shade high in the weights. The Pen is only 3lbs higher than when scoring at Beverley last time and has to be respected on that evidence but preference is for the relatively lightly raced Light Sentence, who lost no caste in defeat on his return behind the well handicapped Choristar and he is taken to go one better here.