Racecards
16:45 Newcastle
Follow Top Tipster Templegate At SunRacing Handicap (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £6,728
- 2nd: £2,002
- 3rd: £1,000
- 4th: £500
- Form 72728-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 87
led, headed inside final furlong, soon rallied and every chance, kept on well towards finish
- Form 35020-4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey S Donohoe
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, no extra closing stages
- Form 2752-12
- Age 5
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 79
held up, smooth headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, strongly challenged closing stages, held on gamely
- Form 86346-1
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey P J McDonald
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home
- Form 16666-5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer K A Ryan
- Jockey D C Costello
steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, kept on under pressure but never a threat
- Form 172420-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Phil Dennis
held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra closing stages
- Form 990607-
- Age 9
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Corey Madden
chased leader, driven over 3f out, lost place well over 1f out
In depth
Verdict
Several with claims on recent form though TREVITHICK is the least exposed and has been raised only 2lb for winning over track and trip at the start of the month. That looked a tougher race than the one Rey Loopy finished second in recently and Bryan Smart’s charge can go in again. Blame Culture also won on his latest start but that was a novices' race over 7f at Wolverhampton and he was beaten in handicaps before that while Testa Rossa remains 6lb higher than his win here in September and ran below par last time. Brittanic is not badly treated but is unpredictable and headgear is applied for the first-time.
Formwatch
Trevithick 11-4fav (9-7) Made virtually all, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, ran on to assert towards finish, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan beating My Target (9-9) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Brittanic (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Last to break, held up in rear, headway over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced final 2f, 4th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Star Of Southwold (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Rey Loopy (IRE) 5-2 (9-6) Held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Paparazzi (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Blame Culture (USA) 4-5fav (9-2) In touch, headway over 2f out, switched wide 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jan beating Followthesteps (9-9) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Mont Kinabalu (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, outpaced inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Paparazzi (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Testa Rossa (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Merweb (9-3) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Rioja Day (IRE) 3-1 (10-6) In touch, headway 4 out, weakened 2 out, 7th of 10, 20 3/4l behind Spin The Coin (12-3) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (5) gd in Dec.