Racecards
15:40 Newcastle
Little Petey Hopper Woves Princess Sophia Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 19y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £10,400 added
- Winner: £4,901
- 2nd: £2,258
- 3rd: £1,129
- 4th: £565
- Form 26644P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Fergus Gregory
held up in rear, not fluent 8th, behind from 10th, tailed off
- Form 98-6541
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 93
- Trainer Ruth Jefferson
- Jockey B S Hughes
held up in rear on outside, headway 10th, mistake next, went close 3rd when fell 3 out
- Form 7471/P7
- Age 9
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer M A Barnes
- Jockey C O'Farrell
chased leaders, went 2nd and not fluent 4 out, led next, driven flat, stayed on
- Form 5/499-55
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Jonathan England
led until 1st, led next, not fluent 3rd, headed 3 out, always held flat, stayed on
- Form 27-23P4
- Age 7
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer F O'Brien
- Jockey Kielan Woods
jumped right at times, led 1st until 2nd, chased leader until 4 out, left 3rd 3 out, no extra flat
- Form 76/74F6
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Miss T Jackson
- Jockey S Mulqueen
chased leaders, not fluent 7th, outpaced 9th, well held after
- Form 47-P6U5
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Ryan Mania
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
A weak contest with only EDMOND DANTES boasting any recent worthwhile form. The latter left his modest efforts over hurdles behind when scoring at Market Rasen on his chasing debut and Brian Hughes keeps the winning partnership intact. Vocaliser slides further down the weights and Peak Time has won off a higher mark over hurdles while Thundersockssundae may improve on his second outing in a tongue-tie.
Formwatch
Vocaliser (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Towards rear, ridden 9th, weakened and pulled up 3 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Edmond Dantes (FR) 11-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway4 out, joined leader last, ridden to lead run in, ran on, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Feb beating Radetzky March (11-8) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Peak Time 66-1 (11-4) Not fluent in rear, headway 3 out, weakened before last, 7th of 10, 15 3/4l behind Relkadam (11-9) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jan.
Sir Apollo (IRE) 3-1jfav (11-0) In rear, pushed along 12th, headway 4 out, ridden and weakened next, 5th of 7, 33l behind Felton Bellevue (11-8) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Thundersockssundae (IRE) 7-2jfav (10-12) Chased leaders, raced keenly, went 2nd 6th until 9th, not fluent 11th, ridden after 3 out, beaten before next, went 4th flat, 4th of 8, 18 3/4l behind Maliboo (11-10) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Black Opium 66-1 (10-0) In rear, pushed along 12th, never on terms, 6th of 9, 35 3/4l behind Houston Texas (11-10) at Carlisle 3m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Mymilan (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Chased leader, very long at 3rd, lost 2nd 5th, outpaced 7th, well held from 4 out, last of 5, 17l behind Da Vinci Hand (12-7) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.