Racecards
12:30 Newcastle
Equine Products UK 'Jumpers' Bumper' NH Flat Race (Class 4)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 2m 56y
- Going: Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Form 214-7P2
- Age 11
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey C O'Farrell
led or disputed lead, driven into narrow advantage over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on when narrowly headed inside final 100 yards, just held
- Form 3/1-3
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
tracked leaders, smooth headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led narrowly inside final 100 yards, kept on
- Form 364-34
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Craig Nichol
held up behind, headway on inside 3f out, driven to chase leaders 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair
Show Promise
30- Form 822-21
- Age 6
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer P A Kirby
- Jockey William Shanahan
tracked leaders, lost place when ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
St Basil
33- Form 0-PP
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer W Coltherd
- Jockey Sam Coltherd
chased leaders 4f, behind and reminders halfway, never able to get back on terms, lost touch over 2f out, tailed off
- Form 5/1420-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-11
- Official Rating 118
held up behind, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened final furlong
- Form P
- Age 8
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer S Corbett
- Jockey James Corbett
held up in touch on outside, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, lost touch 2f out, tailed off
- Form 340P58
- Age 6
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer Kenny Johnson
- Jockey Callum Bewley
led or disputed lead, driven and lost place inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
Ginflix (FR)
236- Form 41
- Age 4
- Weight 10-2
- Trainer T Lacey
- Jockey R P McLernon
held up behind, switched outside over 2f out, ridden and late headway over 1f out, went 4th and kept on same pace inside final furlong, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Halcyon Days is a chaser and unlikely to have the pace for this, a remark that also applies to winning point-to-pointer Presentandcounting. SHOW PROMISE was beaten a length in a bumper over this track and trip and also by the same margin on the Turf course. He was impressive on his hurdling bow at Catterick and will take some beating. Mrs Hyde, a close fourth in a Listed bumper at Cheltenham in 2018, hasn't run since April so could just need this but the four-year-old filly Ginflix is interesting having won a 1m4f bumper in France last summer.
Formwatch
Halcyon Days 18-1 (11-7) Reminder start, led, headed after normal 3 out, led bypassing omitted 2 out, headed bypassing omitted last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Lastin' Memories (10-0) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Presentandcounting (IRE) Evensfav (10-12) Led 1st, edged left before 4th, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 7, dist behind Induno (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) sft in Nov.
Shaws Bridge (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, effort after 3 out, no extra approaching last, 4th of 11, 23l behind Seaborough (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Show Promise 15-2 (10-12) Left chasing clear leader at 1st, hit 3rd, closer soon after, alternated 2nd and 3rd place after, led after 3 out, clear when hit next, stayed on strongly, won at Catterick 2m 3f (4) sft in Jan beating O Connell Street (10-12) by 10l, 8 ran.
St Basil 250-1 (10-12) Led until slow 1st, prominent, lost place before 4th, not fluent and last next, mistake and behind 7th, pulled up before next, at Ayr 3m (4) hvy in Jan.
Mrs Hyde (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 20, 25 3/4l behind The Glancing Queen (11-0) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) sft in Apr.
Sutton Way 250-1 (10-12) Jumped left and not fluent in rear, mistake 4th, behind when pulled up before 7th, at Kelso 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Jan.
Sweet Flora (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Mistakes, always behind, tailed off, 8th of 12, 25 1/4l behind Summer Lightening (11-8) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Ginflix (FR) (9-7) won at Argentan 1m 4f gs in Jun beating Gannat (9-6) by 2l, 6 ran.