Racecards
15:30 Newcastle
Northumbrian Water Handicap (Class E3) (Class 3)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Grey Cossack
80- Form 500050
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer N Wilson
- Jockey Reserve
held up stand side, pushed along over 2f, never on terms
- Form 026200
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
always behind far side
Blue Patrick
26- Form 206505
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
towards rear far side, switched right and headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never near leaders
- Form 064604
- Age 7
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey T Eaves
mid-division and soon pushed along stand side, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never troubled leader
- Form 500600
- Age 5
- Weight 8-13
slowly into stride, always behind stand side
Seneschal
22- Form 000005
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey T J O'Brien
held up towards rear stand side, headway and edged left over 2f out, ridden and drifted left inside final furlong, led final 150 yards, stayed on
- Form 051305
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey J Bramhill
in touch far side, lost place over 1f out, soon weakened
Landucci
18- Form 206134
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey T P Queally
chased leaders far side, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
Vademecum
21- Form 3-60000
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey D McGaffin
chased leaders far side, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 002010
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey T Lucas
in touch stand side, outpaced over 2 furlong out, ridden and rallied inside final furlong, not reached leaders
- Form 061210
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Mrs A Duffield
- Jockey A Beech
mid-division far side, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on to lead group inside final furlong, no chance with stand side
- Form 200056
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Mrs K Walton
- Jockey Dale Gibson
led far side group, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Form 003601
- Age 6
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Ms Deborah J Evans
- Jockey S Sanders
led overall stand side, ridden over 1f out, headed no extra final 150 yards
Dara Mac
8- Form 060400
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey T Hamilton
chased leader stand side to over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 351306
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
chased leaders stand side, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Aswan (IRE)
86- Form 0-53000
- Age 6
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer S R Bowring
- Jockey P Makin
chased stand side leaders 2f out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
This is the most competitive race on the card so it not with too much confidence that Landucci is given the vote, ahead of Yorker and Fair Shake. The John Hills trained gelding has performed with credit since landing a Brighton classified event. He hasn't been beaten far in handicaps at Epsom and Lingfield and could still be a on a very fair mark. Yorker bounced back to his best at Hamilton last time, over powering the in form Locombe Hill, if that wasn't a flash in the pan, he will provide a big threat to the selection. Fair Shake finished four lengths behind Yorker in that contest, but he ran on after missing the break and with a nice weight pull has a chance of reversing that running. Zanjeer can be expected to run his usual game race despite top-weight, and Ballyhurry is also worth a mention, but Landucci appears the pick of the weights and taken to land the spoils.