Racecards
18:00 Newcastle
sunracing.co.uk Handicap (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 8/51550-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Karen McLintock
- Jockey Jamie Gormley
led, headed 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon not much room, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 22433/6-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer T P Tate
- Jockey J P Sullivan
held up towards rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 34726/
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey S A Gray
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, well beaten and hanging left over 1f out
- Form 8545-16
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer Grant Tuer
- Jockey S H James
prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 11804-5
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer M Herrington
- Jockey Phil Dennis
prominent, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 190/05-6
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Oliver Stammers
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 214529-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Cam Hardie
held up towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 2255-43
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 064661/
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on
- Form 53/8
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer J D Bethell
- Jockey Rachel Richardson
held up towards rear, well beaten final 2f
- Form 7167-36
- Age 6
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 59
last to break, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner
- Form 009-111
- Age 5
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 58
chased leaders, led going well 2f out, edged right over 1f out, ridden out
- Form 8970-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer M Walford
- Jockey Nathan Evans
took keen hold, in touch in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten
Delegating
17- Form 5806-09
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 55
- Trainer K H Clarke
- Jockey M Dwyer
held up towards rear, effort far side over 1f out, one pace, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Celtic Artisan returns from a break but would have a squeak on his best form. Arabic Culture only won a seller at Wolverhampton last month but King Oswald has been in decent form of late and Toby Eley takes off a handy 7lb. Elixsoft has won here over 7f and it will be a surprise if he’s not in the firing-line but we’re loathe to desert LION HEARTED (NAP), who shrugged off a 13lb rise to complete his hat-trick in an apprentices’ race here on Friday and escapes a penalty with Luke Morris taking over the reins.
Formwatch
Mighty Mac (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders centre, weakened over 2f out, last of 16, 36 1/4l behind Harrogate (9-4) at Thirsk 6f hcp (5) gf in May.
Lucy's Law (IRE) 4-1 (9-12) Held up, ridden and some late headway, never a factor, 6th of 9, 4l behind Sempre Presto (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in May.
Graphite (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Always behind, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Ebbisham (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Arabic Culture (USA) 9-2 (9-5) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Mr Coco Bean (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Street Poet (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Soon led, headed over 5f out, not much room over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 11l behind Anif (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Sunbreak (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Led 2f, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 19 1/4l behind Forbidden Planet (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Celtic Artisan (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) In touch, lost place over 3f out, soon beaten, 9th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Given Choice (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Elixsoft (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Held up in 4th, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite pace to get on terms, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Porrima (9-0) at Newcastle 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Rock Island Line 11-2 (9-0) Close up, effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating New Abbey Angel (8-12) by 1l, 13 ran.
Strawberryandcream 14-1 (8-11) Dwelt in rear, never a factor, 8th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Blame Culture (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.
King Oswald (USA) 15-2 (9-6) Behind, ridden and headway on inside 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Caledonia Duchess (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Lion Hearted (IRE) 4-7fav (9-6) Made all, clear over 1f out, kept on strongly, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb beating Great Colaci (9-0) by 6l, 11 ran.
Passionate Love (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Mid-division on inside, ridden and weakened inside final 2f,, 13th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Dame Nellie (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Delegating 33-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along and no impression entering straight, ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out, never a factor, 9th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Gougane Barra (9-13) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Feb.