Racecards
16:45 Newcastle
Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (Class 6)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 98y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,140
- 2nd: £1,474
- 3rd: £736
- 4th: £368
Lord Mayor
24- Form 093-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Jason Watson
wore hood to start, took keen hold, midfield, ridden and chased winner 3f out, soon lost second, kept on inside final furlong, no danger
- Form 70-71
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J Tate
- Jockey Lewis Edmunds
wore hood to start, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
- Form 96-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 54
- Trainer J Ferguson
- Jockey Harry Vigors
wore hood to start, led, headed after 2f, ridden over 3f out, faded over 1f out
- Form 385-132
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer Lemos Souza
- Jockey K T O'Neill
held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway to press winner 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong
- Form 6-47
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer S Hanlon
- Jockey Warren Fentiman
took keen hold, prominent, disputed lead after 2f, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened
In depth
Formwatch
Lord Mayor 15-8 (9-3) Prominent, keen early, soon raced in second, pressed leader 2f, disputed lead 1f out, no extra and dropped to third towards finish, 3rd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Morbeh (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Wicksey 20-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and switched left over 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, stayed on well final furlong, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Trust No One (8-13) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Cospicua 25-1 (8-12) Wore hood to post, held up in rear, switched left 2f out, soon driven, headway to chase leaders entering final furlong, kept on and well and led near finish, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Onyeisi (9-8) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Contemplation 12-1 (8-9) Raced in fourth, lost position 3f out, soon pushed along and dropped away, 6th of 7, 12 3/4l behind Sovereign Wealth (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (3) pol in Jan.
Trust No One 7-2 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway and ridden over 2f out, chased leaders when short of room and switched right 1f out, went second final 110yds, kept on well, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Wicksey (8-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Red House 25-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, led, joined over 3f out, soon ridden and headed, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 21 1/4l behind Elizabetty (9-0) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.