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19:15 Newcastle
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- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f 14y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £8,200 added
- Winner: £4,292
- 2nd: £2,014
- 3rd: £1,006
- 4th: £503
- Form 887-624
- Age 3
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 57
- Trainer Phillip Makin
- Jockey S H James
in rear of mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, still plenty to do over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 067212-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Rowan Scott
tracked leader, pushed along to lead over 2f out, soon ridden along, kept on well inside final furlong, edged left towards finish
- Form 870-98
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer C Johnston
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden along and weakened
- Form 78-8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer Paul Robson
- Jockey Billy Garritty
held up off the pace in rear, outpaced over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on well into modest fifth close home, never dangerous
Ok Pal
27- Form 264-341
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey D C Costello
prominent, shaken up over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 009233-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 51
close up, shaken up 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, always held
Super Spy (IRE)
153- Form 660-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Adrian Nicholls
- Jockey Connor Murtagh
in touch, driven along over 3f out, soon no extra
- Form 460-85
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer B Haslam
- Jockey Harrison Shaw
took keen hold in behind leaders, never seriously involved
In depth
Verdict
A chance is taken that BELLA KOPELLA is ready for action on her first start since October given she counted Camacho Star among her victims when winning over track and trip last autumn. Ok Pal scored over 6f at Kempton recently, though previous attempts at today’s distance fail to inspire confidence, while Na Scoitear finished in front of Trojan Legend when fourth at Wolverhampton.
Formwatch
Na Scoitear (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Edged left start, held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd post, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Seagrave Fox (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Bella Kopella (IRE) 9-4 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon joined, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Everythingshewants (9-11) at Newcastle 7f (6) pol in Oct.
Trojan Legend 8-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, last of 8, 6 1/4l behind Seagrave Fox (9-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Must Catch Up 50-1 (9-2) Off the pace towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 8th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Hello Queen (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Ok Pal 11-2 (9-2) Made all, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, always doing enough, won at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Sumac (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Camacho Star (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed final 150 yards, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Fullforward (9-5) at Leicester 1m (6) gf in Oct.
Super Spy (IRE) 400-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 25 1/4l behind King Of Steel (9-7) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Carmentis (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Magicdollar (9-4) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.