Skip to content

Racecards

15:55 Newcastle

Betfred Racing's Biggest Supporter Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Heavy (Soft in places home straight)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
  • Winner: £3,249
  • 2nd: £954
  • 3rd: £477
  • 4th: £238
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 4m 22.85s
  • Off Time: 15:58:10
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Dark Dune (IRE)

11/8

    2
    Silk -

    Island Heights (IRE)

    8/1

      1
      Silk - Jade Green, Flame hooped sleeves, Black cap

      Dark Dune (IRE)

      44 BF
      11/8
      • Form 522U
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2
      • Official Rating 113

      tracked leaders and raced wide, went 2nd from 3rd, challenged 3 out, led before 2 out, kept on well

      2
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), BLACK and WHITE striped sleeves and cap

      Island Heights (IRE)

      9
      8/1
      • Form 194
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      tracked leader until 3rd, hit next, ridden before 2 out, held in 3rd when left 2nd at last, kept on

      3
      Silk - Purple, light blue sash, white cap

      Lordenshaws (IRE)

      102
      100/1
      • Form PP-885
      • Age 7
      • Weight 11-2

      held up towards rear, tailed off before 4 out, pulled up

      4
      Silk - White, black sleeves, white armlets, red cap

      Lyric Street (IRE)

      16
      9/4
      • Form 38
      • Age 6
      • Weight 11-2

      led, hit 2nd, pressed from 3 out, headed before next, ridden and looking one in 2nd when fell last

      5
      Silk - Black and white stripes, chevrons on sleeves

      Ride The Range (IRE)

      44
      7/2
      • Form 544
      • Age 5
      • Weight 11-2

      in touch and raced wide, ridden before 2 out, soon beaten, left 3rd from last

      6
      Silk - Black, White chevron, diamonds on sleeves, striped cap

      Silver Storm

      49
      33/1
      • Form 084
      • Age 6
      • Weight 10-9

      always behind, pulled up before 4 out

      In depth

      Verdict

      DARK DUNE looked held when unseating his rider after being hampered at Catterick last month. But he has leading claims on his earlier placed efforts and can open his account if running anywhere near that form. Lyric Street won just the once on the Flat and has yet to get involved over timber and point-to-point winner Island Heights will need a big step up on what he's shown over hurdles so far if he's to figure. Ride The Range makes more appeal than Silver Storm and Lordenshaws on his bumper form.

      Formwatch

      Dark Dune (IRE) 15-8fav (11-5) Led, headed before 2 out, well held in 4th when badly hampered and unseated rider last, in a race won by Yorkist (11-5) at Catterick 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.

      Island Heights (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway 4th, soon chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 12, 29l behind Landecker (11-3) at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs.

      Lordenshaws (IRE) 150-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, slow 4th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Another Hero (11-8) at Sedgefield 2m 1f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) gs in Nov.

      Lyric Street (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out, 8th of 14, 22l behind First Mohican (10-12) at Doncaster 2m nov hdl (4) gs.

      Ride The Range (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 8f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 9, 8l behind Gone Forever (10-0) at Catterick 2m cond NH flat (5) hvy in Jan.

      Silver Storm 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led before halfway, ridden and headed before 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 18l behind Oleohneh (11-3) at Newcastle 2m mrs N H flat (6) hvy in Jan.