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16:35 Newcastle
Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Handicap (Class 4)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,662 added
- Winner: £5,208
- 2nd: £1,550
- 3rd: £774
- 4th: £400
- Form 215223
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 85
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, stayed on well, nearest finish
- Form 312360
- Age 7
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
led until well over 2f out, soon lost place
- Form 11131-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Ben Robinson
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure
- Form 160270
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on same pace
- Form 128P80
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey P Mulrennan
held up in rear, eased over 3f out, soon pulled up
- Form 66-6082
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer K Tutty
- Jockey Gemma Tutty
keen, mid-division, headway over 2f out, never on terms
- Form 792180
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 81
tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly
Willy Sewell
244- Form 731
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
mid-division, beaten over 2f out
- Form 556585
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer J L Eyre
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
prominent, led over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish
- Form 4218
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey B A Curtis
keen in touch, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace
- Form 428683
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey Owen Payton
tracked leaders, lost place well over 2f out
- Form 259750
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer M Wigham
- Jockey P J McDonald
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on to lead close home
- Form 262651
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Mrs L Stubbs
- Jockey T Eaves
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on well, never nearer
- Form 080-002
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey Nathan Evans
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
First Response, a winner at Dundalk for Ger Lyons, was paying only his second visit here when scoring over the trip last time and is entitled to respect from 3lb higher. Star Shield is a very consistent performer who has won three times though he’s never run on an artificial surface. LITTLE JO won here last year, one of five victories in 2018, and though well beaten in the Cambridgeshire on his reappearance takes a big drop in grade and can return to winning ways. Tangled has been keeping good company and only just failed here last month so has to be on the shortlist along with Willy Sewell, who improved with each run last winter and made all at Wolverhampton in March.
Formwatch
Star Shield 10-3fav (9-4) Mid-division, not much room over 2f out, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Give It Some Teddy (9-0) at Redcar 1m hcp (2) hvy in Oct.
Call Out Loud 40-1 (9-6) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Piece Of History (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Little Jo 25-1 (8-0) In touch stand side, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 28th of 30, 23 1/4l behind Lord North (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Poet's Dawn 14-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 19, 15 1/2l behind Dubai Icon (9-2) at York 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Rey Loopy (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) In rear, never a factor, 11th of 14, 27 1/4l behind Fennaan (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Tangled (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Held up, pushed along and headway to chase leaders 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Fennaan (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Queen's Sargent (FR) 9-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 17th of 19, 17 1/2l behind Hafeet Alain (9-0) at York 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Willy Sewell 11-1 (9-2) Keen early, made most, ridden and pressed from 2f out, ran on, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar beating Masked Identity (9-9) by shd, 10 ran.
Cote d'Azur 12-1 (9-10) In touch on outside, challenged over 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 5th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Champs De Reves (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Modakhar (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) In touch, weakened 3f out, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Passion And Glory (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Saisons D'Or (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Fennaan (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
My Target (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, never near leaders, 10th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Kaser (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
First Response 7-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead close, won at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Oct beating Geizy Teizy (9-0) by nk, 7 ran.
La Rav (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, soon ridden, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 3 1/4l behind Home Before Dusk (9-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.