Racecards
14:10 Newcastle
Saltwell Signs Novices' Hurdle (Class E)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form 11PP-12
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Antony Evans
led ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, one pace
Ballynure (IRE)
213- Form 1/PFU54-
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Mrs L Normile
- Jockey D Flavin
held up in touch, weakened from 3 out
Ghost Buster
215- Form 4-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Mrs L Normile
- Jockey A Dobbin
mid-division, lost place from 6th, pulled up before next
- Form 66
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
always towards rear
- Form 63P2/24
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey P Buchanan
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, one pace flat
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
held up, headway 3 out, ridden approaching next, stayed on from last
Riyadh
953- Form 32400/
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Keniry
tracked leaders, weakened from 3 out
- Form 31-0
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey G Lee
tracked leader, hit 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
tracked leaders, weakened from 6th, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 004-25
- Age 4
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Mrs S Watt
- Jockey R Garritty
held up, headway 4 out, ridden after 3 out, stayed on from last
Tynedale (IRE)
276- Form 253-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton
- Jockey P Robson
held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, led approaching last, kept on
- Form 00/0-6
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey B P Harding
always behind, pulled before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Scotch Corner has a solid formbook chance to land this prize although Riyadh and Leopard Spot look sure to make Antony Evans work hard for the winners percentage. Nigel Twiston Davies' charge lost no caste in defeat at Aintree on soft ground but the fact that he was so well backed suggests that he has shown plenty enough at home to warrant running him again under a penalty. Riyadh is very much the personification of the term "quirky". A rare runner under National Hunt rules for Mark Johnston, he is very much a law unto himself and is impossible to predict with any certainty. Leopard Spot is consistent but arguably better with some cut in the ground. Theatre Knight, like the majority of Howard Johnson's horses can be expected to go better for the run. Lost Boy may find this on breeding to be plenty sharp enough while Tynedale could be of interest on graduation to hurdles. Scotch Corner has a solid formbook chance and is not opposed.