Racecards
13:15 Newcastle
188Bet Casino Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,300 added
- Winner: £4,094
- 2nd: £1,202
- 3rd: £601
- 4th: £301
Barfly
214- Form 2-1
- Age 4
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
tracked leaders, lost place 7th, soon struggling and behind, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
- Form 1-6
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer O Murphy
- Jockey Harry Skelton
tracked leaders, upsides 4 out, led narrowly before next, soon ridden, headed when not fluent 2 out, rallied to regain lead flat, headed towards finish
- Form 12-4
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Brendan Powell
held up in touch, tracked leaders 9th, reminders before 4 out, rallied next, led narrowly 2 out, soon ridden, headed flat, no extra towards finish
- Form 1-5
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer C E Longsdon
- Jockey J J Burke
tracked leader, outpaced by front pair after 4 out, soon ridden, rallied after next, every chance last, stayed on to lead towards finish
- Form 0/2211-3
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer N W Alexander
- Jockey Lucy Alexander
led, headed before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
In depth
Verdict
Point-to-point winner HIGHLAND HUNTER (NAP) won a bumper on his debut under Rules and scored at Ayr last month on his first start over hurdles. Lucinda Russell's grey is taken to defy a penalty and continue his good progress in this modest company. Bubbles Of Gold and Barfly are other point-to-point winners though the latter never figured on a bumper last month and both go hurdling for the first time. Court Master has undergone a wind operation since finishing a well beaten fourth on his hurdling bow and is preferred to Diger Daudaie while Manetti finished a long way behind the selection last time.
Formwatch
Barfly 9-4fav (10-7) A.p; led aft 3 out; drew clr flat; comf, won at Easingwold 3m mdn gs in May beating Aumit Hill (12-0) by 8l, 13 ran.
Bubbles Of Gold (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on, 6th of 10, 13l behind Thor De Cerisy (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m (5) sft in Nov.
Court Master (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge 3 out, weakened after next, 4th of 14, 23 1/2l behind Truckin Away (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn (4) hvy in Nov.
Diger Daudaie (FR) 50-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, under pressure 4 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 14, 19l behind Deise Aba (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Manetti (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Soon led, headed after 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 10, 16 1/2l behind Highland Hunter (11-0) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (5) hvy in Nov.
Highland Hunter (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Prominent, lost place 3rd, rallied before 3 out, led after next, stayed on strongly, won at Ayr 2m 4f mdn (5) hvy in Nov beating Derriana Spirit (10-7) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran.