Racecards
15:20 Newcastle
O2 Handicap Hurdle (Class F)
- 20 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- Form 7P6P5-8
- Age 7
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer Mrs L B Normile
- Jockey D Flavin
in touch, headway and effort approaching 3 out, one pace under pressure
Our Jasper
223- Form 496P7-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer K G Reveley
- Jockey R McGrath
held up, in rear, headway 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 9U6696
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 87
mid-division, weakened halfway
- Form 94P/P8P-
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 88
soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 6th
Villago (GER)
169- Form 058-95
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Official Rating 87
mid-division, headway 6th and in touch, effort approaching 3 out, kept on one pace
- Form 19F-55F
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton
- Jockey D C Costello
mid-division, headway halfway, led 4 out, headed after last, no extra towards finish
Piraeus (NZ)
255- Form 6824-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 85
held up, in touch, headway 4 out, not fluent when every chance 2 out, soon led, stayed on well towards finish
Kyber
76- Form 843-PP
- Age 4
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer R F Fisher
- Jockey Jimmy McCarthy
towards rear, headway 7th, outpaced after 4 out
- Form 81-8P42
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey E Whillans
in touch, pushed along and lost place 5th, soon behind
Iowa (IRE)
253- Form 46680P-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey Ben Orde-powlett
soon behind, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out
- Form P2454P
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey G Lee
held up, towards rear, mistake 6th, soon struggling, behind when pulled up before 4 out
- Form 097/640-
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer R T Phillips
- Jockey W Marston
in touch, pushed along 4 out, ridden and weakened next
First Grey
601- Form 780700/
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer E W Tuer
- Jockey P Kinsella
towards rear, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
- Form 5122-2P
- Age 11
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer S J Marshall
- Jockey M J McAlister
chased leaders to 5th, soon behind
- Form 96764-9
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 78
in touch, pushed along 7th, soon ridden and weakened
- Form 4P0-00P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
in touch, pushed along 7th, soon weakened
Hapthor
20- Form 0-87PP4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer F Jestin
- Jockey P McDonald
always behind
- Form PP-5252
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer W Storey
- Jockey N Mulholland
in touch, pushed along 7th, ridden and weakened 4 out
- Form 0080-R6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer B S Rothwell
- Jockey A Ross
led, headed 4 out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
Not many of these can be given a realistic chance on recent evidence so a chance is taken with Caesarean Hunter, who gets the vote ahead of Minster Abbi and Silver Sedge. The last mentioned got no further than the first flight last time but has claims on earlier form, while Minster Abbi showed improved form last time and has to be respected on that evidence. Villago has claims on bits and pieces of his form along with Jim Goldie's Kyle of Lochalsh, while Gimme Shelter is better than he showed on his return at Ayr recently. Terramarique looks to be one of the lesser lights in Len Lungo's yard but may have improved from last season to this, while Hello Baby showed promise at Hexham last month and has claims if in the same mood again. Captain's Leap and Kyber are others worthy of a mention but in a poor contest a chance is taken with Caesarean Hunter, who can hardly be backed with confidence on last season's form but the yard was under a cloud then and with the stable of Richard Phillips going much better now he could be of interest.