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13:38 Newcastle
Watch Off The Fence On attheraces.com Handicap Chase (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 91y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £4,684
- 2nd: £2,158
- 3rd: £1,078
- 4th: £540
- Form 8225-31
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer M Scudamore
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
keen, close up, mistake 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up
- Form 5432P-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer Paula Smith
- Jockey Emma Smith-Chaston
not fluent on occasions, held up in rear, never on terms
- Form 2855P-6
- Age 8
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer K Scott
- Jockey Bruce Lynn
tracked leader, hard ridden 4 out, outpaced 3 out
- Form 5415P-P
- Age 9
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer Mrs A C Hamilton
- Jockey Jamie Hamilton
mid-division, driven 5 out, kept on same pace
- Form 73-5623
- Age 7
- Weight 10-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer S England
- Jockey Jonathan England
rear of midfield, pulled up approaching 12th
- Form 4P216-2
- Age 8
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer C Grant
- Jockey Danny McMenamin
chased leader, pushed along and lost position 13th, pulled up before 5 out
- Form 3731-25
- Age 7
- Weight 10-10
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
mid-division, nudged along 5 out, weakened 3 out
- Form 218-P87
- Age 10
- Weight 10-4
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J C Haynes
- Jockey Peter Kavanagh
rear of midfield, driven 5 out, pulled up approaching 4 out
- Form 960787
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D Bourke
- Jockey Ross Chapman
always towards rear, ridden 5 out, never dangerous
Black Opium
251- Form 6/74F64-
- Age 8
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Miss T Jackson
- Jockey S Mulqueen
held up towards rear, headway 10th, pushed along before 3 out, kept on without troubling winner
- Form 2463-1P
- Age 13
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer Miss J E Foster
- Jockey Craig Nichol
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
Faitque De L'Isle just held on to win by a head at Ffos Las and there could be more to come over this far. But BALLINTOGHER BOY missed out by only a neck at Sedgefield on his reappearance and it was good ground when Chris Grant’s charge scored over course and distance earlier in the year. Quiet Flow is upped in trip after placed efforts at Sedgefield while the veteran Chase The Wind was pulled-up behind the selection having won at Market Rasen before that.
Formwatch
Faitque De L'Isle (FR) 5-1 (11-10) Towards rear, steady headway 13th, led travelling strongly before 4 out, shaken up before 2 out, ridden and strongly challenged run-in, stayed on gamely, just prevailed, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gs in Oct beating Jean Genie (12-2) by hd, 10 ran.
Welsh Reign (IRE) 50-1 (12-0) Towards rear of mid-division at 7th, badly hampered by faller 2 out, plugged on run-in, 4th of 11, 26 1/2l behind Return Fire (12-2) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Castlegrange (IRE) 40-1 (11-6) Never closer than mid-division, 6th of 9, 33 1/2l behind Sputnik (10-5) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Skyhill (IRE) 22-1 (11-2) Led 1st until 3rd, lost place 8th, well behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Ayr 3m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Quiet Flow 11-4fav (11-4) Tracked leader, every chance 3 out, ridden next, stayed on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 12 1/2l behind Rocco Storm (11-7) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Ballintogher Boy (IRE) 11-1 (10-2) In rear, in touch, pushed along 3 out, steady headway home turn, ridden 2 out, ran on and every chance final fence, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 6, nk behind Larry Looby (11-6) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Well Cliche (IRE) 4-1 (10-13) Slowly into stride, ridden along at times in rear, some headway 4 out, no chance but went remote 5th 2 out, tailed off, 5th of 9, dist behind Larry Looby (11-0) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Hidden Cargo (IRE) 33-1 (10-5) In rear, slow 13th, behind next, tailed off before 4 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Henry Brown (10-9) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Catlin 12-1 (10-6) Not always fluent in rear, well behind when mistake 3 out, 6th of 9, 30 3/4l behind Bebraveforglory (11-3) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Old Jewry (IRE) 22-1 (10-2) In rear, ridden before 2 out, soon well beaten, 7th of 10, 29 1/4l behind Heritier (11-11) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Black Opium 50-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, not fluent 7th, outpaced 9th, well held after, 4th of 6, 12 1/4l behind Peak Time (10-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Chase The Wind (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Towards rear, lost ground 5 out, soon well behind and pulled up after 3 out, at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.