Racecards
16:20 Newcastle
St Patrick's Weekend Handicap Chase (Class 4)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,600 added
- Form P-0FP46
- Age 8
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey K Mercer
behind when hampered 6th, always behind
Wizards Dust
24- Form 555163
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey Paul Benson
in touch, outpaced 5 out, weakened before 3 out
- Form 6-0P4F4
- Age 11
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey G Lee
chased leaders, reminders 8th, soon outpaced, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
- Form 46UF46
- Age 13
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Tjade Collier
led, blundered and headed 5th, lost place 8th, rallied to chase leader 11th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened
- Form 8U5432
- Age 7
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer J Ewart
- Jockey Harry Haynes
in touch, blundered badly 7th, pecked 10th, outpaced 4 out, 5th and weakening when blundered 3 out, pulled up before next
- Form 07-68P
- Age 7
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey D J Condon
hit 1st, held up in rear, jumped right 6th, headway 4 out, led 2 out, jumped slowly last, ridden and held on flat
- Form 943028
- Age 12
- Weight 10-7
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer Mrs L Williamson
- Jockey D Laverty
in touch, lost place 5 out, weakened next
- Form 41F5F4
- Age 6
- Weight 10-3
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer Mrs S C Bradburne
- Jockey K Renwick
in touch, left in lead 5th, headed 2 out, challenged and every chance last, kept on, held near finish
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
We're not monkeying around here and select ORANG OUTAN to win this despite the good course form of Tristons Star while the assessor may just be getting on top of Wizards Dust. Jame Ewart has had is string in good form this winter and Orang Outan ran really well off this rating last time narrowly missing out on gold. A winner off a mark two pounds higher in the past he looks good to score receiving weight from the other main protagonists. Tristons Star as a really good strike rate here winning three times from six starts. That said his last win came over course and distance in February last year off this current mark. He's had two attempts to take advantage of his rating but has failed to land a blow both times but he can't be ruled out. Wizards Dust has never won off a rating this high before but ran with credit off one pound higher last time but the opinion is that a further reprieve is needed. Top weight Anglican could go well enough for a place but not well enough to beat Orang Otan.
Formwatch
Anglican (FR) 28-1 (11-2) Prominent, ridden 5 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 11, 18l behind Le Roi Rouge (11-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
Wizards Dust 11-1 (11-9) Mid-division, headway 6th, mistake 13th, hanging right from 2 out, went 3rd after last, no impression, 3rd of 13, 11l behind Ultimate Limit (10-12) at Ludlow 3m cnd hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Trisons Star (IRE) 9-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 9, 33l behind Almire Du Lia (10-0) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Feb.
Darina's Boy 14-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, led approaching 2nd, headed 3rd, led again 12th, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 31l behind Never So Blue (11-3) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Feb.
Orang Outan (FR) 9-1 (9-13) Led to 3rd, led again after 4 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on from last, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Percutant (11-8) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf.
Jorveybrook (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) Held up, headway 6 out, soon ridden, behind when pulled up 4 out in race won by Huckleberry (10-8) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Dec, 10 ran.
Lost In Normandy (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) Held up, chased leaders approaching 9th, weakened 13th, pulled up before 2 out, 8th of 11, well behind Never So Blue (11-3) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Feb.
Seek The Truth (IRE) 9-2jt-fav (11-3) Mid-division, ridden 8th, behind from 4 out, 4th of 12, 19l behind Mitchel Henry (11-9) at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp chs 0-90 (5) hvy in Feb.