Racecards
15:15 Newcastle
Champagne Lanson Handicap (Class D)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good ((Straight Course) Good to Soft, Good in places (Round
- Form 012-100
- Age 3
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer B Ellison
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
raced far side, in touch, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Magic Myth (IRE)
186- Form 551145-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
raced far side, midfield, headway when not much room well over 1f out, kept on
Rectangle (IRE)
224- Form 241-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer D Nicholls
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
switched stand side soon after start, led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra
Mardoof
178- Form 321445-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S J Drowne
raced far side, in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong
Dazzling Bay
164- Form 640053-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey K Darley
raced stand side, always behind
River Falcon
149- Form 03000-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer J S Goldie
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden to lead group 2f out, no chance with far side
Quicks The Word
161- Form 023662-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer C Thornton
- Jockey Dean McKeown
raced far side, chased leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed and no extra post
- Form 0325-41
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer D Shaw
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
raced stand side, towards rear, never dangerous
Royal Indulgence
161- Form 34600-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Trainer M Dods
- Jockey Dale Gibson
raced far side, towards rear, never dangerous
Vanished (IRE)
104- Form 310360-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
raced stand side, chased leaders, effort halfway, soon weakened
Rosie's Result
189- Form 125060-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer M Todhunter
- Jockey G Duffield
raced far side, led and overall leader, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 0200-51
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Trainer J A Glover
- Jockey R Winston
raced stand side, slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, one pace
- Form 600-40
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead post
Henry Windsor
154- Form 265064-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer N Tinkler
- Jockey Kim Tinkler
raced far side, in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out
Petite Mac
41- Form 25-0400
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey J Bramhill
raced stand side, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
- Form 065-031
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Trainer D Barker
- Jockey D Kinsella
raced far side, in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
With 18 runners lining up over the minimum trip, races do not come much more competitive than this. Add in the unknown equation of the effect of the draw and finding the winner is even more difficult. A low draw is often an advantage in big-field sprints at Gosforth Park but when the ground rides soft those drawn high tend to have the advantage, so it impossible to gauge which side will come out on top with the going forecast to be on the soft side of good. It may pay to side with one drawn low and one drawn high, leaving alone those with a middle draw. Among those with a low draw worthy of a mention are all-weather winners Ronnie From Donny and Whinhill House, who race at opposite ends of the handicap, Tim Easterby's reappearing Magic Myth and Chris Thornton's Quicks The Word, who ran well in nursery company last term. Of those drawn high another Easterby horse Dazzling Bay, the mount of Kevin Darley, recent all-weather winners Sea The World and Chico Guapo and Vanished, drawn next to the far side fence, all merit a mention but the selection goes to River Falcon. Jim Goldie's colt was lightly raced as a juvenile so is open to more improvement than most of his rivals, has the assistance of Kieren Fallon and the stable has made a fair start to the season. He gets the nod from stall 17.