Racecards
15:25 Newcastle
bet365 'Junior' NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 14 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f 66y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,800 added
- Winner: £2,614
- 2nd: £1,204
- 3rd: £602
- 4th: £301
- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey Tom Midgley
chased leader until ridden inside final 2f, went 2nd again inside final 110 yards, stayed on, always just held
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out
- Form R5
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Alan Doyle
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, stayed on again inside final furlong, went 3rd final strides
Opera King
21- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Toby McCain-Mitchell
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final 110 yards, weakened into 4th final strides
- Form 1
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey Conner McCann
held up towards rear, plugged on same pace in 5th final 2f
- Age 3
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer R Menzies
- Jockey Nathan Moscrop
mid-division on inside, headway tracking leaders over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer R M Smith
- Jockey Callum Bewley
in touch, headway chasing leaders 3f out, no impression and weakened final 2f
- Age 3
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer D Brooke
- Jockey Craig Nichol
off the pace towards rear, some headway on inside 3f out, weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
SHE’S NOTJOEKING made a winning debut when scoring in good style over track and trip. Lucinda Russell’s filly is taken to defy a penalty and confirm running with Aire Spray. Opera King made a promising debut at Doncaster though was doing his best work at the finish and drops down in trip for this. Sycamore Gap was purchased for 200,000gns as a yearling but was sold unraced by Godolphin for 21,000gns in October while Kabuki and Authorized Mission are newcomers to note.
Formwatch
Aire Spray (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, beaten 2f out, 4th of 7, 22 1/2l behind She's Notjoeking (10-9) at Newcastle 1m 6f (5) gs in Nov.
Authorized Mission Authorized gelding out of Micro Mission.
Kabuki (FR) Bathyrhon gelding out of Spirit Of Ecstasy.
Knomorediamonds (FR) 10-1 (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no impression and held 1f out, 5th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Dirty Den (11-0) at Huntingdon 1m 6f mdn (5) gd in Nov.
Opera King 4-1 (11-0) Close up, outpaced over 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Carved In Stone (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gd in Dec.
She's Notjoeking 8-1 (10-9) Towards rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Newcastle 1m 6f (5) gs in Nov beating Hill Spirit (11-2) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Sycamore Gap Sea The Stars gelding out of Tadpole.
Triumphal Arch (IRE) Kodiac gelding out of Pearl Of The Night.
Breadalbane Lass Telescope filly out of Swift Getaway.
Gowan Pudsey Telescope filly out of Bobs Lady Tamure.
Moveonbuy Getaway filly out of Zariyka.
Pennine Park Mondialiste filly out of Red Hibiscus.
Rotarua (IRE) Sholokhov filly out of From Above.
Sweet Hortense Hawkbill filly out of Laminka.