Racecards
14:55 Newcastle
Betway Casino Handicap (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 98y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,250 added
- Winner: £5,208
- 2nd: £1,550
- 3rd: £774
- 4th: £387
- Form 124165-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 85
- Trainer A C Whillans
- Jockey Rowan Scott
led, headed over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, weakened quickly
- Form 45-2702
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer Ian Williams
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
tracked leaders, headway to narrowly lead 2f out, headed over 1f out but battled back throughout final furlong, just denied
- Form 3-14121
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
midfield, lost position over 3f out, headway to track leaders 2f out, kept on from over 1f out but no match for front pair
- Form 861151
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey James Doyle
midfield, lost position over 3f out, headway to track leader 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on gamely throughout final furlong, just held on
- Form 541373
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey Jason Hart
held up, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden 3f out, kept on at same pace inside final furlong
- Form 126786
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey C Lee
chased leader early, headway to dispute lead over 3f out, pushed along 3f out, lost position 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 042354
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey J Garritty
tracked leaders, lost position over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
River Glades
576- Form 8342/37-
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer T P Tate
- Jockey J P Sullivan
in rear early, headway on outside to track leaders over 4f out, pressed leader 3f out but lost position and weakened quickly over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Dublin Pharaoh landed the odds with both Daawy and Sweet Dime behind when successful over track and trip last month. He can confirm superiority and figure again while Cardano finished runner-up at the same fixture here albeit in better company than this and can also get involved. But it could pay to stick with the progressive MYSEVEN (NAP), who was winning for the third time in only six outings so far when scoring at Kempton last month and a 2lb rise may not be enough to anchor the Crisford filly in this.
Formwatch
Battle Of Wills (IRE) 17-2 (11-5) Led brielfy, headed 1st and chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden after 2 out, no extra in 3rd before last where slight mistake, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 14 1/2l behind Yafordadoe (10-8) at Ballinrobe 2m 1f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Cardano (USA) 8-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden to lead approaching 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Nicholas T (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Dublin Pharaoh (USA) 10-11fav (9-7) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden out, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Cloud Thunder (8-13) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Myseven (IRE) 5-2 (9-2) Well away, tracked leader 1f, handy 3rd on inside, led on inner inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Nov beating Renardeau (9-6) by 2l, 6 ran.
Daawy (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Keen close up, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Dublin Pharaoh (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Glan Y Gors (IRE) 40-1 (9-8) Prominent early, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final 100 yards, no impression, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Amtiyaz (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Sweet Dime 12-1 (9-3) In touch in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Dublin Pharaoh (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
River Glades 28-1 (8-7) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 15, 7 1/4l behind Carnwennan (8-12) at York 2m hcp (3) gf in May.