Racecards
19:00 Newcastle
Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Fillies' Handicap (Class 3)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,439
- 2nd: £2,214
- 3rd: £1,106
- 4th: £553
- Form 4/213-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
steadied start, waited with in 4th on rail, headway between horses and strong run inside final furlong, ridden and quickened to lead towards finish
- Form 161-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 84
held up last, good headway out wide chasing leaders 2f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish
- Form 322-622
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey Barry McHugh
raced keenly, led on rail and set steady pace, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
- Form 6270-83
- Age 7
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey J P Sullivan
raced keenly tracking leaders on outside, pushed along and every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Arafi landed a hat-trick of 7f victories with an easy success at Wolverhampton. But she’s upped in class and distance today having been raised a massive 13lb and ANGEL OF THE GLEN is preferred despite returning from an absence. The latter made a winning debut over today’s trip and was last seen in September landing a handicap in this grade at Thirsk. Toronado Queen went close again here recently and makes more appeal than Dandys Gold while Made In Italy is a novice winner having her first start since October.
Formwatch
Made In Italy (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Steadied into last, headway on outside over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 5 1/2l behind Virgin Snow (9-2) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gd in Jun.
Arafi 3-1 (9-6) Slightly short of room leaving stalls, soon mid-division, closed over 2f out, led just over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Spring Romance (9-8) by 5 1/2l, 9 ran.
Angel Of The Glen (FR) 16-1 (9-0) Soon pressing leader, led over 2f out, stayed on well, pushed out, won at Thirsk 7f hcp fll (3) gs in Sep beating Gale Force Maya (9-12) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Toronado Queen (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Bumped leaving the stalls and held up, smooth progress over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, further headway and up for 2nd final strides, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind United Front (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Dandys Gold (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up and behind, headway and switched left to far side of group over 1f out, ran on well towards finish, not reach leading duo, 3rd of 9, 1/4l behind Devil's Angel (8-12) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.