Racecards
20:30 Newcastle
Northumbria Leisure Celebration Handicap (Class 6)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,140
- 2nd: £1,474
- 3rd: £736
- 4th: £368
- Form 225821
- Age 4
- Weight 10-1
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer Phillip Makin
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
bumped and slow away, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, no impression inside final 100 yards
- Form 00-3640
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey J P Sullivan
edged left start, towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, edged left and well beaten over 1f out
- Form 374214
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer I Jardine
- Jockey Zak Wheatley
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 602355
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer I W McInnes
- Jockey Billy Garritty
made most until headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace final 100 yards
- Form 312216
- Age 9
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey Jason Hart
tracked leaders, ridden and not much room over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 414634
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer A D Brown
- Jockey Rowan Scott
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well
- Form 965302
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey G Lee
mid-division, headway when not much room over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
- Form 74576
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Jessica Macey
- Jockey Laura Pearson
edged left and bumped start, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Woobay returned the easy winner of an amateurs' race at Catterick while Aconcagua Mountain won at Ayr last month. Dapper Man has been winning at Southwell this year and can figure but ELZAAL gets another chance. He came up short when sent off favourite last week attempting to win here for the sixth time but still finished second, ahead of Lady Celia, and is taken to go one better.
Formwatch
Woobay (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) Made all, raced alone up centre early, joined rest after 2 furlongs, pushed along over 1f out, kept on well, unchallenged, won at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs in Oct beating John Kirkup (11-0) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Premier Option (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Awkwardly away, off the pace and always in last pair, 12th of 13, 10 1/2l behind Knebworth (9-9) at York 5f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Aconcagua Mountain (IRE) 4-6fav (10-0) Bumped start, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final 110 yards, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Ski Angel (8-12) at Hamilton 5f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Crypto Quest (IRE) 11-1 (9-11) Took keen hold, led, headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Rainbow Rain (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Dapper Man (IRE) 3-1 (9-10) Prominent, ridden along 2f out, weakened gradually from over 1f out, 6th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Birkenhead (9-9) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in May.
Lady Celia 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final 100 yards, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Henery Hawk (8-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Elzaal (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) Bumped start, mid-division, headway 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Henery Hawk (8-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Nautical Dream (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, effort over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Ali Jewels (8-6) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (6) gs in Sep.