Racecards
16:40 Newcastle
Betway Handicap (Class 3)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 2m 56y
- Going: Standard / Slow
- Surface: AllWeather
- £11,500 added
- Winner: £7,439
- 2nd: £2,214
- 3rd: £1,106
- 4th: £553
- Form 60865-5
- Age 8
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey B A Curtis
prominent, switched centre and kept on same pace over 2f out, reminders and headway inside final furlong, up for 2nd final strides
- Form 116364/
- Age 7
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 83
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Billy Garritty
held up in mid-division, ridden for effort over 3f out, soon last, dropped away from 2f out
- Form 25213-1
- Age 8
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D Loughnane
- Jockey Oliver Stammers
held up in rear, progress and headway over 4f out, outpaced and switched right over 1f out, no impact inside final furlong
- Form 895570-
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
midfield, headway and switched left over 2f out, soon went 2nd, outpaced inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd close home
- Form 78657-3
- Age 9
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer D Thompson
- Jockey C Lee
tracked leader, led over 4f out, soon driven along, headed 3f out, kept on at same pace from over 2f out, lost 3rd final strides
- Form 7031-11
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
led, headed over 4f out, pushed along and still prominent, led again over 1f out, ran on under pressure closing stages
In depth
Verdict
Cleonte can race off a much lower mark on the all-weather but has yet to take advantage while Taxmeifyoucan arrives on the back of a victory over hurdles but hasn’t won on the Flat for some time now. Manjaam had Glan Y Gors back in third when scoring over track and trip last month and has subsequently landed a jumpers' bumper here while Busy Street has won a couple of all-weather bumpers at the track so far this year. The progressive CARIBENO is upped in class and penalised after a successful hat-trick-bid over 1m6f at Southwell but this extra distance will likely bring further progress from Sir Mark Prescott’s charge and he looks worth sticking with.
Formwatch
Cleonte (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Amtiyaz (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Taxmeifyoucan (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Towards rear, slightly closer but still plenty to do home turn, pushed along before 2 out, headway when ridden 2 out, stayed on into third jumping the last, ran on strongly to lead on the line, won at Musselburgh 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Feb beating Kaizer (10-4) by nk, 8 ran.
Manjaam (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Golden Taipan (11-4) at Kempton 2m (4) pol in Feb.
Busy Street 7-4 (11-10) Held up on inside, travelled strongly, closed 5f out, led 2f out, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Newcastle 2m (4) pol in Feb beating Zamarkhan (11-4) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Glan Y Gors (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Chased leaders on inside, outpaced before 3 out, well held 4th 2 out, 4th of 10, 17 1/4l behind Christopher Wood (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Caribeno 6-4 (9-5) Made most, pushed along 2f out, ridden 3 lengths clear entering final furlong, comfortable, won at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating Little India (8-9) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.