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19:30 Newcastle
Midnite Ain't Your Grandad's Bookie Handicap (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £9,500 added
- Winner: £4,972
- 2nd: £2,333
- 3rd: £1,166
- 4th: £583
- Form 838-620
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer B Smart
- Jockey P Mulrennan
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, ridden when in clear inside final furlong, not reach leaders
- Form 6500-66
- Age 9
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 81
- Trainer I Furtado
- Jockey Jason Hart
led, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 22350-6
- Age 9
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey D Nolan
towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, made good headway over 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed and lost second towards finish
- Form 440323-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Barry McHugh
raced in last, still going okay 2f out, shaken up and made good headway over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, led towards finish, headed post
- Form 17-2163
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 74
raced in third, made headway over 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost two places towards finish, ran on
- Form 9-33002
- Age 9
- Weight 8-13
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Harry Davies
taken down early wearing hood, chased leader, shaken up 2f out, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, rallied and kept on well inside final furlong, led post
In depth
Formwatch
Secret Guest 12-1 (9-8) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon faded, last of 12, 12 3/4l behind Down To The Kid (9-9) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
The Bell Conductor (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Prominent, shaken up 2f out, ridden and lost ground over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, last of 6, 3 1/2l behind Sports Coach (9-3) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Ventura Express 18-1 (9-3) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Vantheman (9-5) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Emerald Harmony (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Nezeeh (10-4) at Bellewstown 5f hcp sft in Oct.
Blue Lakota (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Took keen hold, prominent, led after 2f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon edged right, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost second towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Grant Wood (9-8) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Juan Les Pins 12-1 (9-3) Restrained to chase leaders far side group, ridden to lead over 1f out until headed close home, 2nd of 11, shd behind Beale Street (9-5) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Alondra 8-1 (9-7) Took keen hold in touch, asked for effort 2f out, plugged on without threatening, 5th of 7, 2 3/4l behind Moulin Booj (9-10) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.