Racecards
17:15 Newcastle
Play Ladbrokes 5-A-Side On Football Nursery (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £6,545 added
- Winner: £3,429
- 2nd: £1,020
- 3rd: £510
- 4th: £300
- Form 056121
- Age 2
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey Jason Hart
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 416
- Age 2
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
prominent, outpaced over 2f out, kept on well final furlong
- Form 22
- Age 2
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 76
held up in midfield, headway on outside 3f out, soon weakened
Albert Camus
57- Form 35
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey P J McDonald
raced in last, headway 2f out, chased leaders and not clear run over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 545
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Callum Shepherd
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, just failed
- Form 56
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Varian
- Jockey J Mitchell
tracked leaders, headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on
Victim (IRE)
28- Form 618
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 75
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
- Form 31
- Age 2
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Kingscote
soon led, quickened over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well towards finish
- Form 8573
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey P Mulrennan
always towards rear
- Form 677
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 65
chased winner, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Pockley is penalised having won over 7f here recently and looks vulnerable to the handicap debutants including Currency Exchange. The latter also steps up from 7f along with Night Of Romance but Smart Qibili went close over track and trip last month. Military Man returned a losing favourite at Wolverhampton while Annandale won a novices race over 1m2f at Bath. ALBERT CAMUS has been rested since failing to figure in a decent maiden race at Newmarket in September. But John Gosden has an impressive strike rate here and improvement is expected today in what looks a wide-open contest.
Formwatch
Pockley 11-2 (9-0) In touch, headway to lead 2f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newcastle 7f (4) pol in Nov beating Conservatoire (9-7) by hd, 7 ran.
Currency Exchange (IRE) 11-4 (9-8) Keen early, close up, ridden and lost place over 2f out, 6th of 8, 11 3/4l behind Marrakech Moon (9-2) at Yarmouth 7f stks (4) sft in Oct.
Night Of Romance 11-8fav (9-0) Close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left under pressure final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 7, hd behind Magisterium (9-4) at Newcastle 7f fll stks (5) pol in Jul.
Albert Camus 9-2 (9-0) Raced keenly and soon slight lead on far rail, pushed along and headed over 2f out, ridden and beaten over 1f out, weakening when slightly hampered inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Royal Champion (9-0) at Newmarket 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Stanley Baldwin 11-2 (9-5) Chased leaders on the outer, pushed along and switched to the near side rail 3f out, switched centre 2f out, kept on at one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 19 1/4l behind Juan De Montalban (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 1f stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Military Man 9-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, short of room 2f out, ridden and no impression, 6th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Noman (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Victim (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) In touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 8, 20 3/4l behind Heights Of Abraham (9-0) at Doncaster 1m (3) gs in Oct.
Annandale (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Prominent, led before halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on gamely final furlong, won at Bath 1m 2f stks (5) gs in Oct beating Mojandil (9-3) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Hear Me Roar (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) In touch, outpaced over 2f out, pushed along and headway inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 9, 5 1/4l behind Daphne May (9-7) at Newcastle 7f (5) pol in Oct.
Diamond And Gold (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 13, 14l behind Random Harvest (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m fll stks (4) sft in Oct.
Smart Qibili (USA) 13-2 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Ivynator (9-2) at Newcastle 1m stks (6) pol in Oct.