Racecards
15:35 Newcastle
Racecourse Video Services Handicap (Class E)
- 16 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 32y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Analyze (FR)
69- Form 013530
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
- Form 30-0000
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey J P Spencer
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 0-04004
- Age 8
- Weight 9-11
- Trainer M & D Easterby
- Jockey S Hitchcott
tracked leaders, headway to go prominent 2f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 000-043
- Age 4
- Weight 9-6
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and no impression final 2f
- Form 640266
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W Storey
- Jockey T Williams
held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, staying on when not clear run over 1f out, kept on
- Form 413425
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon headed and no extra
- Form 063302
- Age 5
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer Don Enrico Incisa
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
mid-division, headway over 2f out, edged left and led final furlong, ran on well
Colway Ritz
57- Form 340060
- Age 8
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer W Storey
- Jockey K Dalgleish
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
Noble Cyrano
27- Form 030012
- Age 7
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey Leanne Kershaw
missed break, held up towards rear, pushed along and well behind 3f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish
- Form 000565
- Age 4
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey Dale Gibson
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong
Khuchn (IRE)
11- Form 0-46504
- Age 6
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey J Bramhill
led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
Stepastray
28- Form 005606
- Age 5
- Weight 7-12
mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong
In depth
Verdict
East Cape had Pension Fund behind when possibly given too much to do when a strong finishing runner-up in a similar event on heavy ground at Haydock last time. The five-year-old is equally efffective on this quicker surface and looks a solid each way consideration in a tricky contest. Noble Cyrano is in good heart at present and scored for today's rider at Pontefract last month and was then far from disgraced under the same pilot next time but Market Avenue now looks a shade high in the weights and Analyze has become disappointing of late.