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15:54 Newcastle
Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 190y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,451
- 2nd: £1,129
- 3rd: £564
- 4th: £283
- Form 1
- Age 5
- Weight 11-11
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Harry Skelton
held up in rear, headway from 4f out, not much room briefly 2f out, soon ridden, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on but not pace to get on terms
- Form 3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Craig Nichol
chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong
Little Roger
33- Form 4
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Mrs A Hamilton
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
chased leader until 4f out, lost place over 2f out
- Form 8-
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Dr R Newland & J Insole
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
took keen hold, soon mid-division, headway from 4f out, every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 31
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
took keen hold, led, headed 2f out, no extra inside final 100 yards
- Form 3
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Conner McCann
chased leaders, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer John O'Donoghue
- Jockey R P McLernon
towards rear, struggling over 4f out
In depth
Formwatch
Blue Carpet 13-2 (11-1) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) sft in Oct beating Jet To Vegas (11-2) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Geordie Mackem 5-2fav (11-2) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, in well held 3rd place as runners came into view inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 5 1/2l behind Harbour Island (11-2) at Wetherby 2m (5) gs in Dec.
La Tarantaise (IRE) Milan gelding out of J'y Viens.
Little Roger 15-2 (11-2) Prominent, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 10l behind Bespoke Tailor (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 1f (5) gs in Dec.
Pillar The Poet (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Twrds rr, disp last 1/2way, slw jmp 4out, prog to 6th bef 2out, wkn, 8th of 10, 26 3/4l behind Draco Malfoy (11-11) at Borris House 3m mdn gd in Apr.
Soldier In Mayo (IRE) 3-1 (11-11) Ld/disp til 2nd aftr 4th, gng well bef 5out, went 2nd 2out, rdn aftr 2out, chall last where faster jump, ld early flat, ko best, won at Damma House 3m mdn Good - Yielding in Nov beating Kool Kid (11-6) by nk, 8 ran.
Stride On (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear on outside, headway from 3f out, stayed on and looked like pressing for 2nd briefly inside final furlong, well held by winner, 3rd of 7, 9 3/4l behind Dalston Lad (11-1) at Ayr 2m (5) gs in Oct.
Cosmic Jet (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Prominent, lost position and driven over 5f out, faded over 1f out, 5th of 6, 29 1/2l behind Lancelot Allen (11-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (4) sft in Dec.
Syfonic Sam 40-1 (11-2) Towards rear, pushed along in 8th as runners came into view in home straight, 7th and beaten as runners came into view inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Harbour Island (11-2) at Wetherby 2m (5) gs in Dec.
Bay Empress (IRE) Mahler M out of Ebony Empress.