Racecards
13:10 Newcastle
Bet365.com Novices' Hurdle (Class 3)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,500 added
- Form UPP3-P1
- Age 10
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer A Parker
- Jockey P Kinsella
prominent, outpaced from 8th soon beaten
- Form 1-13
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey Miss R Davidson
in touch, outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied approaching next, kept on from last
- Form 1/67-688
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 90
- Trainer D W Whillans
- Jockey P Buchanan
held up in touch, headway to go prominent 3 out, soon ridden, chased leader approaching last, stayed on to lead towards finish
- Form 22-37P2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey G Lee
held up, headway 8th, outpaced approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next
- Form 99214/1-
- Age 10
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey D O'Meara
led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened last
- Form 5/643-P2
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer I McMath
- Jockey M J McAlister
mid-division, headway 9th, led approaching 3 out, hung left run-in, headed towards finish
- Form 9-56646
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer J Saville
- Jockey D Elsworth
towards rear, weakened from 8th
- Form P
- Age 6
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey P McDonald
held up, pushed along halfway, soon weakened, pulled up after 4 out
- Form 54
- Age 5
- Weight 10-12
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey A Dempsey
prominent, not fluent 9th, weakened from next
Chirapatre
37- Form P
- Age 5
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer W Amos
- Jockey C I Gillies
always towards rear, mistake 7th, soon struggling, pulled up after 4 out
- Form 0-0PPPP
- Age 6
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey P Aspell
with leader, quickly lost place approaching 7th, pulled up before 9th
- Form 28566-5
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer W Storey
- Jockey N Mulholland
chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened
In depth
Verdict
The Whisperer gets the vote here with Em's Royalty and Cool Cossack likely to give him the most to think about. The selection was a fair third behind Flight Leader last time out and as this represents a drop in class and the form has since been franked he will be hard to beat. Em's Royalty rates the main danger as he won well last time out when beating Sea Laughter but this looks more competitive and he could be vulnerable under his penalty. Cool Cossack is unbeaten to date but he has a 608-day abscence to overcome and the worry is he may just need the run. Fastaffaran is another that could go well on his latest second behind Ballyvogue but consistency is not his strong point. Clemax ran well last time out but is very one-paced but he does have conditions to suit and could go well at a price but for the winner we return to The Whisperer.
Formwatch
Em's Royalty 40-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, led from 7th, stayed on well, won at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy beating Sea Laughter (11-6) by 13l, 20 ran.
The Whisperer (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Held up, smooth headway to track leaders 9th, ridden after 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 8, 26l behind Flight Leader (11-0) at Cheltenham 3m nov hdl Grd 2 (1) sft in Dec.
Allegedly So (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, weakened approaching 4 out, jumped badly left last 2, 8th of 10, well behind Chief Dan George (11-5) at Ayr 2m 5f nov hdl (4) hvy in Dec.
Clemax (IRE) 3-1fav (11-4) In rear, headway approaching 7th, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out, no impression, 2nd of 9, 8l behind Chickapeakray (11-9) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy in Dec.
Cool Cossack (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Prominent, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, just held on, won at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (D) gf in May '05 beating Ashnaya (11-8) by a hd, 7 ran.
Fastaffaran (IRE) 11-2 (10-9) Held up, headway 8th, went 2nd approaching 3 out, challenged next, every chance when not fluent last, hung left and one pace flat, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Ballyvoge (10-12) at Newcastle 3m mdn hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Northern Vic (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Always towards rear, 7th of 14, well behind Air Force One (10-12) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hdl (3) sft in Dec.
Vecchio Senso (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Led to 3rd, ridden and hit 3 out, no impression after, 4th of 12, well behind All For Luck (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 7f nh mdn hdl (5) hvy.