Racecards
18:45 Newcastle
Betway Sprint Handicap (Class 3)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,439
- 2nd: £2,214
- 3rd: £1,106
- 4th: £553
- Form 121181-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
- Form 02060/5
- Age 7
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer M J Attwater
- Jockey L Morris
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
God Willing
103- Form 210206-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 90
held up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on
- Form 955-130
- Age 7
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Sebastian Woods
towards rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders
- Form 014-313
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 89
led, headed halfway, tracked winner, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, edged right and unable to quicken towards finish
- Form 433-695
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer Ollie Pears
- Jockey A Mullen
steadied start, held up, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
- Form 652009-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer J L Eyre
- Jockey Connor Beasley
close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 320137-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Rebecca Bastiman
- Jockey P J McDonald
prominent, led halfway, pressed inside final furlong, driven out, gamely
- Form 7/8700-4
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey G Lee
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 0741-67
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 78
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 7/64112-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Connor Beasley
Nonrunner
- Form 212511-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
The progressive Giant Spark won four times last year but returns to action off a 6lb higher mark than when scoring at Navan on October. Glenrowan Rose also has her first start of the year having landed a double back in May. But DUBAI ONE (NAP) has a more recent winning double after adding a win at Wolverhampton to an earlier success over 5f at this venue. The Godolphin filly has won over today’s trip before and is taken to continue her good progress in this. Captain Dion can figure back over 6f and Elysian Flyer wasn’t beaten that far when fourth over track and trip on his reappearance.
Formwatch
Giant Spark 3-1fav (9-10) Led, joined halfway, pushed along and headed 2f out, under pressure over 1f out and regained lead 150 yards out, kept on well, won at Navan 6f hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct beating Rattling Jewel (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Professor 40-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Keystroke (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
God Willing 25-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Keystroke (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Tatlisu (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 11th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Suzi's Connoisseur (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp (2) pol in Feb.
Captain Dion 11-4fav (9-1) Led, ridden 1f out, soon headed, lost 2nd place near finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Nimr (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Aguerooo (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Dwelt, mid-division, headway on inner over 1f out, driven and ran on towards finish, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Kasbah (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
Intense Style (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Boomerang Bob (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Jaywalker (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Overall leader, centre, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 7th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Cornwallville (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Elysian Flyer (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Led 2f, under pressure over 2f out, soon lost place, 4th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Slingsby (8-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Luis Vaz De Torres (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, took keen hold, ridden and brief effort over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 6 1/4l behind Captain Dion (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Glenrowan Rose (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Chased winner, every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Caspian Prince (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f stks (3) gd in Oct.
Dubai One (IRE) 11-4 (8-9) Tracked leader, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 5f stks (2) pol in Dec beating Gheedaa (8-9) by 1/2l, 6 ran.