Racecards
20:15 Newcastle
Play 4 To Win At Betway Handicap (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £7,100 added
- Winner: £3,510
- 2nd: £1,648
- 3rd: £824
- 4th: £412
- Form 7-82215
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey Phil Dennis
steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved
- Form 563126-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer H Main
- Jockey Frederick Larson
chased leaders, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, not pace to challenge
- Form 468-912
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R Craggs
- Jockey Connor Beasley
awkwardly away and went right start, soon chasing leaders near side of group, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 21745-8
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Mrs Stella Barclay
- Jockey P Mulrennan
steadied and hampered start, raced keenly in last pair, never involved
- Form 2-31152
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Grant Tuer
- Jockey Jason Hart
held up in close 5th, pushed along halfway, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
- Form 132621-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer Grant Tuer
- Jockey A Elliott
raced keenly, led, narrowly headed halfway, chased leader until over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 910040-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Theodore Ladd
raced keenly tracking leader, led halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, lost 2nd final strides
- Form 60477-4
- Age 6
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
In depth
Verdict
KHABIB (NAP) scored over course and distance before going close in a higher grade back here a fortnight ago. He gets another chance having finished ahead of Gowanlad, who beat Blazing Hot over track and trip earlier, last time. The latter’s stablemate Mews House ended last year with a victory in amateur company at Catterick but is 5lb higher on his return while Mister Bluebird also returns from a lay-off having won twice on Turf so far.
Formwatch
Gowanlad 4-1 (9-0) Raced wide close up, switched right and lost place 3f out, headway when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on close home, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Rolfe Rembrandt (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Mister Bluebird 10-3fav (9-7) Badly outpaced in rear, headway between horses and ran on inside final furlong, finished well, nearest finish, 6th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Giogiobbo (9-6) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Khabib (IRE) 10-3fav (8-13) Keen tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Rolfe Rembrandt (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Danzart (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Disputed lead until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, tailed off, last of 8, 23 3/4l behind Spartan Fighter (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Blazing Hot 18-5 (9-0) Went left start, chased leader, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Gowanlad (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Mews House 11-8fav (11-9) Prominent stand side, pushed along 2f out, led well over 1f out, ran on well, won at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gs in Sep beating It Must Be Faith (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Blissful Song (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Slowly away, towards rear, some headway before pushed approaching 2f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 13th of 14, 11 1/2l behind The Thin Blue Line (9-6) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
James Watt (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Led on rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 4 3/4l behind Gowanlad (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Feb.